Pontresina - St. Moritz - Maloja

Walking week in the Upper Engadine based in Pontresina, neighbouring St. Moritz. Self-guided, moderate walks requiring no alpine experience and no head for heights. Panoramic trails between lakes and the Bernina Range, including the Via Engiadina, Muottas Muragl-Alp Languard, the Fex Valley, and an excursion on the Bernina Express to Diavolezza. Stay at the family-run Hotel Albris at 1800 m with its own bakery and good food. Sauna, Sanarium, steam bath, solarium and gym included. All mountain railways, lifts, buses and the Rhaetian Railway in the Upper Engadine included. Tourist tax payable locally.

• individual, without changing hotels, with dogs
• moderate, alpine
• Switzerland

Discover Rügen Island

A week-long walking holiday on Rügen with a base in Ostseebad Binz. Six day walks lead along the Hochuferweg to Sellin and through the Granitz to the Jagdschloss, to the chalk cliffs and Königsstuhl in Jasmund National Park, to the car-free island of Hiddensee, through the biosphere reserve to Putbus with a return on the Rasenden Roland, to Cape Arkona with Vitt, as well as across the Mönchgut peninsula. You stay in one place all week, with seven nights, breakfast, dinner and a sauna. Self-guided and at your own pace.

• individual, without changing hotels
• easy
• Germany

Sauerland I

Landhotel Sauerländer Hof in Eslohe-Wenholthausen: a hotel with 100 years of tradition, sauna and beer garden. You can feel the motto come to life: walkers know how to savour. Self-guided walking near the Rothaarsteig; stay where tradition meets modern style. Trails through conifer and deciduous forests, heathlands and uplands offer far-reaching views and tranquillity. Practical for walkers: on-the-go tour packs, drying facilities for boots and clothing, free transfer to and from Freienohl station. Tourist tax payable locally.

• individual, without changing hotels, with dogs
• easy, moderate
• Germany

Explore Masuria and Gdańsk

Single-centre holiday on a lakeshore near Mrągowo: begin in Gdańsk with a guided Old Town tour. Continue via Malbork to Masuria. Walks to Mikołajki, over the Paprodtker Berge and along Masurian lakes to Sztynort; boat trip from Giżycko to Mikołajki. Visit the Wolf’s Lair, Święta Lipka and Reszel. Quiet trails in the Pisz Forest. Punting on the Krutynia and a short walk to Krutyń. Finish with a stroll through Warsaw’s Old Town and the return flight. Arrival by flight or rail is not included in the price; on request we can book your travel at a favourable price.

• guided
• easy, moderate
• Poland

Memelland and the Curonian Spit

• guided
• easy, moderate
• Lithuania

Explore Dillenburg and the Rothaarsteig

7 or 5 days of walking around Dillenburg: Rothaarsteig, Lahn-Dill-Bergland-Pfad and WesterwaldSteig. Stages 10–20 km, 150–650 metres of ascent, short options every day. Highlights: Fuchskaute, Herborn, Erdbachschwinde and Steinkammern. Transfers and short train rides to the start and finish. Stay in a central hotel in Dillenburg with modern, comfortable rooms and breakfast. Arrivals April–October on Thursdays or Fridays. Hotel parking free of charge, multi-storey car park for a fee; a short taxi ride from the station.

• individual, without changing hotels, with dogs
• easy
• Germany

Südheide Nature Park

Centre-based tour in Weesen: From here you explore Naturpark Südheide on day walks between 16 and 20 km, for example along the Heidschnucken-Panoramaweg, in the hills of the Südheide, through river and woodland landscapes, and along the Weesener Bach to Lutterloh and Hermannsburg. Alternative routes are available at the hotel. Free parking on site. Transfers to/from Unterlüß station on request, 35 € per journey (car for up to 4 people with luggage); large-capacity taxi available; additional costs may apply. Hotel pick-up from Unterlüß station 35 €. Transfer to the station 35 €. Additional shuttles 35 €, price per car for up to 4 people with luggage. Otherwise, we will arrange a large-capacity taxi. Transfers by taxi may incur additional costs.

• individual, without changing hotels, with dogs
• easy
• Germany

Discover the Lüneburg Heath

Centre-based walking week from Bispingen at the Flair Hotel Rieckmann. Circular walks through the Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve: via Totengrund to Wilsede (approx. 14 km), a stage on the Heidschnuckenweg from Niederhaverbeck to Bispingen (approx. 17 km; transfer by Heideshuttle/hotel), Haverbeeke valley (approx. 11 km), Behringer Heide (approx. 10 km) and from the Schneverdinger Heidegarten to the Pietzmoor (approx. 16 km). Mostly flat, easy underfoot, with no significant ascents. A car is required; free parking at the hotel. EV charging point (no garage) 18,50 €/day.

• individual, without changing hotels, with dogs
• easy
• Germany

Discover the High Westerwald

Options: Tour A 3 walking days, Tour B 4 walking days, with transfers. Start/finish in Herborn, a circular route of approx. 70 km on certified trails: Wäller Tour Greifenstein-Schleife and part of the WesterwaldSteig. Highlights: Fuchskaute (657 m), der Knoten with the monument to Adolf Weiß, Burg Greifenstein. Walkable in either direction. Daily arrivals mid-March–November. Arrive by car or train, hotel car park on site, short taxi ride from the station. Overnight in a 4-star hotel in the half-timbered town of Herborn.

• individual, without changing hotels, with dogs
• easy, moderate
• Germany

Wisper Trails

Centre-based walking week in the Wispertaunus from Lorch. You stay at Hotel im Schulhaus on the Wisper. Daily tours on the Wisper Trails: from Lorch to Sauerthal on the Wispertaunussteig (ca. 10 km, 500 metres of ascent, return by on-demand bus), the circular routes Rhein-Wisper-Glück (ca. 11 km, 340 metres of ascent) and In Vino veritas (ca. 9,5 km, 340 metres of ascent) from the hotel, as well as the Wispertalsteig (ca. 14 km, 500 metres of ascent; access by car or on-demand bus). Time for a stroll in Lorch. Free parking, transfer to/from the station. Woodland sections, narrow paths, unspoilt nature. Suggestions are flexible, the walking guide at the hotel will advise. Fares for the on-demand bus payable locally (ca. 3 EUR per journey per person). Dinner within walking distance in various restaurants and cosy wine taverns in Lorch (payable locally).

• individual, without changing hotels, with dogs
• easy, moderate
• Germany

Discover Hachenburg at a top hotel

Six-day centre-based walking holiday around Hachenburg: four walking stages on the Westerwald-Steig and local paths lead into the Nistertal, to Kloster Marienstatt and Marienthal, to Bad Marienberg and to the Westerwälder Seenplatte. Depending on the day, 12–17 km, with options for refreshment stops and returns by bus, train or taxi. Accommodation at Parkhotel Hachenburg with half board and a spa area. Start any day from March to October. Flexible and customisable, without changing hotels every day.

• individual, without changing hotels
• easy, moderate
• Germany

Dillenburg Guided Walk

A five-day centre-based holiday with guided walks around Dillenburg. You begin with a guided tour of the town. Follow the Rothaarsteig through the Aubachtal to the Wildweiberhäuschen and Kornberg (approx. 15 km/150 metres of ascent). Walk the Wäller Weg to the Krombachtalsperre, via Oberröder Knoten, the Adolf-Weiss-Denkmal and on to the Nenderother Wasserfall, with a short stop at a hut (approx. 15 km/260 metres of ascent). Head through the Lahn-Dill-Bergland via Dernbachwiesen, Hörre, Nesselhofteiche, Isabellenhütte and Bismarcktempel back to Dillenburg (approx. 19 km/290 metres of ascent). Stay at Hotel Bartmanns Haus in the old town.

• guided, without changing hotels
• easy, moderate
• Germany