Que dire de cette aventure hors normes. Parcourir la France à pied a été un réel bonheur pour nous deux. C'est l'aventure d'une vie où on apprend à se connaître, à se découvrir, et rencontrer des personnes passionnantes et formidables. Grosse pensée à toutes les personnes qu'on a croisées sur le sentier. La montagne nous manque, on y retournera pour en découvrir encore davantage !

Waow ! Je me sens si heureuse et chanceuse d'avoir vécu ce moment de vie en nature. Je me suis sentie pleinement vivante, libre, connectée et émerveillée. Je souhaite à toustes de vivre une intensité de vie telle. J'ai trouvé merveilleux de voir les paysages se transformer au fil de mes pas et ce que j'ai préféré a été de vivre dehors : marcher, respirer, bivouaquer. Ca permet de créer un lien unique avec la nature et les animaux. Je me souviendrai toujours du coucher de soleil en haut du Mont Thabor, un spectacle qui m'a bouleversée d'émotion avec les nuages qui vont et vienne, cette couleur intense du soleil doré, avec la vue à 360 sur les massifs alentours. Maintenant, je sais que je souhaite intégré ce mode de vie en itinérance à ma vie quotidienne, je repars avec ce joli cadeau et de nouvelles amitiés. Pour moi, l'Hexatrek c'est VIVRE et que ça fait du bien !

We, that is Koni and Lea, loved the Hexatrek: the mountainous areas, the freedom and the food, especially the cheese! For us it was a challenging adventure that brought us closer together. We really enjoyed talking to people on the way, whether they were locals or other hikers. It was really worth to refresh our French before the hike so we could engage with the locals. We had a saying during the hike: "There will always be another pleasant surprise around the corner!" and that's what we cherished. We found plenty of local cheese stalls and surprise village festivals on the way. Our beloved tradition was to celebrate with a local cheese fondue after each stage. During the hike we tried to get as much variety in our food as possible and got very creative with inventing new hiking dishes, such as Roquefort soy creme pasta. In the end we couldn't finish all of the Hexatrek in 2024 due to snow and injuries, so we came back to finish the missing part, the Alps, in 2025 and it was just as much fun as when we left in the year before.

It took me longer than I imagined to come here and write this form, maybe because writing it felt like placing a final point on a journey that is still very much alive within me. Walking from Wissembourg to Hendaye was never an ending — it was a beginning. Those who know me know I had never done hikes longer than a weekend. Still, walking has always been my way of discovering places and people. Choosing the HexaTrek as my first long hike was one of the best decisions of my life. The landscapes are among the most beautiful I have ever seen — what a privilege France holds. If there is one word that defines this journey for me, it is courage. Rooted in the French word cœur — heart — courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting from your deepest self, guided by values, intuition, and love. It is choosing vulnerability and taking authentic steps even when fear, exhaustion, or uncertainty are present. That was the word I felt the most while crossing paths with strangers along the way, in every small gesture, every look, every quiet act of kindness. It was the best time of my life. Time to listen to the birds, the wind, and the silence of the mountains. Time of presence. And this time was never lonely. I am deeply grateful to my best friend and love, Cam, for inviting me into this journey and for walking beside me through every challenge and silence. To everyone who crossed our path — you know who you are — you are forever in our prayers. You will never feel completely ready to start. So my advice is simple: go. With every step, you discover yourself. When the body feels tired, the mind — and the heart — will guide you forward. I am proud to be the first Brazilian woman to complete the HexaTrek and hope many others will follow this path. And a final note to the French people I met along the way: don’t be afraid to speak English — you know more than you think. For us, it was a true pleasure to hear, through you, the beauty of your country.