Hartland to Morwenstow, 12.8km, +627, -558 Our taxi driver arrives just as I watch the other guests devour toast, cereal and then a full...

Clovelly to Hartford, 17.4km, +509, -476 Coming back up the hill, it looks so much shorter than it did last night, when we didn’t know...

Westward Ho! to Clovelly, 12.8km, +541, -444 Wesward Ho! is an oddity. Starting with the name, and yes, the exclamation mark is included....

Today is our last day on the trail, and it's pouring. We opt to take the bus from Todtmoos's busbahnhof - the central bus station -...

We leave the bustling metropolitan that is St. Blasien and start with a climb through the forest. Soon we walk past a falling structure,...

Over the hill, under some ski lifts, and down into the northern shores of Schluchsee. As we reach the lake itself, it's buzzing with...

Today takes us away from the Wutach gorge itself and into the forest. It almost feels tropical, with moss and ferns and mushrooms...

On the second day, decide to cut the trail a bit by taking the bus from Blumberg as far as it goes along the route. As we board the bus,...

What comes to mind when you hear the words "Black Forest"? For me, it's a cake I don't like, and a popular 80's destination for Israeli...

The Schluchtensteig is a 120km, 6-days trail in the south of the Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schluchten means...

There is a certain kind of magic that happens in Israel when winter comes. The green is suddenly so green, so lush. If you come from...

I was planning on sticking around Torino for a few days before starting the AV, but the itch was too much to ignore. Torino, with its...

I’ve learned this from an American couple I meet two years ago on the TMB. I first noticed the woman, white haired, walking in measured...

There's plenty of Alta Via in Italy, the name simply being "high trail". The Aosta valley, at the top northwest corner of Italy, has two...

Start: Pontboset/Finish: Bard, 6.2km, +173, -587 As I wake up early, I know today's the last day. I can't believe I'm saying goodbye to...

Start: Rifugio Dondena/Finish: Pontboset, 15.7km, +36, -1439 The last days on the trail should take me first into the small village of...

Start: Cogne/Finish: Rifugio Dondena, 21.8km, +1308, -649 I was counting on sleeping at Rifugio Sogno di Berdzè (who's name I don't know...

Start: Rifugio della Marmotte/Finish: Cogne, Bus: Rhemes de Notre Dam to Villenueve, Villenueve to Sarre, Sarre to Cogne I wake up...

Start: Rifugio Chalet L'eppe/Finish: Rifugio delle Marmotte, 9.8, +913, -1140 Today takes me across the range into the next valley, and I...

Start: Planaval/Finish: Rifugio Chalet de L'epée, 15.7km, +867, -43 Planaval is yet another lovely tiny village in a lovely valley, the...