Walks – Hike for Purpose https://www.hikeforpurpose.com Finding Purpose in every Step Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:04:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/hikeforpurpose-logo-4-favicon-75x75.png Walks – Hike for Purpose https://www.hikeforpurpose.com 32 32 VGN hike Trail of Poetry https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/vgn-hike-trail-of-poetry/ https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/vgn-hike-trail-of-poetry/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:04:41 +0000 https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/?p=3355 Recently I did another VGN hike, the Trail of Poetry from Postbauer-Heng, to Oberferrieden in the area surrounding Nuremberg. Here is my report on the hike, and why you should add it to the list! Length: 11 kilometers Time: around 3 hours. I did it in 3:14. With a coffee break. Getting to the starting point from Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is easy thanks to the S bahn or regional train…

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]]> https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/vgn-hike-trail-of-poetry/feed/ 0 VGN Hike Through the Schwarzachklamm Tour 066 https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/vgn-hike-through-the-schwarzachklamm-tour-066/ https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/vgn-hike-through-the-schwarzachklamm-tour-066/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2025 16:01:44 +0000 https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/?p=3292 VGN or the local train services in Bayern (Bavaria), Germany, have made hikes that you can take throughout the province. Recently I did this hike and was presently surprised by it. Here is my hike report. Length: 10.7 kilometers Time: 2 hours 23 minutes, so take ~ 3 hours in account when grabbing food or drink. Difficulty: Easy My rating: 3.5 out of 5 Access to the trail head is…

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]]> https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/vgn-hike-through-the-schwarzachklamm-tour-066/feed/ 0 Hike the Netherlands – Plaggenstekerspad https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/hike-the-netherlands-plaggenstekerspad/ https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/hike-the-netherlands-plaggenstekerspad/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:13:55 +0000 https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/?p=123 This is a short Hike in the Netherlands in the little village Hoenderloo. Hoenderloo is a popular vacation destination on the Veluwe in the province of Gelderland. The town grows every summer because of the many visitors to the vacation parks and National park the Hoge Veluwe. Which is connected to the town for easy access. The Plaggenstekerspad is a 12 KM hike around the town and the surrounding…

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]]> https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/hike-the-netherlands-plaggenstekerspad/feed/ 0 Camino Portugal Coastal https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/camino-portugal-coastal/ https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/camino-portugal-coastal/#respond Fri, 24 May 2019 12:16:49 +0000 https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/?p=10 The Camino that starts in Porto Portugal (Or Lisbon) and ends in Santiago is a popular route for people that do not have the month to spend on the Camino Frances. It is also a good starting point for people that want to do their first Camino. I walked the Camino Portuguese because it was my first time doing a Camino and I wanted to try it out. The hikes that I did before this where all…

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]]> https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/camino-portugal-coastal/feed/ 0 Hadrian’s Wall Path https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/hadrians-wall-path/ https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/hadrians-wall-path/#respond Fri, 24 May 2019 11:59:22 +0000 https://www.hikeforpurpose.com/?p=31 The Hadrian’s Wall path is a hiking route that is based upon an old Roman wall that separated the Roman Empire from lands unconquered. Depending on which way you walk the path starts at Newcastle upon Tyne and ends in Bowness on Solway. On this hike, you can take a step in the same footsteps as a Roman all those years ago. And is as an armchair history geek one of my favorite hikes I did…

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