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EASY

Suitable for: People of most ages – excluding young* children – who are generally in good condition, with some (basic) hiking experience.
Trail conditions: mostly facilitated and wide, with firm and stable surfaces. Decent signage and trail markings.
Type of terrain: Flat/hilly.
Distance, duration and elevation: 2-3 km, 2-3 hours per day, with little/some increase in elevation.

 

MODERATE

Suitable for: People of most ages – excluding young* children – who are generally in good condition, and have previous hiking experience.
Trail conditions: At times facilitated (ie. wooden/stone staircases, bridges, railings). Narrower and more technical, although mostly firm and stable surfaces. Rocks and other obstacles are present. Some signage, good trail-markings.
Type of terrain: Hilly, with some steeper, rocky sections where good eye/hand/feet coordination is required.
Distance, duration and elevation: 3-8 km, 3-5 hours per day, with quite a lot of elevation gain.

 

DIFFICULT

Suitable for: People of most ages – excluding young* children – who are generally in good condition, and have previous hiking experience.
Trail conditions: At times facilitated with simple technical equipment (ie chains, ropes). Narrow/non-existent trails mostly marked with simple signs/cairns. At times more technical “off-the-beaten-track” hiking.
Type of terrain: Mountainous. Steeper sections with rocky surfaces requiring good eye/hand/feet coordination. Unsteady surfaces and a variety of obstacles (ie creeks, swamps, bushes, boulders) occur.
Distance, duration and elevation: 8-12 km, 5-7 hours per day, with a significant gain in elevation.

 

VERY DIFFICULT

Suitable for: People in their physical prime – excluding people under 18 yrs. – who are in extremely good condition, and have extensive hiking experience.
Trail conditions: rarely facilitated with very simple technical equipment (ie chains, ropes). Mostly non-existent, unmarked trails. Mainly technical “off-the-beaten-track” hiking and scrambling.
Type of terrain: Mountainous. Mainly unsteady surfaces and a wide variety of obstacles (ie creeks, rivers, swamps, bushes, boulders, and steep rock surfaces).
Distance, duration and elevation: At least 12 km, and more than 7 hours, with at least 1500 meters gain in elevation per day.