Some of the
routes are:
Photo. Norddal Skrenakken rock formation in Norway with a person placed on
it nature dramatic fjord mountains - good resting place and with wonderful view
for they who dare to sit there (photo number 042000-99#37, photographer Per Eide /
NTR - the Norwegian
Tourist Board www.ntr.no)
Information
about the routes is given by the ERA Footpaths Commission (the European Ramblers
Association - see its website for more detailed information www.era-ewv-ferp.org).
The ERA
(European Ramblers Association) was founded in
Germany in
1969 to act as an international umbrella organisation for all the major national
walking organisations throughout Europe. Today 50 national organisations are associated to ERA. Its main aims are:
Encourage people to further walking and climbing activities whilst at the same
time protecting the environment, create and maintain a network of trans-frontier
footpaths (the E-paths), which act as a symbol of unity between the nations of
Europe, and protect and develop Europe's cultural heritage.
In 2005 is it
100 years ago since Norway and
Sweden
"divorced" - dissoluted their union. The tourist authorities in
Norway and
Sweden
cooperation now with a project called "Grensesommen" ("Grensesømmen").
The idea of the project is to organise a whole route
from the border from south to north (according to Rana Blad - www.ranablad.no .
Here you can find your own paradise in two of Scandinavians beautiful nature,
and give you an walking experience of lifetime.
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Photo.
Lofoten
Nordland, North
Norway.
Man jumping in full enjoyment on naked rock (photo number 092003-99#1472, photographer Terje
Rakke/Nordic life / NTR - the Norwegian Tourist Board www.ntr.no). |
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As ERA says it:
few people have the time or the stamina to tackle a whole route in one go. But
don't worry. There are routes and distances for everyone. And with good spirits
and guts you can walk a long distance.
As the famous
Liverpool-song (used on football matches in Liverpool) goes on: WITH HOPE IN YOUR HEARTS, YOU NEVER WALK
ALONE! Take your best friends with you and enjoy the grandeur of the nature
in Europe.
Stein Morten Lund, 27 March
2004
Additional
information
The European Ramblers Association - see its website for more detailed
information - click on the link www.era-ewv-ferp.org.
European Ramblers Association
Secretariat:
ERA - EWV -
FERP
c/o Klub českých
turistů
Archeologická
2256
P. O.
BOX 42
155 00 Praha 5 -
Luiny
Czech
Republic
Registered
address:
Europäische
Wandervereinigung
Wilhelmshöher
Allee 157-159
D-34121
Kassel
Germany
Member
organisations:
A
Austria
? Österreichischer Alpenverein -
Niederösterreich
?
Österreichischer Alpenverein - Landesverband Wien
AND
Andorra
? Federació Andorrana de
Muntanyisme
B
Belgium
? Sentiers de Grande Randonnée
?
Grote Routepaden
BG Bulgaria
? Bulgarski Turisticheski Soyuz
CH Switzerland
? Schweizer Wanderwege
SAW/Fédération Suisse de Tourisme Pédestre FSTP/Swiss Hiking Federation SHF
CY Cyprus ?
Cyprus
Tourism Organisation
CZ Czech
Republic ? Klub Českých Turistů
D
Germany
? Verband Deutscher Gebirgs- und Wandervereine
? Eifelverein
? Mährisch Schlesischer
Sudetengebirgsverein
? Saarwaldverein
? Sauerländischer
Gebirgsverein
?
Schwäbischer Albverein
?
Verein Niederrhein
? Wiehengebirgsverband
Weser-Ems
? Wilhelm-Münker-Stiftung
DK Denmark ? Dansk Vandrelaug
E Spain ? Federación Española de Deportes de
Montaña y Escalada
?
Federación Aragonesa de Montañismo
?
Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya
?
Euskal Mendizale Federakundea
? Federación Navarra de
Deportes de Montaña y Escalada
?
Federacion Territorial Valenciana de Muntanyisme
?
Federación Andaluza de Montañismo
EST Estonia
? Eesti Matkaliit
F France ? Fédération Française de la Randonnée
Pédestre
? Fédération du Club Vosgien
? Mouvement Européen Jeunes
et Montagnes
FIN Finland ? Suomen Latu
GB Great
Britain
? Countrywide
?
Long Distance Walkers Association
?
Ramblers' Association
?
Ramblers Holidays
?
HF Holidays
GR Greece ? Elleniki Omospondia Oreivatikon Syllogon
H
Hungary
? Magyar Természetbarát Szövetség
I
Italy ? Federazione Italiane Escursionismo
IL
Israel
? Society for the Protection of
Nature in Israel
IRL
Ireland
? Mountaineering Council of
Ireland
L Luxembourg ? Ministère de Tourisme
N Norway ? Den Norske Turistforening
NL Netherlands
? Stichting Wandelplatform-LAW
P
Portugal
? Federação Portuguesa de Campismo
e Caravanismo
?
Clube de Actividades de Ar-Livre
?
Portuguese Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing (FPME)
PL
Poland
? Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno
Krajoznawcze
?
PTTK - Komisja Turystyki Górskiej
S Sweden ? Svenska Turistföreningen ( STF)
SK Slovakia ? Klub Slovenskych
Turistov
SLO
Slovenia
? Planinska Zveza
Slovenje
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