Apply

Chapter 1

The Recon

We drove it first. Every hotel. Every pass. Every dinner.

Two sharp Alpine peaks in strong sun above a green valley and a stream, under a clear blue sky.

The route we took

10 stops, starting in Ghent.

  1. Stop 1

    Ghent

  2. Stop 2

    Cologne

    The dark Gothic front of Cologne Cathedral, its twin spires rising into an overcast sky.

  3. Stop 3

    Frankfurt

    A warmly lit hotel room, with a bed in the foreground and a silver car parked just outside the glass doors.

  4. Stop 4

    Zurich

    A grand hotel lounge with red armchairs, hanging lamps and tall arched windows.

  5. Stop 5

    Andermatt

    A mountain pass at dusk, with a small lake and a camper van under a deep blue sky.

  6. Stop 6

    Lake Maggiore

    Calm water on Lake Maggiore under a cloudy sky, with green mountains across the lake.

  7. Stop 7

    Lake Como

    Sunset over Lake Como, with a curved railing in the foreground and mountains across the water.

  8. Stop 8

    Monaco

    Monte-Carlo in Monaco in morning light, a grand building with twin towers, a clock and an iron canopy above marble steps.

  9. Stop 9

    Paris

    The Eiffel Tower lit gold at dusk against a deep blue sky, with trees on either side.

  10. Stop 10

    Back to the UK

The facts

Dates
September 2026
Miles
2,300
Countries
6

From the road

The Founders Run is next.

Apply to join the grid