Campsite-to-campsite routes

Every route below links regular campsites that accept tents, one stage per day. Filter on what matters for your trek.

11 routes match

The Grand Canyon du Verdon from above — white limestone cliffs hundreds of metres high, with the turquoise Verdon far below
France Challenging Season May – Sep

Gorges du Verdon in 5 days

Europe's grandest canyon on foot: the GR 4 from Castellane over the rim to La Palud, a day in the gorge on the Sentier Blanc-Martel, then over the Col de Plein Voir to Moustiers and Lake Sainte-Croix.

Days
5
Total
71.9 km
Per day
14.4 km
Ascent
2,590 m
The stone arches of the Bastei bridge between sandstone towers at sunrise, with the Lilienstein table mountain rising above the morning mist
Germany Challenging Season Apr – Oct

Malerweg in 7 days

The Painters' Way through Saxon Switzerland: sandstone towers, steep stairways and Elbe views, with a regular campsite every night and one short train ride after Schmilka.

Days
7
Total
104.4 km
Per day
14.9 km
Ascent
3,310 m
The turquoise Soča rushing between pale limestone boulders below wooded mountain slopes, with a dark rock tunnel on the left bank
Slovenia Moderate Season May – Sep

Soča Valley in 5 days

Follow the emerald Soča from the Julian Alps to Tolmin — gorges, waterfalls and suspension bridges, with a riverside campsite every night.

Days
5
Total
54.7 km
Per day
10.9 km
Ascent
1,210 m
A gravel path with a wooden railing and stone steps beside a rushing waterfall in a green forest gorge
Germany Moderate Season May – Oct

Black Forest North loop in 6 days

A six-day loop through the Black Forest National Park — moorland summits, legendary lakes and wild forest — with nights at campsites and in tiny trekking camps.

Days
6
Total
80.7 km
Per day
13.5 km
Ascent
2,590 m
A summit cross on a bare Black Forest hilltop, with the snow-covered Swiss Alps glowing behind it at sunrise
Germany Moderate Season May – Oct

Black Forest South loop in 5 days

A five-day loop from the Titisee over the Herzogenhorn and the Feldberg — the two highest summits of the Black Forest — with lakes, high pastures and the Ravenna gorge.

Days
5
Total
81 km
Per day
16.2 km
Ascent
3,140 m
A sandy path between rope fences crossing coastal scrub, with the Atlantic and a small rocky island on the horizon
Portugal Moderate Season Mar – Sep

Fishermen's Trail: Porto Covo to Odeceixe in 4 days

Clifftop paths and sandy fishermen's tracks along Europe's wildest Atlantic coast, from Porto Covo to Odeceixe, in four days with a campsite every night, a short beach day and one 15-minute taxi ride.

Days
4
Total
66.9 km
Per day
16.7 km
Ascent
1,200 m
The Tarn winding green through the gorge between steep wooded slopes and limestone cliffs, seen from above
France Moderate Season May – Sep

Gorges du Tarn in 4 days

Four short days through one of Europe's great canyons — limestone cliffs, cliff-side hamlets and the green Tarn below — with a riverside campsite every night.

Days
4
Total
63.2 km
Per day
15.8 km
Ascent
2,810 m
The jagged limestone peaks of the Martuljek group glowing orange at sunset above dark spruce forest in Gozd Martuljek
Slovenia Moderate Season Apr – Sep

Juliana Trail: Kranjska Gora to Bled in 5 days

The first stages of Slovenia's Juliana Trail, from Kranjska Gora over the sunny Karavanke slopes to Radovljica and Lake Bled — with a campsite every night.

Days
5
Total
73.2 km
Per day
14.6 km
Ascent
1,630 m
A forest path winding between tall moss-covered sandstone rocks in bright morning sunlight
Luxembourg Moderate Season Apr – Oct

Mullerthal in 5 days

A loop through Luxembourg's "Little Switzerland" — sandstone gorges, mossy boulders and beech forest — with every night at a village campsite.

Days
5
Total
64.9 km
Per day
13 km
Ascent
1,630 m
The Tombeau du Géant, a wooded hill wrapped in a wide loop of the Semois near Botassart, seen from the viewpoint above
Belgium Moderate Season Apr – Sep

Semois Valley in 6 days

Six easy days along the meandering Semois in the Belgian Ardennes — forested ridges, slate villages and famous viewpoints, with a riverside campsite every few kilometres.

Days
6
Total
74.4 km
Per day
12.4 km
Ascent
2,540 m
Gravel track through green alpine pastures towards a rocky peak in the clouds
France · Italy · Switzerland Challenging Season Jun – Sep

Tour du Mont Blanc in 9 days

The classic loop around Mont Blanc through France, Italy and Switzerland — high passes, glaciers and balcony paths, with a campsite every night and your own tent on your back.

Days
9
Total
172.4 km
Per day
19.2 km
Ascent
10,840 m