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Another recommended “urban walk”.
This one I saw in the comments on a post on Modern Hiker.
The southern end of the Barbary Coast Trail begins at the Old U.S. Mint in the heart of downtown. From there it heads north, weaving its way through San Francisco’s most vibrant and historic neighborhoods to Aquatic Park.
Walking […]

We have no urban pathways on our list of the best hikes in the world.
Perhaps we should have.
On a stopover in San Antonio, Texas, recently, I did the River Walk (Paseo del Rio). Beautiful.

original - flickr - Stephen Witherden
I did it at night. Quite late. Most of the restaurants were already closed so […]

hiking over hong kong

Originally uploaded by JesseWarren.

Surprisingly, tiny Hong Kong offers some terrific hiking.
I’ve done day hikes on some of the islands. One of our contributors recently did a long day hike on the mainland.
Of course combining hiking with one of the most photogenic […]