16 February 2018

The E1 European long-distance path in Germany

16.February 2018|

The E1 European long-distance path in Germany – Anyone who has walked from Alexanderschanze to Ziegelhausen has covered a good chunk of the E1 in Germany and has seen Odenwald and the Black Forest. Of course the places are not actually in alphabetical order along the E1 path. We have organised [...]

02 February 2018

E1 European long-distance path in Switzerland

02.February 2018|

E1 European long-distance path in Switzerland – At around 340 km, you’ll find the shortest stretch of the E1 hiking trail running through Switzerland. This fairly small country needs no extra space to showcase its breathtaking beauty. In the city of Konstanz on the Lake Constance you will cross the German-Swiss [...]

25 September 2017

Through the Abisko National Park on the E1

25.September 2017|

Sabrina’s grand E1 dream – The Swiss blogger, Sabrina Gurtner, reports on her hiking experiences in her blog at unterwegs-zuhause.com (with an address that translates as ‘At home on the road’). Her dream is to walk the E1 long-distance hiking trail from one end to another, and, as a “thru-hiker” to [...]

18 September 2017

The E1|R1 Blog Summit from Sven’s Perspective

18.September 2017|

The E1|R1 Blog Summit from Sven's Perspective At the beginning of September, the first E1|R1 Blog Summit took place in Detmold. It was a great opportunity for me to get to know the beautiful region around the "Hermann" even better, to exchange ideas with travel bloggers and be on the road [...]

14 September 2017

Photography with the Happy Factor

14.September 2017|

Photography with the “Happy Factor” – Thomas explores the most beautiful photo locations in the area around the Arminius Monument and the Externsteine You can find a German-language version of this blog on Thomas’s website, together with the photos that he captured. The voice of Bobby McFerrin rings out from my [...]

12 September 2017

Travel bloggers explore the homeland of Arminius

12.September 2017|

Travel bloggers search for imagery in the homeland of Arminius Six hiking and travel bloggers and three photographers joined us during the first weekend in September for a tour in the area around the WALK Competence Centre for Hiking and the crossover point of the E1 and R1 long-distance hiking and [...]

07 September 2017

Travel bloggers search for imagery in the homeland of Arminius

07.September 2017|

Travel bloggers search for imagery in the homeland of Arminius – The September sun is shining with full force this morning; yet in the middle of the Hermann Monument, it’s dark. The little light that does make its way inside, through the nostrils of the colossus, fails to penetrate the base [...]

23 August 2017

A delightful stroll through the harbour city of Hamburg on the E1

23.August 2017|

Taking a delightful walk along the E1 through Hamburg – Did you know? Three stages of the E1 European Long-Distance Hiking Trail are within the city of Hamburg – and in fact, pass right through the city centre. Health and fitness blogger, Tanja Klindworth, has explored this part of the [...]

12 August 2017

5 questions for nature photographer Philipp Daweke

12.August 2017|

“5 questions” for nature photographer Philipp Daweke The word is out! Dear photo lovers, hiking enthusiasts and professionals, wherever you are out and about throughout Europe, always hunting for new challenges, that particular milestone, a unique photo and meeting new contacts, living out exciting stories and taking breath-taking photos along the [...]