Hiking route E8 - Wandelroute E8

E8
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KBHFaKillarney
HSTDublin
BORDERIreland/UK
ROUTEIrish Sea
HSTLiverpool
HSTKingston upon Hull
BORDERUK/Netherlands
ROUTENorth Sea
HSTRotterdam-Europort
HSTLeerdam
HSTNijmegen
BORDERThe Netherlands Germany
HSTKranenburg
HSTPassau
BORDERGermany/Austria
HSTOberkappel an der Ranna
BORDERAustria/Slovakia
BORDERSlovakia/Poland
BORDERPoland/Ukraine
tGRENZEUkraine/Romania
tGRENZERomania/Bulgaria
HSTSofia
HSTSvillengrad
tGRENZEBulgaria/Turkey

The European walking route E8 runs from Ireland to Turkey[1].The E8 is made up of several long-distance routes at national and regional levels. The route is under construction, especially on the eastern part. In the Netherlands, the E8 follows the route of LAW 6: the Rivers path, which is made up of the former Sandpiper path and the former lingepad.

The European Walking Route Initiative comes from the European Walking Association. In the Netherlands this route is managed by the Long Distance Walking Paths Foundation.

Info

Preparation

Safety

A tick is smaller than the head of a match

The E3 is a very safe walking route. The greatest danger lies in an almost invisible small animal: the tick. Ticks can (to varying degrees; in some regions almost 100% of ticks are infected) be carriers of two life-threatening parasites. Lyme disease, which is spread by tick bites, can be found throughout the E9 region. It is not possible to vaccinate against this disease, but one must check every evening for the presence of ticks. Once infected, a course of antibiotics is necessary. The other tick parasite occurs from Fulda to the Balkans and causes the disease FSME, a form of meningitis. This disease cannot be controlled with drugs; therefore one should be vaccinated with three injections before the trip.

In extreme weather conditions, such as sleet, severe storms and danger of flooding, the forests in general, and the mountainous parts of the route in particular, should be avoided. In particular it bulgarian part of the E3 has an alpine character, for which experience with mountain hiking is required. Other dangers along the route are minor: wild boars and other large game are generally shy. Rabies (rabies) occurs among forest animals, but is rare. There are no indications of high crime along E3.

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Course

Ireland (132 km)

Great Britain (288 km)

Netherlands (250 km)

This is the successor to

  • LAW 6-1 Sandpiper path, from Rotterdam-Europoort to Leerdam[5] (152km);
  • LAW 6-2 lingepad, from Leerdam to Nijmegen (German Border)[6] (98 miles).

Germany

Austria and Czech Republic

Slovakia

Poland

Bulgaria

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Footnotes and References

  1. ↑ Freytag & Berndt commissioned by the European Hiking Association: European Footpaths (2001), map and route description. ISBN 3-7079-0100-9
  2. ↑Directions Wicklow Way Trail.(and) )
  3. ↑Map 1: West; Irish Sea-Yorkshire; ISBN 978-0-9532277-7-8 ; 1: 50,000; Route: Southport to Barnsley via Liverpool, Stockport and Penistone (2007).
  4. ↑Folder 3: East; Yorkshire-North Sea; ISBN 978-0-9532277-9-2 ; 1:50,000; Route: Sprotbrough to Hornsea via Selby and Hull (2007).
  5. ↑Walking platform LAW: Oeverloperpad (2001). ISBN 90-71068-47-1
  6. ↑Walking platform LAW: Lingepad (2002). ISBN 9789071068522

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