Explore Europe on Foot: Your Complete Guide to Planning a Cultural Hiking Adventure

If you’ve dreamed of backpacking Europe and weren’t quite sure how to get started or where to go, this is a book for you. In addition to offering helpful pointers for training and packing, Explore Europe On Foot by Cassandra Overby details the most beautiful hikes in Europe for all ability levels.

This guide offers readers all the important lessons Overby learned while hiking in Europe for more than two years. She’s hiked every trail in this book. “This book is designed to teach you everything I know about exploring Europe on foot in the order you need it as you dream up, plan, and live the trip of a lifetime,” she writes. Use the book to hike all over the continent, or pick and choose scenic adventures that fit your desires. Whether a 2.5 mile (round-trip) trek on Mount Vesuvius in Italy or a 47-mile hike along the Rota Vicentina Fisherman’s Trail in Portugal is more your flavor, you’re sure to find the adventure of a lifetime within these pages.