Great tips! Thank you!!
I've done a couple of 1-2 weeks hikes with my dog and tent. Now I plan on doing the GR11 with him, a 900km trail across the Pyrenees in Europe.
Welcoming tips and lessons learned on doing longer hikes with your furry friend :)
I'll also share mine as I go.
I've done numerous 1-2 week hikes now with my dog (a Basque shepherd dog). He loves it!
Now we are planning to do the GR11, a trail of about 900KM.
We'll take it super easy and I have a back up plan in case he is struggling.
Curious to hear about your experience hiking with a dog! Thanks!
Epic! If you need help with the crossing borders travelling by sailboat, I'm the resource :) Happy to help!
The GR131 in the Canary Islands (Spain, Europe) is pretty cool! And good timing for that. But not US ;)
This year I plan my first really long thru-hike, as in longer than 200Km. I'll go do the GR 11 across the Pyrenees together with dog :) It's about 900km.
I hiked it last year. It had been destroyed on many parts because of hurricane Maria but last year we went for it and completed the full trail. It's 180 KM and roughly takes 12 Days. Here's a film we made about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2etYV_xQ-hw&t=2652s
The Waitukubuli National Trail in Dominica! It had been destroyed on many parts because of hurricane Maria but last year we went for it and completed the full trail. It's 180 KM and roughly takes 12 Days. Here's a film we made about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2etYV_xQ-hw&t=2651s
We made a docu film on Hiking the Waitukubuli National Trail, the Caribbeans longest trail. A wild epic jungle trail. Some said we were the first ones to hike it since Hurricane Maria in 2017. You find it for free on the tube, called '12 Days on Foot' Enjoy :)
The hike I'll do has towns on the way for resupply and lots of streams and rivers. But yeah, food will be heavy for a few days. I rather don't have him carry it. I'll go ultralight as much as I can. Also, I arrange for a friend in the zone who can take over my campervan and that'll be a back-up plan and resupply base.
Who has done a long-distance hike with your dog? Lessons learned?
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