From Dunmore Head at the tip of the Dingle Peninsula to the Strait of Istanbul, the Bosphorus.

Our itinerary

This is the route we have devised and mapped out according to our preferences and the constraints of the seasons. It brings together several major European long-distance walking routes, such as the E2 and the E8. We will also be following the Via Francisgena and the Via Egnatia. To link them all together, we have identified several local paths.

This is the itinerary we’ve planned today, before we set off. But it may well change as time goes on, as nothing is ever set in stone when travelling… The road always has surprises in store… So we’ll just have to see..

The route

Four key stages

From Dunemore Head to Dover

Calais to the Alps

Italy North to South

From Albania to Istanbul

Depuis Dunemore Head, pointe de la péninsule de Dingle, Irlande, jusqu'à Dover, Angleterre. Nous suivrons la route E8, the Offa's Dyke Path, the Kennet and Avon Walk, the Thames Path et la route E2.

We will travel across Italy, following the Via Francisgena from north to south. We walk it down to Rome and then on to Bari in Puglia, before taking a boat to Albania.

This will be the final stretch towards Istanbul, following the Via Egnatia. From Durrës, Albania, we will travel through North Macedonia and then along the northern Greek coast before arriving in Turkey to finaly touch the Bosphorus.

After taking a ferry to Calais in France, we will travel to the Swiss border along the E2 route, passing through Belgium, Luxembourg and France.

In Switzerland, we will join the Via Francisgena and follow it to the Aosta Valley in Italy..