#hikingTravel 19. Apr 2025 19° Föhr in April: a week of island loops on foot — with a day trip to AmrumEight days on the North Frisian island of Föhr, explored on foot in twelve loops — from Utersum across the green west to Wyk and the Godel marsh, plus a day trip to neighbouring Amrum. Around 88 kilometres of flat island walking, well outside the high season.Travel Aug 2024 The French Ardennes: a family week at Lac des Vieilles ForgesA family week in the French Ardennes around the Lac des Vieilles Forges: laps around the lake, the Roc la Tour rock tower, the view over the Meuse loop at Revin and the river island at Charleville-Mézières — seven hikes, about 78 kilometres and 1,300 metres of ascent.Travel Nov 2021 Hiking Madeira: levadas, laurel forest and Pico de ArieiroEight hikes on Madeira: from Funchal up to Monte, along the levadas across the island, through the misty Fanal forest, and the big climb from Santa Cruz up to Pico de Arieiro.Travel 7. Feb 2026 27° Lanzarote on foot — two weeks on the volcanic islandTwo winter weeks on Lanzarote: from the lava fields of Timanfaya and the Famara cliffs to the neighbouring island of La Graciosa — around 150 kilometres on foot over volcanoes, coast and lava.Tours 16. May 2026 30° Eifel ultramarch — 55 kilometres through the Northern Eifel in one dayAn organised long-distance march of 55 kilometres and around 1,200 metres of ascent through the Northern Eifel — all in a single day. A first-hand report on the route, the aid stations and how the final kilometres really feel.Tours Oct 2020 Around Witten in a day — 58 kilometres from dawn till duskWhy roam far afield? Around 58 kilometres in a loop around Witten, walked from sunrise to sunset — a good 1,200 metres of climbing over the heights above the Ruhr valley, a full day of walking right on the doorstep.Tours Aug 2020 27° Through the Reintal to the ZugspitzeThe longest and technically easiest of the three ascents of Germany's highest mountain: from Garmisch-Partenkirchen through the Partnach gorge and the Reintal valley up to the Zugspitzplatt and the summit platform of the Zugspitze (2,962 m) — around 24 kilometres and a good 2,500 metres of ascent in one long day.Travel 17. Sep 2024 24° São Miguel: crater lakes, caldeiras and Atlantic cliffsSix hikes on São Miguel: the crater lakes of Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo, the steaming calderas of Furnas, the summit of Pico da Vara, and the Atlantic cliffs at Pico do Mafra.Tours May 2024 34° Four days in Liguria: the Cinque Terre, Sestri Levante and Monte ZattaFour days on the Ligurian Riviera and in the Apennines: cliff paths to Sestri Levante, the classic Cinque Terre trail from Corniglia to Vernazza, and the summit of Monte Zatta.Tours 12. Oct 2025 29° Two Days on the VulkaMaar TrailA loop around Manderscheid and Meerfeld through the Vulkaneifel — three stages of roughly five to fourteen kilometres.
