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1ST TREK

France and Belgium

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Germany Moselle to Heidelberg

Germany Black Forest

Switzerland

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2ND TREK

Holland

Germany Munsterland to Brandenburg

Germany Brandenburg to Saxony

Czech Republic

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3RD TREK

France Calais to Normandy

France Normandy to Creuse

France Creuse to Correze

France Correze to Aveyron

France Aveyron to Haute Provence

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Across Flanders fields

TREKKERS TRANSEUROTREK 1

The trekking group varied in size between two and ten.

Colin Roberts walked the whole way and the following completed large stretches: Geoff Williams, Ann Rutherford, Andrew Rutherford, Nick Baldwin, Mark Dowdney, Linda Smith. Smaller sections were walked by Nick Martyn, Nicky Road, Stephen Hopwood, Maureen Donnelly, Leisha Fullick, Moira Terrett, Kedrun Martyn, Peter Gluckman, Amanda Odd, Mary Weller, Keith Weller.

FIRST SECTION - Friday 21 February to Sunday 2 March 2003 Dunkerque (France) to Geraardsbergen (Belgium-Flanders) - 210 Km. Colin Roberts, Geoff Williams, Nick Martyn, Andrew Rutherford. Nick Baldwin first three days. Leisha Fullick last three days.

SECOND SECTION - Thursday 18 to Saturday 27 September 2003 Geraardsbergen (Flanders) to Huy (Wallonie) – 196 Km. Colin Roberts & Geoff Williams. Nick Baldwin all but last two days. Ann & Andrew Rutherford all but last day. Nick Martyn first four days. Linda Smith one day.

THIRD SECTION – Saturday 22 November to Sunday 1 December 2003 Huy (Belgium-Wallonie) to Diekirch (Luxembourg-Ardennes) – 187 Km. Colin Roberts, Ann & Andrew Rutherford. Geoff Williams first 6 days. Linda Smith & Moira Terrett 2 days. Nick & Kedrun Martyn 1 day.

FOURTH SECTION Friday 5 to Sunday 14 March 2004 Diekirch (Luxembourg-Ardennes) to Waldhölzbach (Germany-Saarland) - 172 Km. Colin Roberts, Geoff Williams & Nick Baldwin. Ann & Andrew Rutherford joined after first 3 days. Peter Gluckman & Amanda Odd last two days.

FIFTH SECTION Tuesday 13 to Wednesday 21 July 2004 Losheim (Germany-Saarland) to Schlangenbad (Germany-Pfalz Rheinland) - 190 Km. Colin Roberts, Andrew Rutherford & Geoff Williams

SIXTH SECTION Friday 10 to Sunday 19 December 2004 Bacharach (Germany - Rheinland Pfalz) to Bad Mingolsheim (Baden-Wurttemberg) - 189 Km. Colin Roberts & Mark Dowdney. Geoff Williams & Nick Baldwin to Neustadt. Mary & Keith Weller one day from Speyer to Bad Mingolsheim

SEVENTH SECTION Friday 4 to Thursday 10 March 2005 Bad Mingolsheim (Baden-Wurttemberg) to Kaltenbronn (Baden-Wurttemberg) - 104 Km. Colin Roberts, Andrew Rutherford, Nick Baldwin & Geoff Williams. Ann Rutherford & Linda Smith from Bad Mingolsheim to Pforzheim.

EIGHTH SECTION Wednesday 13 to Saturday 23 April 2005 Kaltenbronn (Baden-Wurttemberg) to Titisee (Baden-Wurttemberg) – 170 Km. Colin Roberts & Linda Smith.

NINTH SECTION Saturday 3 to Wednesday 21 September 2005 Titisee (Schwarzwald-Germany) to Bellinzona (Ticino-Switzerland) – 386 Km. Colin Roberts, Linda Smith, Ann & Andrew Rutherford & Mark Dowdney. Mark & Keith Weller from Güttingen to Wil. Peter Gluckman from Güttingen to Wattwil. Nick Baldwin & Geoff Williams from Wil to Gürtnellen. Nicky Road & Stephen Hopwood from Hospental to Biasca.

TENTH SECTION Thursday 9 to Saturday 19 March 2006 Bellinzona (Ticino-Switzerland) to Besate (Lombardy-Italy) – 202Km. Colin Roberts, Linda Smith, Ann & Andrew Rutherford, Mark Dowdney. Nick Baldwin & Geoff Williams all but final day).

ELEVENTH SECTION Friday 6 to Saturday 14 October 2006 Besate (Lombardy-Italy) to Genoa (Liguria -Italy) – 174Km. Colin Roberts, Linda Smith, Mark Dowdney, Maureen Donnelly, Ann & Andrew Rutherford, Nick Baldwin & Geoff Williams. Nicky Road & Stephen Hopwood from Tortona to Vittoria.

Trekkers on their first day alongside the canal outside Dunkirk
The trekkers walk into a bitter wind in frosty weather in Belgium
Geoff in shorts, sweat band and fine weather in beautiful green country north of Huy
Picnic stop in Belgium
Colin has a blister at last
Andrew struggles through deep snow in the Black Forest
Linda - back after both hips replaced
Ann leads the trekkers along a sunny track in northern Italy
Ann & Andrew under umbrella in the Po plain
Mark stops for a moment Colin rests after a climb through the snow in the Alps Model trekkers in Switzerland The trekkers on the side of Lake Zurich Nick on the heights above Genoa Trekkers about to leave the Agriturismo on the final leg to Genoa