The E5 is a European long-distance hiking trail. He leads from the Pointe you Raz in Brittany in France to Venice.
background
The E-ways
The European long-distance hiking trails are a project of the European Hiking Association (ERA-EWF-FERP). The EWF is an umbrella organization of national and regional hiking clubs that are responsible for marking and maintaining the trails in their area.
At the time when the EWF was founded in 1969, long-distance hiking trails began as a connecting element in Europe. Today the network of European long-distance hiking trails covers an area of 60,000 km.
The long-distance hiking trails are made up of well-known, shorter hiking trails (in France primarily GR 22, 11, 2 and 7, in Austria partially Via Alpina - Yellow way) as well as matching connecting elements together. They are therefore mainly used in sections as a partial inspection and the higher-level long-distance hiking trail is the virtual bracket. For more information see the article European long-distance hiking trail E1.
The E 5
The E5 runs from Brittany to Huelgoat together with the European long-distance footpath E9, across France above Melun and Dijon and on through the Switzerland, Austria, over a length of around 50 km Germany and again through Austria Italy. He crosses the Eastern Alps via the Timmelsjoch and continues over Bolzano to Verona and finally after Venice.
The total length is around 3,200 km.
preparation
A helpful preparation list can be found in the article Way of St. JamesIn many cases, it is not the signs that are used as long-distance hiking trails, but those of the local hiking trails along which the E5 runs.
getting there
Please refer to the regions or cities and airports.
security
The path leads through safe travel countries. Sunburn and ticks are dangers that can be confronted on a daily basis. The Borrelia bacterium transmitted by ticks can only be stopped by treatment with antibiotics. You can protect yourself against the early summer meningoencephalitis TBE, which is caused by a virus, by vaccinating in good time before the trip. You should be checked or checked for ticks every evening.
Go on
literature
- : Kompass hiking guide 'European long-distance hiking trail E5'. innsbruck: compass, ISBN 3-8134-0170-7 .
Web links
- The E5 in the Outdoorwiki
- European hiking club
- E5. In:traildino.com, accessed October 11, 2017.
