Starting from the car park at Pont. Head along the marked trail to refugio Emmanuel. Follow the track on the gran paradiso glacier to the summit. Return the same way to Pont.

Note: This finishes at the Madonna summit, which is recognised as the true summit. It’s rare for people to traverse to the highest summit which is 3m higher and not an obvious point like the summit block on Madonna with a metal statue.

- Submitted by Joel Evans

Spessartweg consists of 3 segments:  Spessartweg 1, 2 and 3.  Spessartweg 1 is a quality hiking trail that connects the cities of Aschaffenburg and Gemünden. The very well signposted path begins and ends at the train stations. Details can be found on the website: www.spessartweg.de.

Submitter: Christian Bergmönch

"Die SaaleHorizontale, das sind 72 km pures Wandervergnügen. Auf schmalen Pfaden zieht sich die SaaleHorizontale durch steile Muschelkalkhänge und bietet spektakuläre Aussichten auf die unverwechselbare Landschaft des Mittleren Saaletals. Wiesen wechseln mit satten grünen Buchenwäldern. Lichte Kiefernhaine und die vielen freien Talhänge geben immer wieder den Blick frei auf kleine Dörfer, Burgen und Schlösser und natürlich auf die traditionsreiche Universitätsstadt Jena."

www.saalehorizontale.de

(ENGLISH):

A classic fell running traverse of the Brecon Beacons National park taking in the highest point in South Wales Pen y fan. This is a point to point format and not a marked course so Navigation and route selection are key, runners must visit all the designated summits but the route/ line between them is up to the individual.

Description:

This 24-hour challenge involves 73 miles and some 17,000 feet of ascent. It was launched in 1984 having been completed by Derek Fisher and Andy Lewsley the year before.