E3: Santiago de Compostela (Es) - Emine (Bg), 6950 km

Atlantic – Ardennen – Erzgebirge – Karpaten – Black Sea

Its 6950 km make it the second longest European trail, leading all the way from Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, through Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and France to Santiago the Compostela in Spain.

Bulgaria: 700 km, Mount Kom to cape Emine on the Black Sea.

The E3 strings together the following national trails:

Spain

• GR100 - Ruta de la Plata, South branch starting in Cádiz
• GR65 - Camino de Santiago, West Branch, starting in Santiago de Compostela:

France

• GR65 - Via Podiensis
• GR3 - Vallée de la Loire
• GR13 - Traversée du Morvan
• GR12 - Amsterdam - Paris
• GR16 - Sentier de la Semois

Belgium

• First village is Corbion
• GR16 - Sentier de la Semois, Corbion - Barrage de la Vierre
• GR15 - GR151 - AE, Barrage de la Vierre - Martelange
• Last village is Martelange

Luxembourg (235 km)

• First village is Martelange
• Sentier Ardennes - Eifel, Martelange - Echternach
  • This could be broken down to the following trails:
  • Upper-Sûre Path, Martelange - Esch sur Sûre
  • Charles Mathieu Path, Esch sur Sûre - Clervaux
  • Sentier Ardennes - Eifel, Clervaux - Hosingen. Here, the E2 / GR5, coming from the north, joins the E3
  • Our Path, Hosingen - Diekirch
  • Maurice Cosyn Path, Diekirch - Echternach
• Lower-Sûre Path, Echternach - Wasserbillig
• Moselle Path, Wasserbillig - Schengen. One hour walk before schengen, in Remerschen, the E3 and E2 / GR5 separate again
• Last village is Schengen

Germany

• First village is Perl
• From Perl local trails, marked
• Saarland Rundwanderweg (partly)
• Local trails, marked
• Ausoniusweg
• Local trails, marked
• Taunus Höhenweg
• Local trails to border with Czech Republic, marked
• Last village of south leg in Germany is Schirnding

Czech Republic (452 km)

South leg, 300 km

• First village in Czech Republic is Pomezí nad Ohří
• Pomezí n.O. (border crossing) - Horní Hraničná - Cheb (square) - Lipová (railway station) , 22,5 km, KCT map no. 1
• Dolní Žandov - Vysoké sedlo - Hvězda (crossroads) - Bílá hájenka , 31,5 km, KCT map no. 2
• Loket, Monument of Goethe , 20 km, KCT map no. 3
• Svatošské Rocks - Karlovy Vary, Hot Spring - Karlovy Vary, Post office - Sadov - Vlčinec (lodge) - Plešivec - Jáchymov, townhall - Boží Dar - Klínovec (watchtower) - Měděnec (railway station) , 78 km, KCT map no. 4
• Mountain of St. Sebastian - Svahová - Nová Ves v H. - Český Jiřetín (border crossing) , 58,5 km, KCT map no. 5
• Fláje (former village) - Cínovec (border crossing) - Komáří vížka - Adolfov - Tisá - mountain walls - Děčínský Sněžník , 60,5 km, KCT map no. 6
• Děčín, Tyršův most - Děčín, Nové město - Labská stráň - Hřensko, town , 29,5 km, KCT map no. 12-13
• Border crossing at Hřensko, joins E3 North leg coming from Germany 

Central leg, 152 km

• First village in this leg is Hřensko, border with Germany
• Hřensko (border crossing) - Hřensko, town - Pravčická brána - Mezní louka - Jetřichovice - Studenec - Jedlová (railway station) - U Ranče - Jedlová, peak - return to U Ranče - Luž, peak - Dolní Světlá (railway station), 60,5 km, KCT map no. 12-13
• Hvozd, peak - Horní sedlo - Ještěd, peak, 39,5 km, KCT map no. 14
• Liberec, Horní Hanychov - transfer by public transport to Liberec, Lid.sady - Liberec, Lidové sady - Nová louka - Klečové louky - Jizera, peak - return to Klečové louky - Smědava - Jizerka , 37 km, KCT map no. 20-21
• Harachov (railway station) - Nový Svět - Harachov (border crossing) , 15 km, KCT map no. 22
• Last village in Czech Republic is Nový Svet / Harrachov

Maps

• South leg: KCT maps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22
• Central leg: KCT maps 53, 55, 56, 59, 60, 96

Poland (300 km)

• First village in Poland is Jakuszyce, border crossing
• Jakuszyce - Boboszów, local trails, marked blue (mainly), 300 km
• Last village in Poland is Boboszów (border crossing)

Czech Republic (291 km)

• First village in Czech Republic is Dolní Lipka / Dolní Boříkovice
• Dolní Lipka (border crossing) - Dolní Boříkovice, crossroads - Králíky (square) - Prostřední Lipka (railway station) - Králický Sněžník, crossroads - Paprsek (tourist hut), 44,5 km, KCT map no. 53
• Ramzová (railway station) - Červenohorské sedlo (tourist hut) - Švýcárna (tourist hut) - Praděd, peak - Jelení studánka - Rýmařov (square), 56 km, KCT map no. 55
• Stráské (bus) - Rýžoviště (square) - Dětřichov n. Bystřicí (railway st.) - Dvorce - Budišov nad Budišovkou (square) - Kružberská přehrada (bus) , 57 km, KCT map no. 56
• Podhradí, camp - Hradec n. Moravicí (castle) - Leskovec (bus) , 43 km, KCT map no. 59
• Fulnek (bus) - Kletné (dam) - Suchdol n. Odrou (railway station) - Starý Jičín, edge, 31,5 km, KCT map no. 60
• Svinec, peak - Hodslavice, museum - Malý Javorník (crossroads) - Radhošť, chapel - Pustevny, huts - Martiňák, monument - Hlavatá (bus) - Třeštík (tourist hut) - Nad Bumbálkou - Bumbálka (border crossing), 59 km, KCT map no. 96
• Last village in Czech Republic is Horní Bečva

Slovakia (170 km)

• Start at Border Czech Republic / Slovakia, Bumbálka, hut
• Bumbálka - Veľký Javorník (1071 m) (22 km), path to Kasárne, cottages (2 km)
• Veľký Javorník – Bytča – Súľovské – Súľov, village and hut (17 km)
• Súľov – Rajec, town (15 km), path to Rajecká Lesná, village (2 km)
• Rajec - Veľká lúka (1475 m) (25 km), path to Martinské hole, chalets
• Veľká lúka - Veľký Kriváň (1708 m) (25 km), path to Vrátna hut
• Veľký Kriváň - Veľký Rozsutec (1609 m) – Zázrivá, village (18 km)
• Zázrivá - Minčol (1393 m) – Orava dam, recreation area (35 km)
• Orava – Border Slovakia / Poland, Trstená/Chyżne (13 km)

VKÚ maps:

109 Javorníky-Čadca
108 Javorníky-Púchov
157 Súľovské vrchy
120 Malá Fatra-Martinské hole
110 Malá Fatra-Vrátna
111 Chočské vrchy-vodná nádrž Liptovská Mara
102 Oravské Beskydy-vodná nádrž Orava

Poland (160 km)

• Local trails, marked
• First village in Poland is Chyżne
• Chyżne - Barwinek, 160 km, marked
  (Probably this is part of the Beskids Trail)
• Last village in Poland is Barwinek

Slovakia (274 km)

• Start in Dukliansky (502 m)
• Dukliansky - Nižnej Polianky (590 m) (24 km), path to motel (3 km)
• Nižnej Polianky - Staviská pass (650 m) (24 km), path to Vyšného Tvarožca (hut)
• Staviská pass – Kurovské pass (683 m) (22 km)
• Kurovské pass – Obručné, village (16 km)
• Obručné - Čergov pass (917 m), hut (29 km)
• Čergov pass – Prešov (34 km)
• Prešov – Dubnik (874 m) (27 km)
• Dubnik – Herľany (19 km)
• Herľany – Slanec, village (34 km)
• Slanec – Byšta, village (20 km)
• Byšta - Slovenské Nové Mesto, border Slovakia / Hungary (25 km)

VKÚ maps:

106 Laborecká vrchovina-Dukla
105 Ondavská vrchovina-Bardejov
104 Čergov
115 Šarišská vrchovina-Branisko
116 Slanské vrchy-Veľká Domaša
117 Slanské vrchy-Dargov
148 Zemplínske vrchy-Latorická rovina

Hungary (266 km)

• First village is Sátoraljaújhely, border with Slovakia
• Great Plain Blue Trail, Sátoraljaújhely – Nagykereki, 260 km
• Own track, Nagykereki – Ártánd, 6 km
• Last village in Hungary is Ártánd, border with Romania

Romania

• Recently, the first 150 km have been marked, and maps and guides will be available soon

Bulgaria

• Kom - Emine