E3 European long distance path

The E3 European long distance path, or just E3 path, is a long-distance footpath that is planned to run from the Portuguese coast to the Black Sea in Bulgaria. It is part of the network of European long-distance paths.

Route

The completed sections of the route pass through Spain, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, a short stretch in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria. It is planned to extend the route into Portugal, ending at Cape St. Vincent.

The currently marked route runs through the following places:

Spain (96.4 km)

Main path start

• Zubiri — / border crossing (Mt. Txangoa)

France (2004 km)

• / border crossing (Mt. Leitzarateka) — Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port — Navarrenx — Aire-sur-l'Adour — Nogaro — Condom — Moissac — Cahors — Figeac — Decazeville — Conques — Aumont-Aubrac — Le-Puy-en-Velay — Retournac — Diou — Vezelay — Auxerre — Montargis — Nemours — Melun — Meaux — Senlis — Soissons — Monthermé — / border crossing

Belgium (181 km)

• / border crossing — Bouillon — Florenville — Habay-la-Vieille — / Martelange border crossing

Luxembourg (237 km)

• / Martelange border crossing — Wiltz — Clervaux — Vianden — Diekirch — Grevenmacher — / Schengen border crossing

Germany (1200.1 km)

• / Schengen border crossing — Saarburg — Wiesbaden — Fulda — Milseburg summit (Hünfeld branch split) — Mellrichstadt — Coburg — Münchberg — Arzberg (Northern and Southern paths split) <br>

Hünfeld dead-end branch

• Milseburg summit — Hünfeld — Hübelsberg summit <br>

Northern path (Arzberg - Bad schandau)

• Arzberg — Selb — Oelsnitz — Annaberg-Buchholz — Olbernhau — Bad Schandau — / Schmilka border crossing — Hřensko (rejoins with the Southern path)

Czech Republic (741.6 km)

Southern path (Cheb - Děčín)

• / Pomezí border crossing — Cheb — Loket — Karlovy Vary — Jáchymov — Hora Svaté Kateřiny — Děčín — Hřensko (rejoins with the Northern path) <br>

Main path continuation

• Hřensko — Varnsdorf — Liberec — / Harrachov border crossing
• / Międzylesie border crossing — Králíky — Rýmařov — Nový Jičín — / Makov border crossing

Poland (479.2 km)

• / Harrachov border crossing — Kamienna Góra — Wałbrzych — Bardo — / Międzylesie border crossing
• / Makov border crossing — Zakopane — Szczawnica — Krynica-Zdrój — / Barwinek border crossing

Slovakia (441.9 km)

• / Makov border crossing — Bytča — Rajec — Trstená — / Suchá Hora border crossing
• / Barwinek border crossing — Mt. Minčol — Veľký Å ariÅ¡ — PreÅ¡ov — Mt. Å imonka — / Sátoraljaújhely border crossing

Hungary (231.6 km)

• / Sátoraljaújhely border crossing — Kisvárda — Nyírbátor — Debrecen — Létavértes — Nagykereki( — / Biharkeresztes border crossing)

Romania (499.6 km)

• / Biharkeresztes border crossing — Oradea — Șuncuiuș — Brad — Llia — Băuțar — Caransebeș — Anina — Orșova — / Novi Sip Danube border crossing

Serbia (436.4 km)

• / Novi Sip Danube border crossing — Kladovo — Brza Palanka — Negotin — Bogovina — Boljevac — Sokobanja — Knjaževac — Mt. Babin Zub — / Dimitrovgrad border crossing

Bulgaria (551.2 km)

• Mt. Kom — Gara Lakatnik — Mt. Miale — Mt. Tetevenska baba — Mt. Vezhen — Botev Peak — Krastets — Kotel — Daskotna — Sveti Vlas — Cape Emine

Main path end

Gallery

External links

• E3 - map and information at European Ramblers' Association
• Digitalized Slovak part of E3, GPX download included
• Info about the Bulgarian part of E3