Brocéliande is an iconic French forest in the Brittany region in north west France. It is made famous by its rich history of the Legend King Arthur and the sword Excalibur, Merlin the Enchanter and the Knight Lancelot.

The route takes a full circular tour of this magnificent deciduous forest. It is mainly on forest paths and tracks with rocky outcrops - it passes lakes, castles and ancient tombs.

The blue trail at Collis P Huntington State Park has a wide trail with challenging rocky terrain. It is the longest marked trail. The 1,017-acre park spreads across carefully preserved open fields and dense woodlands and features five ponds, a lagoon, 15-acre Lake Hopewell, and ten miles of trails, including the Aspectuck Valley Trail which leads to the Centennial Watershed State Forest. You can access the Blue Trail from any of the four parking lots. I did my loop clockwise and parked at the very end of Old Dodgington Road.

Vientiane Province hosts the Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area (NPA). One of the highest mountains of this area is the Phou Kaonang (Phou meaning moutain in Lao). On this route you will ascent the moutain on its south-eastern side, climbing a 1000 meters towards 1147 meters of altitude. The official peak of the mountain is located on the northern side and rises to 1163 meters.

This route will guide you through local farmer roads, small slightly overgrown trails used by local hunters, open pine forest, and the Nam Mang 3 Reservoir.