Hike from Austria’s Bohemian Forest to the Carnic Alps – Ruperti Trail

Leading 27 stages from the Bohemian Forest on the Czech border to the Carnic Alps on the Italian border, the Ruperti Trail (Rupertiweg) is a long-distance hike that is full of superlatives. Over 520 kilometres (323 mi), you cross the provinces of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Carinthia in Austria and hike a short section in Germany. The route, also known as the ‘Austria Long Distance Trail 10’, has connected the towns of Bärenstein and Nassfeld since 1979.

The Canada Goose Hiking Trail parallels the Des Lacs River in the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Kenmare, ND. The northeast corner of North Dakota is seldom visited by tourists, but the few trails that exist in this area allow runners to see abundant wildlife as they follow rolling hills next to large rivers and lakes.

This route starts in the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, the community at the very north-western end of Quebec road network and goes upstream the Big River until Radisson, home of the biggest hydro electric power plant in Quebec. It cruises along the boreal forest, winter home of Leaf River caribou herd.