They avoided soggy feet by following the contours of the land rather than blazing a trail across rivers and streams .
Soldiers , merchants and pilgrims have passed this way for centuries , travelling from other parts of Scandinavia to central and southern Europe .
Soldiers avoided soggy feet by following the contours of the land rather than blazing a trail across rivers and streams .
Soldiers , merchants and pilgrims have passed this way for centuries , travelling from other parts of Scandinavia to central and southern Europe .