Talk:E5
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A new article was created to overwrite the disambugation page. I have copied the text below and restored the disambugation page. If this is a new article then can I suggest it be E5 (Long Distance Track) or some such.
The E5 (E for European) is a far distance track running form the French Atlantic coast in Brittany over the Alps towards Verona in Italy. The trail is one of 11 actually existing European far distance tracks. It is tagged over the whole distance of 3200 km. The most common is the last part of the path crossing Europe’s highest mountains from Lace Constance towards Italy (600 km, around 30 days). Even at this part, where the greatest highs have to be coped there is no need for climbing experience. Although, to be well equipped for the supposable case of bad weather and good fitness as well as some hiking experience are a need to master the distance.
France
The E5 starts just like the E9 in Pointe du Raz in the north west of France. After a small curve along the channel coast it is running inland past Versailles and following the Seine to Dijon. After traversing the Vosges the trail reaches the Lace Constance.
Swiss
Past the Rheinfall the E5 is going along the southern bank of Lake Constance untill it reaches Rheineck.
Austria
Starting in Bregenz, the trail is leading further east. After the first strenuous ascent the Staufner hut and the German border are reached.
Germany
After following the grout the real alpine stage starts right after Oberstdorf down in the valley. Right here most of the E5 travelers start their track. After 50 km the trail crosses the Austrian border after the Kemptner hut.
Austria
The most strenuous as well as spectacular part of the track (175 km) crosses the Allgäuer, Lechtaler and Ötztaler Alps. The route leads the traveler past the Memminger hut towards Zams and afterwards over the Geigenkamm and Kaunergrat into the Pitztal. Behind Mittelberg the route crosses the Pitztaler Joch, the top point of the track (2995m), before reaching the Italian border near the Timmelsjoch.
Italy
The E5 now goes past the Heilig Kreuz Spitze and the Hohe Warte towards Merano and Bolzano, where some travelers may disapperar. The trail is getting less mountainous from here, but there are still more than 12 hard days of walking from here to reach Verona. The track leads the traveler along the west flank of the Dolomiti past the health resort Lévico Terme and over the history-charged Pasúbio massif towards the final destination Verona.
I added the following to the article... * E=5, whereas, E is simply the 5th letter in an alphanumeric code (gematria) of A=1...Z=26 74.225.132.158 (talk) 14:34, 1 May 2011 (UTC) Brad Watson, Miami