16 Countries
In order, Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Italy, France, Andorra, Spain.
6270km
From Cape Emine on the Black Sea in the East to Cape Finisterre on the Atlantic Ocean in the West, the TEAR pieces together over 30 named trails through the mountains.
1 Hiking Season
Starting in spring on April 24th, I walked for 6 and a half months, finishing on November 5th.
About the TEAR
The Trans-European Alpine Route (TEAR) is an unofficial hiking route put together by Dylan Ivens, which he hiked in 2019. The main idea behind this route is to cross the entirety of Europe, whilst trying to remain in the mountains where feasible. Dylan has an great website that does an excellent job of describing and showcasing the route. If you are interested in reading more, I highly recommend you take a look there.
The Route
This map shows the route I actually hiked in 2022 including side trips.
More Photos
I uploaded extra photos from my hike to this Google Photos album.
Blog Posts
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