After five and a half months and more than 3,900 real kilometers (including detours, filming, and other extra miles), the time had finally come — the first complete thru-hike of the Nord Süd Trail was accomplished. With the hike itself

They say the first step is always the hardest — and for the Nord Süd Trail, that moment came on April 20, 2020. That’s when the trail’s initiator, Soulboy, set off along the Heidschnuckenweg. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,

On February 20, 2020, the time had finally come – the trail and the entire project were officially presented to the public. In a 30-minute video, the idea, the motivation behind the trail, and the planned route were explained and

By the end of 2019, the first official route of the Nord Süd Trail was completed. At that time, the trail stretched over a total distance of 3,382 kilometers. In addition to newly created sections, many well-known regional long-distance hiking trails

In early 2019, work began on finalizing the trail’s route and overall appearance. A website was to be created, and the idea of the trail introduced on the YouTube channel “Soultrails.” Designing the logo—which would also become the official trail

By the end of 2018, work on the project had slowed down. Then, purely by chance, YouTuber Soulboy came across Christof Herrmann’s project “Deutschland der Länge nach” (“Germany Lengthwise”), in which Herrmann hiked from Germany’s southernmost to its northernmost point.After

In early 2018, the first route drafts were created. The original starting and finishing points were planned to be the Nordertor in Flensburg and the Imperia statue in Konstanz.Back then, the trail also passed through the Teutoburg Forest.But something was

It was here, on the Rheinsteig, that the idea for a national long-distance hiking trail first began to take shape. Originally planned as training for the Appalachian Trail, YouTuber “Soulboy” realized how incredibly beautiful his own country truly is.But one