Micro-adventures for the weekend in France – #UnitedBySummits
Hiking Collection by adidas TERREX
14
Tours
142:23 h
253 mi
54,800 ft
There are a thousand reasons to go on an adventure. Reconnecting with nature or with oneself are two of the best. But sometimes, hiking is also a way to connect worlds and generations and to bring passionate people together.
In this Collection, we’ve explored the four corners of France to find unifying ‘summits’ to offer you, in a series of 14 hikes. These summits are not necessarily mountain peaks but often represent examples where nature or humanity continue to unite people.
These places can take many forms. A refuge on the Mont Blanc massif, which allows the world of hiking and mountaineering to come together. A passage in the Pyrenees, the Brèche de Roland, which opens a door between France and Spain. That of a semaphore, at the tip of Finistère, which links sailors to the mainland. Or that of a Himalayan footbridge, the longest in France, which draws a line above the Lignon gorges.
In the Collection, you reach each of these summits on a two-day itineraries, which you can do on a weekend. Hikers of all types, rookies, recreationalists, strollers, naturalists, seasoned sportsmen and women, you’ll find a route to suit you and to feed your enthusiasm.
The proposed walks sometimes take the form of a loop, sometimes a one-way trip from point A to point B. Most are accessible by public transport, but a few routes are more easily accessible by car.
Once you’ve chosen your summit, all you have to do is pack your bag before setting off on your adventure. Practical information, such as what to bear in mind when packing, is included in the Tour descriptions.
To guide you through the kind of terrain you’ll meet in this Collection, we've created the new TERREX Freehiker 2, a versatile shoe ideal for multi-day Tours. It gives you confidence and comfort on all types of terrain, thanks to its Continental rubber outsole, which provides you grip on wet ground. The BOOST technology in our midsoles provides propulsion to relieve your muscles and joints, while the high cut is designed to give your ankles confidence. In addition, the shoe is made of at least 50% natural and recycled materials, as we consider it our duty to preserve resources and avoid plastic waste. Find out more here: adidas.co.uk/men-terrex_free_hiker. To see our entire women's hiking collection, click on the link at the bottom of the page. The TERREX Freehiker 2 is also available in a GORE-TEX version. Mesh reinforcements all around the shoe make your TERREX Freehiker 2 a durable ally.
So from astonishing views of Mont Blanc to other inspiring ‘summits’, this Collection awaits!
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Tours & Highlights
- Expert09:5020.1 mi2.0 mph3,375 ft3,350 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
Stories, tales and legends, what could be more unifying and unifying. We all like to believe in stories. On this path, along the bends of the Meuse, we suggest you take part of the Ardennes legends path. There are traces and, according to the locals, proofs, throughout the Ardennes Regional Natural Park…
- Expert07:1016.0 mi2.2 mph1,000 ft1,000 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
The Trois Pignons massif, in the heart of the Fontainebleau forest, has always been a natural gathering place for lovers of Parisian outdoor sports in search of wide open spaces. Already in the golden age of mountaineering, mountaineers came to train on the 25 Bosses circuit. Even today, climbers, trail…
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- Expert10:0919.5 mi1.9 mph4,575 ft4,325 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
Like all the fortified castles that line the Vosges peaks from Colmar to Wissembourg, the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle was once divided: it protected and marked the former Franco-German border. Its enclosure and its privileged position, since it is the highest of the fortified castles in Alsace, even make…
- Expert11:5520.8 mi1.7 mph5,450 ft5,450 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
What is more unifying than the history of humanity, than the traces of our oldest ancestors? This micro-adventure takes you to the Neolithic, to the Bronze Age, and more precisely to the Vallée des Merveilles in the heart of the Mercantour. There are more than 40,000 prehistoric rock carvings here that…
- Expert13:4617.3 mi1.3 mph7,250 ft7,300 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
The mountaineer and writer, Gaston Rébuffat said of the high mountains that they are “out of this world”. The Albert 1er refuge reconnects the worlds. It creates a link between the mountain pastures and the mountain of mountaineering. It allows you to admire the heights, the glaciers, to dream of going…
- Expert06:3314.5 mi2.2 mph1,650 ft1,275 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Welcome to the country of the Sucs, these dormant volcanoes of Auvergne. It is between them that the Lignon gorges meander. This canyon is also protected under the Natura 2000 biodiversity label. It is therefore difficult to find trails that allow you to venture into the gorges. The Himalayan footbridge…
- Expert11:5518.7 mi1.6 mph6,050 ft6,050 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
This micro-adventure immerses you in the depths of the Cirque d'Archiane, on the Vercors vulture circuit. This circuit, which crosses the biological reserve of Archiane, clings to the Hauts-Plateaux du Vercors and benefits from its natural and wild richness. Its huge mountain pine forest and its rich…
- Expert13:1318.5 mi1.4 mph5,875 ft6,875 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
In terms of summit, it is difficult to do better in France than Mont Blanc. But beyond its 4,808 meters above sea level, this monument is a beacon for all mountain and outdoor sports enthusiasts. From the Vosges, the Jura, the Ecrins, the Vanoise, the Bauges or even the Vercors, everyone has their eyes…
- Expert05:5912.6 mi2.1 mph875 ft900 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
This tour of Pays Bigouden takes you to the doorstep of the Pointe du Raz semaphore. This 19th century building, rehabilitated into a communication post and a state-of-the-art meteorological station, all on an exceptional natural site, connects sailors to the world, and the ocean to land.
In addition…
- Expert14:5017.7 mi1.2 mph7,100 ft7,100 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
La Brèche de Roland is not just a simple pass. It's a wide-open door — 40 meters wide — between France and Spain. It is a passage between the valley and the high mountains. Between the National Parks of the Pyrenees and Ordesa y Monte Perdido. Between the green surroundings of the Cirque de Gavarnie…
- Expert07:4018.6 mi2.4 mph375 ft375 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
This forest is not just a large forest area, it is a natural monument protected and managed by the Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park. It is an important area of biodiversity but it is also a founding area of the identity of the inhabitants of the Landes. It is in their culture, in their genes…
- Expert10:0921.1 mi2.1 mph3,225 ft3,225 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.
Two days of hiking around the Millau Viaduct, that's the micro-adventure we're offering you here. French engineering spans the Tarn valley to unite and unite two plateaus, that of Causse Rouge and that of Causse du Larzac; two cities, Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers; two natural parks, the Grands Causses…
- Expert10:4723.8 mi2.2 mph2,550 ft2,575 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
This micro-adventure takes you to the Gorges du Doubs, on the Franco-Swiss border. The site is sublime, preserved, hidden. But then why this repulsive name: the Ladders of Death. You will understand. Who says border, says customs. Who says customs, says contraband. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the…
- Expert08:2713.4 mi1.6 mph5,450 ft4,775 ftExpert Hiking Tour. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
A passage dug in the middle of a cliff? The way to the mast is no less than that. From the outset, the project was to make an isolated forest accessible, with the aim of exploiting the trees whose trunks are renowned for their perfect verticality. A godsend for the masts of Louis XV's naval fleet.
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Collection Stats
- Tours14
- Distance253 mi
- Duration142:23 h
- Elevation54,800 ft
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