Official page for Templar Trail, pilgrim path from France-Jerusalem pioneered 2006 by Brandon Wilson
For a first-hand account of what it's like to walk this life-changing trail, check out the Lowell Thomas Award-winning book "Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace." It's available in both paperback and e-book in English or German by Brandon Wilson. Available on Amazon.com, at Barnes & Noble, or your favorite bookshop.
12/04/2024
Sadly, hiking within Israel is still dangerous and walking across Syria is not to be even considered. However, if you are following the Templar Trail, there are still nine countries that are more welcoming: France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Cyprus. The stages are posted on this page.
22/12/2023
23/10/2023
Sadly, pilgrim travel to Israel is unsafe at this time. Let us pray for peace in these uncertain days.
30/04/2022
Your daily moment of quietude: In the deafening silence of the vast Turkish plains, I discovered beauty in the simplest of everyday life on the Templar Trail. (text © from Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace)
29/04/2022
Your daily moment of quietude: While hiking the Templar Trail thru Turkey, I discovered this solemn monument to famous Turks in a village. I paused to take a photo. Suddenly, out of nowhere, this boy appeared and, to my surprise, he posed striking a double salute. It totally made my day!
16/04/2022
Your daily moment of quietude: A highlight of my walk on the Templar Trail was finally arriving in Jerusalem after a five month sojourn on foot from France. In light of the season, here are a few photos not included and text from my book about my arrival at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Peace be with us all.
08/11/2021
Per request, we're reposting the stages of the Templar Trail in three downloadable jpgs. These include stage names, approx. distances, and approx. gps locations. We hope this is helpful. The book, Along the Templar Trail, provides a day-to-day narrative of the pilgrimage from Dijon, France to Jerusalem. (Keep in mind, all activities include a certain amount of risk. The author and publisher disclaim any responsibility and liability for injury, harm or illness that may occur through or by use of any information in our books or on this website.)
21/08/2021
Your daily moment of quietude, seaside in Antalya, Turkey, taken on the Templar Trail, a walking pilgrimage from France to Jerusalem.
16/08/2021
Your daily moment of quietude. Early morning pilgrimage trek on the Templar Trail, France. For more, visit Brandon Wilson, Author/ Explorer.
13/04/2020
Thanks to everyone who recently joined us here. Enjoy this period of quiet contemplation. Tell me what you’d like to see on this page. Stay safe and well.
For those curious about the Templar Trail pilgrimage route to Jerusalem, I’ve just posted details, stages and GPS points. Ultreya!
24/10/2018
Happy hump day, everyone. This week I had a chance to reconnect with an old friend on Maui, Cindy Paulos, and talk to her radio listeners about my secret travel tips, walking the , sauntering on pilgrimage trails, my travel books, and life in France. It airs on KAOI in December, but you can listen in today at: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-r7k5y-9cc7f0
Travel Angel Show Interviews done by Cindy Paulos with Inspirational people about their adventures in life. Hundreds of interviews dealing with travel, and Spiritual subject.