Henk Nouws
Hiking = the contrary of reading newspapers: hiking is real, hiking makes one happy, and on trail you will meet nice people!
Here is a long list of hikes I made. Probably it is not complete. And I hope it will grow larger.
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Here is a long list of hikes I made. Probably it is not complete. And I hope it will grow larger.

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2018
- Gozo Coastal Walk, Malta, April 2018 | Rate 8
2017
- Kungsleden, Sweden, September 2017 | Rate 8
2016
- South Downs Way, United Kingdom, May 2016 | Rate 8
- High Atlas, Morocco, July 2016 | Rate 9
- Wicklow Way, Ireland, August 2016 | Rate 7
2015
- Lycian Way, Turkey, April 2015 | Rate 9
- Pennine Way, United Kingdom, May 2015 | Rate 9
- Berliner Höhenweg, Austria, August 2015 | Rate 8
2014
- Corfu Trail, Greece, April 2014 | Rate 8
- Grebbeliniepad, Netherlands, May 2014 | Rate 8
- Alta Via Dolomiti 4, Italy, July 2014 | Rate 9
- Hardangervidda, Norway, August 2014 | Rate 10
- Blekingeleden, Sweden, September 2014 | Rate 8
- E9, European Trails; E9, Netherlands; E9, Poland; E9, United Kingdom, September 2014 | Rate 8
2013
- Utrechtpad, Netherlands, May 2013 | Rate 9
- GR131 Camino Natural de Fuerteventura, Spain, November 2013 | Rate 10
2012

Via Alpina in Southern France and Italy
- Via Alpina, Italy; Via Alpina, Monaco; Via Alpina, France; Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, Italy, August 2012
- This is an account of my walk on the Via Alpina Red Trail, starting in Monaco and ending in Ormea, Italy. I hiked 10 stages in eight days, R161 - R152. It was a great walk, not ...
- Hertogenpad, Netherlands, June 2012 | Rate 5
- Alpenpanorama-Weg, Switzerland, October 2012 | Rate 8
2011
- Drenthepad, Netherlands, February 2011 | Rate 7
- Øhavsstien, Denmark, May 2011 | Rate 8
- Aigües Tortes, Spain, July 2011 | Rate 9
- Carros de Foc, Spain, July 2011 | Rate 8
- North Path, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 6
- Our Path, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
- GR15 - AE - Ardennes-Eifel, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
- Müllerthal Trail, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
- Little Switzerland Path, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 7
- E2, France; E2, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
2010
- Groene Hartpad, Netherlands, January 2010 | Rate 7
- Cotswold Way, United Kingdom, April 2010 | Rate 9
- Krijtlandpad, Netherlands, June 2010 | Rate 9
- MacLehose Trail, Hong Kong, June 2010 | Rate 7
- Shirouma-dake 白馬岳, Japan, July 2010 | Rate 8
- Floris V-pad, Netherlands, August 2010 | Rate 8
- Nordlandsruta, Norway, September 2010 | Rate 9
- Sulitjelma, Norway, September 2010 | Rate 10
- Rheinsteig, Germany, October 2010 | Rate 8
2009
- Friese Kustpad, Netherlands, February 2009 | Rate 7
- Deltapad, Netherlands, April 2009 | Rate 6
- Paros, Cyclades, Greece, July 2009 | Rate 7
- Amorgos, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 9
- Ios, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 8
- Milos, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 8
- Kimolos, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 8
- Wad- en Wierdenpad, Netherlands, September 2009 | Rate 8
- TMB - Tour du Mont Blanc, France; TMB - Tour du Mont Blanc, Switzerland; TMB - Tour du Mont Blanc, Italy, September 2009 | Rate 7
2008
- Karnischer Höhenweg, Austria, July 2008 | Rate 8
- Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, December 2008 | Rate 8
2007
- Graafschapspad, Netherlands, May 2007 | Rate 7
- Mull, United Kingdom, May 2007 | Rate 8
- Triglav National Park, Slovenia, July 2007 | Rate 9
2006
- Pieterpad, Netherlands, April 2006 | Rate 6
- Kjalvegur, Iceland, July 2006 | Rate 9
2005
- Lingepad, Netherlands, April 2005 | Rate 6
- Maarten van Rossumpad, Netherlands, May 2005 | Rate 7
- Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg, Germany, October 2005 | Rate 8
2004
- GR57 - Vallée de l'Ourthe, Belgium; GR57 - Vallée de l'Ourthe, Luxembourg, April 2004 | Rate 8
- Oeverloperpad, Netherlands, November 2004 | Rate 7
- Grote Rivierenpad, Netherlands, November 2004 | Rate 7
2003
- Trekvogelpad, Netherlands, April 2003 | Rate 7
- Florence - Siena, Italy, April 2003 | Rate 7
2002
- GR20 - La montagne Corse, France, October 2002 | Rate 9
2001

Jotunheimen, Home of the Giants
- Jotunheimen, Norway, June 2001
- Worried about the melting glaciers in the Alps? And where exactly are the glaciers in the Pyrenees located? If you can't remember the feeling of ice and snow, here is the place ...
- Duin- en Polderpad, Netherlands, May 2001 | Rate 8
- Zuiderzeepad, Netherlands, July 2001 | Rate 8
- Graubünden, Switzerland, August 2001 | Rate 8
2000
- Schwarzwald, Germany, February 2000 | Rate 8
- Westweg, Germany, February 2000 | Rate 8
- Visserpad, Netherlands, February 2000 | Rate 8
- Hollands Kustpad, Netherlands, June 2000 | Rate 8
- Lake District, United Kingdom, July 2000 | Rate 8
1999
- GR11 Sendero Pirenaico, Spain, July 1999 | Rate 9
- GTJ - Grande Traversée du Jura, France, October 1999 | Rate 7
- GR5, Belgium; GR5, France; GR5, Luxembourg; GR5, Switzerland, October 1999 | Rate 8
1998
- South West Coast Path, United Kingdom, May 1998 | Rate 9
- GR71 - Traversée du Haute Languedoc, France, June 1998 | Rate 5
- Alta Via Dolomiti 2, Italy, September 1998 | Rate 8
- Elba, Italy, October 1998 | Rate 7
1997
- GR58 - Tour du Queyras, France; GR58 - Tour du Queyras, Italy, July 1997 | Rate 8
- Western Way, Ireland, August 1997 | Rate 7
1996
- Mare a Mare Centre, France, September 1996 | Rate 7
1995
- Berner Alpen, Switzerland, July 1995 | Rate 8
- Jungfrau, Switzerland, July 1995 | Rate 9
- GR13 - Traversée du Morvan, France, September 1995 | Rate 7
1993
- Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom, May 1993 | Rate 9
- Lewis and Harris, United Kingdom, May 1993 | Rate 9
- Stubai, Austria, July 1993 | Rate 7
1992
- Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, May 1992 | Rate 8
- Kom-Emine, Bulgaria, August 1992 | Rate 8
1991
- Harz, Germany, October 1991 | Rate 8
1990
- Ötztal, Italy, July 1990 | Rate 8
- Alta Via Dolomiti 1, Italy, October 1990 | Rate 9
- Alta Via Dolomiti 3, Italy, October 1990 | Rate 8
1988
- Galicia, Spain, June 1988 | Rate 7
- Asturias, Spain, June 1988 | Rate 7
1986
- GR4, France, April 1986 | Rate 7
- GR400 - Volcans du Cantal, France, April 1986 | Rate 9
- GR98 - Les Calanques, France, April 1986 | Rate 8
- GR9, France, April 1986 | Rate 7
- Pyrenees, France; Pyrenees, Spain, June 1986 | Rate 9
- Höga Kustenleden, Sweden, August 1986 | Rate 8
- Offa's Dyke Path, United Kingdom, August 1986 | Rate 9
1985
- Peleponnese, Greece, May 1985 | Rate 6
- Pindos Mountains, Greece, May 1985 | Rate 7
- Naxos, Cyclades, Greece, May 1985 | Rate 8
1984
- Venedigergruppe, Austria, July 1984 | Rate 8
- Hohe Tauern, Austria, July 1984 | Rate 8
- Großvenediger, Austria, July 1984 | Rate 8
1983
- Orkney, United Kingdom, June 1983 | Rate 8
- Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom, July 1983 | Rate 9
- West Highland Way, United Kingdom, July 1983 | Rate 7
1982
- Vosges, France, July 1982 | Rate 8
- GR53 - Crête des Vosges, France, July 1982 | Rate 8
1981
- Karhunkierros Trail, Finland, August 1981 | Rate 8
- Finnmarksvidda, Norway, September 1981 | Rate 9
1980
- GR10 - Traversée des Pyrénées, France, June 1980 | Rate 8
1979
- Rondane, Norway, September 1979 | Rate 9
1977
- Cairngorms, United Kingdom, July 1977 | Rate 9
Austria
- Venedigergruppe, Austria, July 1984 | Rate 8
- Hohe Tauern, Austria, July 1984 | Rate 8
- Großvenediger, Austria, July 1984 | Rate 8
- Stubai, Austria, July 1993 | Rate 7
- Via Alpina, Austria, July 2007 | Rate 9
- Karnischer Höhenweg, Austria, July 2008 | Rate 8
- Berliner Höhenweg, Austria, August 2015 | Rate 8
Belgium
- GR5, Belgium, October 1999 | Rate 8
- GR57 - Vallée de l'Ourthe, Belgium, April 2004 | Rate 8
Bulgaria
- Kom-Emine, Bulgaria, August 1992 | Rate 8
- E3, Bulgaria, August 1992 | Rate 8
Czech Republic
- E3, Czech Republic, August 1992 | Rate 8
Denmark
- Øhavsstien, Denmark, May 2011 | Rate 8
European Trails
- Via Alpina, European Trails, July 2007 | Rate 9
- E9, European Trails, September 2014 | Rate 8
Finland
- Karhunkierros Trail, Finland, August 1981 | Rate 8
France

Via Alpina in Southern France and Italy
- Via Alpina, Italy; Via Alpina, Monaco; Via Alpina, France; Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, Italy, August 2012
- This is an account of my walk on the Via Alpina Red Trail, starting in Monaco and ending in Ormea, Italy. I hiked 10 stages in eight days, R161 - R152. It was a great walk, not ...
- GR10 - Traversée des Pyrénées, France, June 1980 | Rate 8
- Vosges, France, July 1982 | Rate 8
- GR53 - Crête des Vosges, France, July 1982 | Rate 8
- GR4, France, April 1986 | Rate 7
- GR400 - Volcans du Cantal, France, April 1986 | Rate 9
- GR98 - Les Calanques, France, April 1986 | Rate 8
- GR9, France, April 1986 | Rate 7
- Pyrenees, France, June 1986 | Rate 9
- GR13 - Traversée du Morvan, France, September 1995 | Rate 7
- Mare a Mare Centre, France, September 1996 | Rate 7
- GR58 - Tour du Queyras, France, July 1997 | Rate 8
- GR71 - Traversée du Haute Languedoc, France, June 1998 | Rate 5
- GTJ - Grande Traversée du Jura, France, October 1999 | Rate 7
- GR5, France, October 1999 | Rate 8
- GR20 - La montagne Corse, France, October 2002 | Rate 9
- TMB - Tour du Mont Blanc, France, September 2009 | Rate 7
- E2, France, October 2011 | Rate 8
Germany
- Harz, Germany, October 1991 | Rate 8
- Schwarzwald, Germany, February 2000 | Rate 8
- Westweg, Germany, February 2000 | Rate 8
- Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg, Germany, October 2005 | Rate 8
- Rheinsteig, Germany, October 2010 | Rate 8
Greece
- Peleponnese, Greece, May 1985 | Rate 6
- Pindos Mountains, Greece, May 1985 | Rate 7
- Naxos, Cyclades, Greece, May 1985 | Rate 8
- Paros, Cyclades, Greece, July 2009 | Rate 7
- Amorgos, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 9
- Ios, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 8
- Milos, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 8
- Kimolos, Cyclades, Greece, August 2009 | Rate 8
- Corfu Trail, Greece, April 2014 | Rate 8
Hong Kong
- MacLehose Trail, Hong Kong, June 2010 | Rate 7
Iceland
- Kjalvegur, Iceland, July 2006 | Rate 9
Ireland
- Western Way, Ireland, August 1997 | Rate 7
- Wicklow Way, Ireland, August 2016 | Rate 7
Italy

Via Alpina in Southern France and Italy
- Via Alpina, Italy; Via Alpina, Monaco; Via Alpina, France; Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, Italy, August 2012
- This is an account of my walk on the Via Alpina Red Trail, starting in Monaco and ending in Ormea, Italy. I hiked 10 stages in eight days, R161 - R152. It was a great walk, not ...
- Ötztal, Italy, July 1990 | Rate 8
- Alta Via Dolomiti 1, Italy, October 1990 | Rate 9
- Alta Via Dolomiti 3, Italy, October 1990 | Rate 8
- GR58 - Tour du Queyras, Italy, July 1997 | Rate 8
- Alta Via Dolomiti 2, Italy, September 1998 | Rate 8
- Elba, Italy, October 1998 | Rate 7
- Florence - Siena, Italy, April 2003 | Rate 7
- TMB - Tour du Mont Blanc, Italy, September 2009 | Rate 7
- Alta Via Dolomiti 4, Italy, July 2014 | Rate 9
Japan
- Shirouma-dake 白馬岳, Japan, July 2010 | Rate 8
Luxembourg
- GR5, Luxembourg, October 1999 | Rate 8
- GR57 - Vallée de l'Ourthe, Luxembourg, April 2004 | Rate 8
- North Path, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 6
- Our Path, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
- GR15 - AE - Ardennes-Eifel, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
- Müllerthal Trail, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
- Little Switzerland Path, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 7
- E2, Luxembourg, October 2011 | Rate 8
Malta
- Gozo Coastal Walk, Malta, April 2018 | Rate 8
Monaco

Via Alpina in Southern France and Italy
- Via Alpina, Italy; Via Alpina, Monaco; Via Alpina, France; Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, Italy, August 2012
- This is an account of my walk on the Via Alpina Red Trail, starting in Monaco and ending in Ormea, Italy. I hiked 10 stages in eight days, R161 - R152. It was a great walk, not ...
Morocco
- High Atlas, Morocco, July 2016 | Rate 9
Nepal
- Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, December 2008 | Rate 8
Netherlands
- Visserpad, Netherlands, February 2000 | Rate 8
- Hollands Kustpad, Netherlands, June 2000 | Rate 8
- Duin- en Polderpad, Netherlands, May 2001 | Rate 8
- Zuiderzeepad, Netherlands, July 2001 | Rate 8
- Trekvogelpad, Netherlands, April 2003 | Rate 7
- Oeverloperpad, Netherlands, November 2004 | Rate 7
- Grote Rivierenpad, Netherlands, November 2004 | Rate 7
- Lingepad, Netherlands, April 2005 | Rate 6
- Maarten van Rossumpad, Netherlands, May 2005 | Rate 7
- Pieterpad, Netherlands, April 2006 | Rate 6
- Graafschapspad, Netherlands, May 2007 | Rate 7
- Friese Kustpad, Netherlands, February 2009 | Rate 7
- Deltapad, Netherlands, April 2009 | Rate 6
- Wad- en Wierdenpad, Netherlands, September 2009 | Rate 8
- Groene Hartpad, Netherlands, January 2010 | Rate 7
- Krijtlandpad, Netherlands, June 2010 | Rate 9
- Floris V-pad, Netherlands, August 2010 | Rate 8
- Drenthepad, Netherlands, February 2011 | Rate 7
- Hertogenpad, Netherlands, June 2012 | Rate 5
- Utrechtpad, Netherlands, May 2013 | Rate 9
- Grebbeliniepad, Netherlands, May 2014 | Rate 8
- E9, Netherlands, September 2014 | Rate 8
Norway

Jotunheimen, Home of the Giants
- Jotunheimen, Norway, June 2001
- Worried about the melting glaciers in the Alps? And where exactly are the glaciers in the Pyrenees located? If you can't remember the feeling of ice and snow, here is the place ...
- Rondane, Norway, September 1979 | Rate 9
- Finnmarksvidda, Norway, September 1981 | Rate 9
- Nordlandsruta, Norway, September 2010 | Rate 9
- Sulitjelma, Norway, September 2010 | Rate 10
- Hardangervidda, Norway, August 2014 | Rate 10
Poland
- E9, Poland, September 2014 | Rate 8
Slovenia
- Via Alpina, Slovenia, July 2007 | Rate 9
- Triglav National Park, Slovenia, July 2007 | Rate 9
Spain
- Pyrenees, Spain, June 1986 | Rate 9
- Galicia, Spain, June 1988 | Rate 7
- Asturias, Spain, June 1988 | Rate 7
- Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, May 1992 | Rate 8
- GR11 Sendero Pirenaico, Spain, July 1999 | Rate 9
- Aigües Tortes, Spain, July 2011 | Rate 9
- Carros de Foc, Spain, July 2011 | Rate 8
- GR131 Camino Natural de Fuerteventura, Spain, November 2013 | Rate 10
Sweden
- Höga Kustenleden, Sweden, August 1986 | Rate 8
- Blekingeleden, Sweden, September 2014 | Rate 8
- Kungsleden, Sweden, September 2017 | Rate 8
Switzerland
- Berner Alpen, Switzerland, July 1995 | Rate 8
- Jungfrau, Switzerland, July 1995 | Rate 9
- GR5, Switzerland, October 1999 | Rate 8
- Graubünden, Switzerland, August 2001 | Rate 8
- TMB - Tour du Mont Blanc, Switzerland, September 2009 | Rate 7
- Alpenpanorama-Weg, Switzerland, October 2012 | Rate 8
Turkey
- Lycian Way, Turkey, April 2015 | Rate 9
United Kingdom
- Cairngorms, United Kingdom, July 1977 | Rate 9
- Orkney, United Kingdom, June 1983 | Rate 8
- Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom, July 1983 | Rate 9
- West Highland Way, United Kingdom, July 1983 | Rate 7
- Offa's Dyke Path, United Kingdom, August 1986 | Rate 9
- Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom, May 1993 | Rate 9
- Lewis and Harris, United Kingdom, May 1993 | Rate 9
- South West Coast Path, United Kingdom, May 1998 | Rate 9
- Lake District, United Kingdom, July 2000 | Rate 8
- Mull, United Kingdom, May 2007 | Rate 8
- Cotswold Way, United Kingdom, April 2010 | Rate 9
- E9, United Kingdom, September 2014 | Rate 8
- Pennine Way, United Kingdom, May 2015 | Rate 9
- South Downs Way, United Kingdom, May 2016 | Rate 8