The Arlington Loop is composed of four local trails—the Mount Vernon Trail, Custis Trail, Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail, and Four Mile Run Trail. If completed all at once, it’s a paved 16-mile circuit that is separated from vehicle traffic, except for a few street crossings. But it is also easy to walk, bike, or run portions of the Loop to and from destinations throughout Arlington. The Arlington Loop has access points to many of Arlington’s neighborhoods, such as Bluemont, Rosslyn, Crystal City, Shirlington, and Columbia Pike.

Close to the city of Frankfurt the Taunus Schinderhannes Steig winds over trails and forest routes through an unique low mountain range, that combines nature with hospitality and accessibility. The 38 km long certified quality hiking track starts in Kelkheim and leads through forests and grasslands over the Taunus low mountain range. It passes several historic sights as the Roman limes and Eppstein castle.

The Bruksleden trail system is a classic Swedish trail system which winds through moss covered forests, through bogs, and over granite outcroppings.  The lower section of the system has various split offs (which is more unique to Bruksleden than others which are mostly point-to-point trails).  Near to the city of Västerås, one can do a complete loop of the lower trails which maps out at just a hair over 50k, and has only 1k of repeated trail.  Start and end point are at the Bruksleden trail sign at the start of the access trail by the Erikslund Shopping Center parking lot.   You can easily

The Kleine Mainzer Höhenweg is something like the little brother of the well-known high alpine Mainzer Höhenweg in the Pitztal Alps (Tyrol, Austria) ... and much more! This is ideally suited to get to know the surroundings of Mainz and Rheinhessen from their most beautiful side. It runs through vineyards, fields and forest.

https://www.rheinhessen.de/kleiner-mainzer-hoehenweg-3

- Submitted by Markus Winter