Hovdalaleden (Sweden)

Submitted by tortocnt on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 04:01pm
Description

The Hovdala trail (Hovdalaleden) is a double circle (an eight) from and to the train station in the Scania town of Hässleholm, with the Hovdala Castle in the cross section of the eight. The castle is therefore passed twice providing opportunity to visit the restaurant, use the bathrooms and fill water bottles. The trail heads south from Hässleholm over hills and ridges in beautiful forests, then turns west and later north toward the castle.

Douro EN 222 (Portugal)

Submitted by Joao UltraCEO on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 03:29pm
Description

Douro FKT - "The world's best road is in Portugal's wine region"

There are few things as thrilling as running 100 miles with +4,583m elevation gain past breathtaking countryside views, and now we know where to find the most thrilling stretch of tarmac possible. The N-222 road in the Douro region, that passes by Peso de Regua and Pinhao in Portugal has been awarded the prestigious honor of the "World's best road".

Steens Range Traverse (OR)

Submitted by christofteuscher on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 02:56pm
Description

Steens Mountain is one of Oregon’s great scenic and geological wonders, a 30mi long fault-block with a spectacular and rugged east face that rises one vertical mile above the equally spectacular Alvord Desert. Steens Mountain is the largest fault-block mountain in the northern Great Basin.

Down East Sunrise Trail (ME)

Submitted by toddrunswild on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 02:06pm
Description

Down East Sunrise Trail is an 87 mile wide unpaved multi use trail.  It is the longest continual section of the East Coast Greenway.

West Highland Way (United Kingdom)

Submitted by Alasdair Grant on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 02:06pm
Description

This is a premier walking trail route in Scotland. It runs from a small town to the north of Glasgow to Fort William. The route takes in Loch Lomond and then enters Scotland's Western Highlands through Glencoe and then up to Fort William. It is a popular tourist walk but it can also be a trail run. There is an official West Highland Way trail race.

Pilgrims' Trail (United Kingdom)

Submitted by ultrarunner_jh on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 12:15pm
Description

The Pilgrims' Trail long distance footpath is a medieval walk that runs from Winchester to Portsmouth following in the footsteps of the Miquelots, pilgrims who made the long journey to worship St Michael in Normandy. 

This is the 29 mile UK portion of a 155 mile route