Hiking & walking accommodation in France
Mountainbug
based: Haute Pyrenees, France
website: www.mountainbug.com
Newly-renovated
300 yr old house in the heart of the mountain village of Bareges in the French
Pyrenees. Beautiful scenery and trails right from the house. En-suite bedrooms,
spacious lounge with wood-burning stove, equipment store and patio/garden. Close
to the bakery, grocery, sports shops and lively bars and restaurants. Your hosts
are two European Mountain Leaders, on hand for guiding and local advice. Group
discounts available.
Responsibletravel.com
website: Responsibletravel
Walker friendly accommodation in France; a selection of B&B's, guesthouses, self-catering properties, hotels, hostels and chalets which cater for the needs of walkers and which are located in the prime hiking and walking areas.
Brezehan Bed and Breakfast
based: Brittany, France
website: www.bnb-brittany.com
B&B accommodation near Commana, a beautiful hiking area. For the walker there are hundreds of kilometers of hiking path in the Monts d'Arree, trail maps of various length available on the website.
Jardin du Segala B&B
based: Lot, France
website: www.jardin-segala.com
Complete walking packages based in a delightful farmhouse B&B in the Lot region. The package includes accommodation and meals together with fully researched hiking maps and comprehensive written directions.
La Colline Verte
based: Pyrenees, France
website: www.gite-colline-verte.com
Walkers hostel in the French Pyrenees, sleeping up to 25 in private rooms and a dormitory, English spoken. Located near the cirque de Cagateille and the GR10 trans-pyrenean walking trail.
Mulcares in the Pyrenees
based: Pyrenees, France
website: www.mulcares.com
Stylish, comfortable walker friendly self-catering accommodation in the heart of the Pyrenees, South West France. Cauterets offers rewarding walks for all ages and abilities with more than 100 marked footpaths. Mountain guides can be arranged to create tailor-made treks.
Simply Morzine
based: Rhone Alps, France
website: www.simply-morzine.co.uk
Family-run company offering walking holidays in Morzine in the French Alps. They combine superb locations with luxury accommodation including 4-star chalets, self-catered apartments and a French chalet-hotel. Guided walks with local French guides, or independent walking using their extensive collection of maps and routes, allow you to discover fabulous alpine scenery.
Tindleys B&B in the Ariege
based: Ariege Pyrenees, France
website: www.tindleys.com
Tindleys specialise in bed and breakfast for walkers, be it one of the Grand Randonnees or easier day walks. They will offer route suggestions, maps, guidebooks and other services. The area is a walker's paradise, with trails to suit all abilities, several of which start directly from the accommodation.
Tyanda
based: Brittany, France
website: brittany-holidays.chez-alice.fr
Holiday accommodation for walkers in the Blavet River Valley of southern Brittany. Walking routes and maps are provided, including a series of circular day walks. Walking groups can be accommodated and minibus drop-offs at walk start points.
Hiking & walking accommodation in Germany
Gasthof zur Linde
located: Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
website: Gasthof zur Linde
Cosy, traditional guesthouse accommodation welcomes hikers; the owners are always keen to pass on their knowledge of the area. The guest house offers single rooms, doubles and twins and has a drying room and laundry facilities. For walkers there are over 160 km of unspoiled hiking trails around Dobel.
Lower Harz Country Estate
located: Lower Harz, Thuringia, Germany
website: Lower Harz
Self-catering log house accommodation in the walker's paradise of Friedrichsbrunn in the heart of the Harz National Park. This country estate holiday park has comfortable log houses in a variety of sizes and with many beautiful walking trails nearby. The holiday park boasts the largest log cabin restaurant in the world, as well as a bowling alley, table football, billiards and a playground.
Pension Williams
based: Seebach, Schwarzwald, Germany
website: www.pension-williams.com
Small, walker friendly, family-run pension/hotel in the village of Seebach in Germany's Black Forest. The Black Forest is a haven for hiking and walking at all levels, with hundreds of kilometres of well-marked paths. The hotel can provide walking maps and packed lunches. Larger walking/hiking groups are also welcome.
Hiking & walking accommodation in Italy
Casa La Rocca
located: L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
website: Casa La Rocca
Apartment in a restored farmhouse at the south end of the Sulmona valley. It sleeps four, in two bedrooms, and has its own entrance into the kitchen/living room with a shady porch running along the back. This is a great walking area with an extensive network of trekking and hiking trails. Detailed advice is available from the owner, a walking guide author with a wide knowledge of the Abruzzo mountains.
Casa Castagna
located: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
website: Casa Castagna
Rustic, 3-bedroom (sleeps 8) self-catering house in a hamlet in the Appenines, a great base for a walking holiday. The Appennines have an excellent network of well marked hiking trails and a recognised national walking route passes by the cottage, taking hikers up to high mountain ridges with stunning panoramic views.
Pianazzola Self-Catering
located: Pianazzola, Chiavenna, Lombardy, Italy
website: Pianazzola Self Catering
Three-bedroom self-catering holiday home on the Swiss/Italian border at the end of the beautiful Engadina valley. The property has three bedrooms, sleeps six people max, and welcomes walkers and hikers. The owners have produced detailed written route cards for the best hikes in this excellent walking area, ranging from short strolls in the valley to strenuous hikes in the mountains.
Dolomites Inn
based: Canazei, Trento, Italy
website: dolomitesinn.com
3-star hotel with walking and hiking from the door. From easy low-level walks in the valley to exhilarating mountain treks in the Dolomites, there are Nordic walking trails and up-lift via the ski lifts for high level walking with breath-taking views.
Villa San Raffaello
based: Le Marche, Italy
website: www.villasanraffaello.com
Italian villa with four self-catering apartments of various sizes, ideally positioned for walking holidays. The villa is on the edge of the Sibillini Mountains National Park, an area dissected by a network of walking trails and old mule tracks. Detailed hiking itineraries and maps are provided.
Hiking & walking accommodation in Portugal
Minho B&B
located: Minho, Portugal
website: Minho B&B
Bed and breakfast accommodation on an organic farm in Northern Portugal, all guest bedrooms have a private bathroom and the house has a guest kitchen, swimming pool and laundry. For walkers there two major hiking areas nearby, including the beautiful wilderness areas of the Serra de Geres National Park. The B&B provides hikers information and maps for route planning.
Quinta do Rio Dao
based: Viseu, Portugal
website: www.quintadoriodao.com
Lakeside family hotel and cottages in the mountain region of Portugal, offering the choice of rooms, cottages or an apartment. Walker friendly, they offer detailed descriptions of walking trails in the Serra da Estrela, Acor, Caramulo and Bussaco areas.
Simply Salema
based: Algarve, Portugal
website: www.simply-salema.co.uk
Family-run company offering tailor-made walking holidays at their privately owned beachfront villa with heated pool in Salema on Portugal's Western Algarve. Perfect for a walking/rambling club or group of friends, Simply Salema offer guided and independent walks on routes and trails throughout the surrounding national park, coastline, forests and hills.
Hiking & walking accommodation in Switzerland
Stille Sporthotel
located: St.Moritz-Bad, St. Moritz, Switzerland
website: Stille Sporthotel
Simple walker friendly hotel accommodation located next the forest and surrounded by mountains, glaciers and lakes. The hotel welcomes hikers and gives access to a vast choice of hiking routes in the Engadin/St. Moritz area. Use the aerial cableways to access the the mountains and enjoy the panoramic hikes.
