LET’S GO
The Sultans Trail is a 2500 km long-distance hiking and cycling trail from Vienna to Istanbul. It takes an average person 15 weeks to complete the entire Sultans Trail. Cyclists need around 4 weeks to do so.
East meets West
Contrary to its past, then a path of conquest, the Sultans Trail nowadays is a path of peace, a meeting place for people of different faiths, cultures and backgrounds. That’s why we choose consciously to let this Sultans Trail, a European Cultural Route, run back from Vienna to Istanbul, from conquest to “collaboration in diversity”.
IMPRESSIONS
Serbia, Smederevo Fortress
Cyclists
Hungary, Budapest Gülbaba
Gülbaba Budapest
Sven Jense, Nichon Glerum & Jacky
Hikers
Istanbul
Total distance in km
Sections
Countries
Monuments
Natural reserves
SPECIAL EVENTS
2022
HIKING TRIP
In 2022 we organise a promotional tour along the Sultans Trail. We’ll walk the entire trail in two periods.
2023
CYCLING TRIP
Our Sultans Cycling Trail developers invite you to join them on an exciting summer tour, from Vienna to Istanbul, in 38 days.
STORY ROOM
Stories and blogs from our Sultans Trail hikers and cyclists. Like to share your adventure as well? Please contact us.
Check here out all of our stories and blogs.
Myrthe on the Sultans Trail
When I was thinking about taking a few months off from work and decided that I wanted to do a hiking or biking trail, I started to search through the internet for trails. Santiago de Compostela was an option, but I actually wanted to do something different….
Jagna, Through the Balkans
“You are going to hike for three months? Through the Balkans?? ALONE???”
Having confirmed each of these questions with a “yes”, I could almost always expect to hear one of the following exclamations: “Are you not afraid? Alone, as a woman, from Vienna to Bulgaria?”
Contradictions by Maarten Mols
I look back with great satisfaction on my cycling adventure from Gemert to Istanbul. From April 25 to July 1, I was on the road. Distance wise it was almost a double Sultans Trail. First about 2000 km to get from Gemert via Prague to Vienna. From there to Istanbul was another 2000 km. A journey full of fascinating contradictions.
