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Loop Alsace: Niedermorschwihr - Katzenthal - Chateau du Wineck - Trois-Épis. Vineyards and forests.

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Erik De Groot

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7.73mi

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1699f

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62| 5.0

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A varied route that takes us through the typical landscape of the Alsace with its vineyards and wine cellars in combination with a vast zone of beautiful forests. The route starts at a parking lot in Niedermorschwihr ...

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Circuit du Chateau de Puilaurens

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DinkSmallwood

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7.07mi

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1250f

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As we wanted to gradually walk up to the castle and admire its ancient historic beauty from different angles we parked our car on the Col Camperie on a layby of the D117 at 520 metres, where you can also easily start on ...

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Cassis (Col de Gardiole): Falaise de Devenson, Calanques des l'Oule et l'Eissadon.

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Bjorn Aigeltinger

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9.13mi

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2638f

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62| 4.84

This is yet another fantastic walk in the Calanques designed for winter time; i.e. no swimming because you don’t easily get down to the sea (unless you count on an extra 3 km. return, going down to Calanques d’en Vau). Y...

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Lac d'Allos randonnée circulaire par Col de l'Encombrette (Été / Summer)

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StephenBrown

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7.34mi

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1549f

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Hike date: 05/07/2014 A circular tour of Lac d'Allos with a side trip to Col de l'Encombrette. Starting in the car park at the end of route D226, this is not particularly strenuous and one of the loveliest hikes I've ...

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Carcassonne and the Cité

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

6.14mi

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397f

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62

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We parked our car on the Boulevard de Varsovie with is abundant parking places, 85 of which are completele free, if you are early enough, where this Boulevard connects with the Boulevard Omer Sairaut which runs parallel ...

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Hendaye-San Sebastian-Lesaka-Saint Jean de Luz-Hendaye 130 km road bike trip

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

80.70mi

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7539f

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61

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This beautiful and demanding cycling tour takes you along the Basque coast both in Spain and in France, through the stunning city of San Sebastian/Donostia, across Jaizkibel, through the lush foothills of the Pyrenees in...

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Prades, Auvergne, Haute Loire, Rhône Alpes: Tour de Notre Dame D'Estours

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

6.45mi

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1709f

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61

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This is a magnificent walk. It is unbelievable that from a lovely and picturesque village like Prades, romantically situated on the river the Seuge, you can make such a challenging walk. Challenging for the first pa...

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Boudes, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme- La Vallée des Saints and Les Cheminées de Fées

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

7.12mi

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896f

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61| 5.0

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This is a lovely walk around Boudes with pleasing views, walking through open fields, past vineyards, and through the woods. The first part which will lead you to a number of bizarre rock formations, which are a huge ...

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Roundtrip Pointes du Van, du Raz and de Castelmeur 21 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

13.15mi

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1965f

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61| 4.33

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Great hike with magnificent sea views, cliffs, capes, the Baie des Trépassés, the Pointe du Raz, Van and Castelmeur, views of Île de Sein, a beach, lake, countryside, purple heather in August, and chapels. Large stretche...

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Hike Saint-Pierre-Quiberon Portivy Côte Sauvage Baie de Quiberon 8.5 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

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5.29mi

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161f

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60| 4.33

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Great hike on both the Atlantic coast with the Côte Sauvage and on the coast of the Baie de Quiberon. Start at the train station of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, where you can also park. You can find something to eat and drink ...

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WCRVBB-T04-TOUR DU CORSE 765 km in 12 Stages

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bicings

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Distance

436.79mi

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39127f

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60| 5.0

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Volta a Còrsega en 12 etapes. Per tota la costa i per l'interior, fent un vuit. A Córsega condueixen una mica malament, però no hi ha excessiu trànsit a l'illa. Feta al 1998 dormint en campings i tot per carreteres asfal...

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Lescún; refugio de Ansabere // Lescún; Ansabere mountain hut

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aladino01

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Distance

6.05mi

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2493f

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60

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<<< English follows >>> Otra maravillosa ruta con raquetas de nieve en la cara norte de Pirineos. Esta ruta la hemos hecho con Paco, de Pirinea Nordic. Es un tipo excelente y hace muy agradable el camino. Nada más dejar ...

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Bretagne (Quimper - Vannes)

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dcear

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566.30mi

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20810f

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936 KM small road , few rusty road not for small tyre 8758m up 8682m down KM UP Down 70Km 924m 924m quimper -> keringard 83Km 1064m 1064m camaret 52Km 608m 623m faou 77Km 792m 788m saint paul le leon 78Km 587m 5...

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Monthermé - Bogny-sur-Meuse: Circular Route of 'Les 4 Fils Aymon' and the 'Rocher de 7 villages'

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

7.01mi

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1260f

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A very beautiful walk but quite strenuous at times. It is not a difficult walk but during the part along 'Les 4 Fils Aymon' one must be careful and the climb from Bogny-sur-Meuse to the 'Rocher de 7 Villages' is steep. ...

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Saou- Foret de Saou- Sentier Sur Les Pas de Muletiers

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

5.23mi

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935f

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59

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This is a surprisingly beautiful walk through the majestic setting of the forest of Saou, where you are surrounded by many mountain tops and ridges, amongst which Les Trois Becs, Roche Rousse, Grand Pomerolle, and Roche ...

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Monpazier-Biron

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Koolloos

Distance

12.39mi

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1099f

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If you like this route and/or you followed it, please leave your review and/or comment. Thanx! Als je deze route mooi vindt en/of hebt gevolgd, zou ik graag je beoordeling en/of commentaar weten. Alvast bedankt. Si te ...

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Col de Platzerwasel - Grand Ballon - Hohneck 130 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

80.93mi

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8724f

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Beautiful but strenuous tour in the Vosges mountains, with Col de Platzerwasel, the Col du Grand Ballon, the Hohneck, the Route des Crêtes, the descent from the Col de la Schlucht, the Munster and Rhine valleys. You will...

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Collet du Linge and Petit Ballon 71 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

43.97mi

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5367f

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Nice cycling trip on both sides of the Munster valley, with two cols (Collet du Linge and Col du Petit Ballon. Great views, woods, vineyards, quiet valleys, and mountain scenery. See profiles on climbfinder.com (https://...

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Mont-Dore to Puy de Sancy 17 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

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Distance

10.62mi

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3694f

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58| 4.88

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Walk from the spa town of Mont-Dore to the highest peak in the Massif Central, the Puy de Sancy (1885 m). Walk largely via Grande Randonnée tracks. In Mont-Dore the track starts at the parking lot near the tourist office...

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Plateau de Beille Racquettes

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

3.85mi

Elevation +

646f

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58| 5.0

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Plateau de Beille in winter is a magic place for everyone who loves snow and the sports and passti mes that go with it. This snowshoe (racket) walk is one of the six that you can do there, the longest is 9.5 kilomete...

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Pic Coma d'Or with SW face descent

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CathyODowd

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Distance

9.43mi

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3304f

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58| 4.67

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Round trip from the Col de Puymorens carpark. Going up the normal route, there is often little snow once you pass the col. However, the views from the top are spectacular and there is often more snow on the SW face. From...

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Lac d'Allos (Printemps)

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StephenBrown

Distance

7.43mi

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1995f

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Hike date: 04/05/2014 My first hike to Lac d'Allos, in the spring of 2014. I hadn't realised I would not be able to drive all the way up the D226 to the highest car park as there was still plenty of snow. Still a t...

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Beaumes-de-Venise: Le Plateau de Courens

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

3.29mi

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659f

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57| 5.0

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A short but very nice walk from the big parking of La Place du Marché in the village of Beaumes-de-Venise up to the plateau de Courens, a relatively easy climb but at times steep and certainly slippery under wet conditio...

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Hiking - Falicon Pyramid

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ant1606

Distance

5.20mi

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1207f

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57| 4.5

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Hiking - It is unclear who built the Pyramid of Falicon. Its ruins stand atop the opening of a deep cave which would be nice to explore - with ropes for rappelling. This track goes short of Mont Chauve, as it was late f...

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Ombleze: Canyon des Gueulards

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DinkSmallwood

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Distance

5.63mi

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1516f

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This is an extraordinary hike through a crevasse of about 2 kilometres long alongside its, at places, very narrow cliffs. This canyon is very picturesque with its narrow passages and cairns and tree branches/sticks th...

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