Grand Portage Trail (MN)

Submitted by Matthew Matta on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 10:50pm
Description

The Grand Portage Trail connects the town of Grand Portage on the Western shore of Lake Superior to the Pigeon River and the inland lakes and rivers of the Boundary Waters and beyond. The town is named after the trail and means “great carrying place.” A portage is a path between lakes or rivers that is typically a few hundred yards long. This portage is 8.4 miles long and bypasses the unnavigable rapids and waterfalls on the lower 21 miles of the Pigeon River. It was a key link in the fur trade in the 1700s.

The Big Chill (BC, Canada)

Submitted by GaryRobbins on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 04:38pm
Description

Chilliwack, BC. Starts and finishes at Cultus Lake and goes to Chilliwack Lake and back, via the easiest route there and the hardest route back (or reverse).

The first 30 miles has 3700ft of climbing, the final 78.5 miles has 29,666ft of climbing and crosses four major mountain passes. The entire route only doubles back on itself (runs the same terrain twice) for about two miles, so it's approximately 106 miles of unique terrain. 

Ettenheimer Naturerlebnisweg (Germany)

Submitted by Marius Müssig on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 03:45pm
Description

Der Ettenheimer Naturerlebnisweg ist ein sehr gut ausgeschilderter, 25 km langer Rundeweg um die Stadt Ettenheim. Es geht durch die Natur und am Schwarzwaldrand entlang, der Weg verbindet verschiedene Naturerlebisse, welche die Stadt zu bieten hat. Der Weg verläuft großteils auf gut befestigten Waldwegen, es sind einige technisch einfache Singletrailabschnitte dabei. Insgesamt sind im An- und Abstieg knapp 650h zu überwinden. Start und Endpunkt der Tour ist der Parkplatz "Auf den Espen".  

Główny Szlak Warmiński: Olsztyn - Parking Nad Łyną (Poland)

Submitted by Grzegorz Baran on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 02:12pm
Description

GSW - Main Warmian Trail - is a project focusing on the longest section of the Copernicus Trail (370 km long) crossing the areas of historic Warmia. The trail runs through picturesque towns with numerous cultural monuments and beautiful nature reserves and is marked along its entire length. The route runs primarily through the places where Nicolaus Copernicus lived and worked.

Ruahine Traverse: Comet to Limestone CL

Submitted by katieewright on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 11:57am
Description

The Ruahines are a rugged mountain range on the North Island of New Zealand. This route traverses the main range between Comet hut in the North and Limestone carpark in the South mainly via untracked ridges. It is the 'big sister' to the SK Tararua main range further south with more technical terrain to get through including some bush-bashing and scrambling. Requiring navigational skills and with limited bail-out options a good weather forecast and self-sufficiency is a must even so getting to the end is by no means guaranteed.