A circuit walk through the extensive plantation forests above the village of Belesta, Ariege, France. Lots of climbing, strolling through forest, birdsong and half abandoned hamlets.
This is a walk of two halves in the Gorges de Pereille, just outside Lavelanet, Ariege, France. To begin you follow a well formed track which is the old access road for a mine in the gorge. The return journey is along the other bank of the river which flows through the gorge, and involves following animal tracks and some scrambling up steep sides of the gorge.
A walk in Fontainebleau Forest to Le Mont Aigu (123m) and then across to La Bombarde.
This is a 25 km circuit walk that takes you along the banks of a lovely river for 7 kms and then up onto a valley between two ridges, giving wonderful views of snow capped mountains(season dependent), before coming back down to Belesta.
Mont Saint-Michel a UNESCO world heritage site and starting point or end point of many GR trails and caminos. This abbey rests high on a tidal island surrounded by mud flats in Mont Saint-Michel bay.
A short circuit around the historic Omaha Beach with the option to visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. This walk lies outside the paid memorial and instead focuses on widerstandsnest 62, the monument of the 1st U.S. infantry division and the beach itself with the combat medics memorial.
A walk around the Park and Gardens of Fontainebleau Château with the option to visit the Fontainebleau Château.
A route through the Fontainebleau Forest to the Roche Eponge then the Tour Denecourt and finally the Croix du Calvaire.
Saxon Elbe Sand Stone national park is a national park just outside of Dresden that can also be reached from Berlin as a day trip if you are keen enough. It has some unique rock formations, the highlight being a medieval castle that was built on a cliff face.
An easy walk on forestry roads to a tower that gives you spectacular views over the woods and to surrounding towns.