E6 European long distance path

The E6 European long distance path or E6 path is one of the European long-distance paths from the northwest tip of Finland through Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria to the Adriatic coast in Slovenia. A second section starts again in Greece to finish in Turkey.

Responsible organisation: None

European Ramblers' Association doesn’t take the responsibility for E6 in Finland, because of no ERA Member Organisation in this country.

Some of the places passed on the north-to-south route include:

• Kilpisjärvi, Finland
• Kemi, Finland
• Tampere, Finland
• Turku, Finland
• Mariehamn, Finland

Responsible organisation: Svenska Turistforeningen

Some of the places passed on the north-to-south route include:

• Grisslehamn, Sweden (reached by ferry)
• Stockholm, Sweden
• the lake country of S Sweden
• Malmö, Sweden

Responsible organisation: Dansk Vandrelaug

Route

The E-path starts in Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen and follows the southern side of Copenhagen towards Roskilde.

An alternate E6 starts in Helsingør and follows Nordsjællandsruten to Roskilde. It goes through North Zealand and passes nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland.

From Roskilde the E-path follows partly the trail Skjoldungestien to Ringsted. From Ringsted to Korsør the E-path follows its own track. In Korsør you take the train over Great Belt to Nyborg, where the E-path continues south towards Svendborg, where it follows the trail Øhavsstien on the southern part of Fyn. Take the ferry from Svendborg to Ærøskøbing on the island Ærø and continue along Øhavsstien to Søby. Take the ferry from Søby to Fynshav, where you continue south to meet the Leading Quality Trail Gendarmstien. Follow Gendarmstien, passing Sønderborg and Gråsten towards Kruså.

The E-path is well documented on Waymarked Trails

The E-path is not well marked on Fyn !

External links

• European Ramblers Association data on E6 in Denmark

Responsible organisation: Deutsche Wanderverband

Some of the places passed on the north-to-south route include:

• Kiel, Germany
• Lübeck, Germany
• Fichtel Mountains, Germany
• Dreisesselberg, Germany

In Austria the E6 follows the routes of Nordwaldkammweg (from Dreisesselberg to Nebelstein) and Nord-Süd-Weitwanderweg 05 (North-South-Trail) to Eibiswald near the Slovenian border.

Some of the places passed on the north-to-south route include:

• Upper Austria:
  • Bad Leonfelden
  • Freistadt
• Lower Austria:
  • Nebelstein
  • Spitz an der Donau (200 m, lowest point in Austria)
  • Melk
  • Lackenhof / Ötscher
• Styria:
  • Mariazell
  • Hochschwab (2277 m, highest point in Austria)
  • Leoben
  • Gleinalpe
  • Koralpe
  • Eibiswald

External links

• European Ramblers Association data on E6 in Austria

Some of the places passed on the north-to-south route include:

• Radlje ob Dravi
• Koper
• Strunjan

Some of the places passed on the north-to-south route include:

• Igoumenitsa, Greece
• Florina, Greece
• Alexandroupoli, Greece

Some of the places passed on the north-to-south route include:

• Dardanelles, Turkey

Wikimedia Commons has media related to E6 European long distance path.

• E6 at the European Ramblers' Association
• Waymarkedtrails.com
• Kommission for European Footpaths in Slovenia
• Interactive map of E6 in Slovenia (Slovene language)