Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
We based our Fish River information page much on Stingy Nomad’s trip report:
Some guide books says this is the toughest hike in Africa …
Fish River is definitely a hike to add to your must do hiking list.
Total distance of Fish River canyon hike 86km, the river itself is longer but due to many shortcuts your walking distance is about 14km less. …
Click PLAY or watch some drone footage on YouTube.
Michael Atkinson places himself in the historic predicament of two stranded German aviators in 1932 to see if the his skills as a survival instructor, pilot and adventurer will allow him to escape to the nearest civilization.
It is a gripping film.
I learned a lot about surviving in the harsh Australian coastal wilderness.
The most remarkable feature of this documentary is its mode of filming. It is not performed by any film crew that follows his journey. It is single-handedly managed by Mike through drones and cameras so it preserves the natural element. The breathtaking pictures of the ocean, varied shades of the waters, flora and fauna of marine sea and the natural cliffs along the coast paint an excellent landscape for the viewers. It manages to take one to an unexplored world …
Watch the hour long documentary FREE on TubiTV.
Premiered February 2019.
VERY entertaining.
You might be able to find it on the National Geographic Channel.
In 2016 filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 750-mile journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon.
From the outset, the challenge was far more than they bargained for. More people have stood on the moon than have completed a continuous through hike of the Canyon.
… But their quest was more than just an endurance test – it was also a way to draw attention to the unprecedented threats facing one of our most revered landscapes. …
Uranium mines, tourist development, maintaining indigenous flora and fauna. Native peoples are interviewed thoughout.
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
After half a decade of legislative holdups, New Mexico’s White Sands National Monument has officially been designated a national park. …
The new designation will … have positive impacts on the surrounding community: a 2018 study found that turning monuments to national parks could increase visitation by 21 percent (about 100,000 more visitors) in the first five years and result in a $7.5 million increase in the local economy, mainly due to increased visibility. …
related – hiking White Sands National Monument (2017)
One of our top 10 day hikes in the world.
Only 20 hikers / day are allowed access. The BLM is considering an increase to a maximum of 96 per day .
Getting a permit is the BIG problem.
on the Utah-Arizona border, halfway between Page, Arizona and Kanab, Utah in the Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs WildernessAbove and slightly west of the Wave is what many call “the Second Wave“, which has fainter colours but is still of interest to most visitors and photographers.
Check our Wave information page.
For the next 10 days we’ll be rolling out our top 10 day hikes around the world.
Unique walks. Days you’ll remember for the rest of your life.
For example, exploring the “fairy chimney” rock formations of Cappadocia, Turkey. Göreme makes an ideal base.
Click over to our Göreme information page for details.
You can day hike here independently. But the multi-day trip must be guided.
Located west of the beach resort town of Hurghada, the Red Sea Mountain Trail is created from a network of ancient routes used by local Bedouin tribes over the years. Owned and operated by the Khushmaan clan of the Maaza, Egypt’s largest Bedouin tribe, the trail aims to bring travelers away from Egypt’s main tourist path and to the clan’s traditional territory. The trail benefits the Bedouin community by creating jobs and helping preserve the culture.
“We want the Red Sea Mountain Trail to diversify Hurghada’s tourism and create a space for slow, immersive travel in which the Bedouin can . . . communicate their rich knowledge of their homeland to outsiders,” …
Cost is about $80 / day and up.
Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles.
My favourite destination in Vegas is Red Rock Canyon.
It was Alistair Humphreys who first got me thinking about microadventures.
… short, simple, local, cheap – yet still fun, exciting, challenging, refreshing and rewarding. …
Visiting friends in west Vegas it was only about 10 miles to the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center on excellent dedicated cycling lanes.
I cycled from their house short of the Conservation Area, turning one street early into the Calico Basin (no fees).
You can access similar gorgeous wilderness while avoiding crowds, parking hassles and entrance fee.
For the first time ever I cycled out onto the Kraft Mountain trails.
It was busy with locals climbing the Kraft Boulders.
Aside from April wildflowers, it was typical Nevada desert.
I did see one large desert tortoise, Nevada’s State Reptile.
At dusk I set up my tent in a quiet, hidden spot.
Next morning starting at 5am I began hearing voices.
As it turned out I’d accidentally set-up close to an unmarked but popular local trail.
Oops.
Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
Known as the Araby Trail, a short day hike takes you up to the Bob Hope estate, a saucer-shaped home once owned by Hope and also at different times by Steve McQueen and William Holden.
Not far from the airport, the trail starts above a trailer park — somehow symbolic of the divide between rich and poor.
It’s about a 1,000-foot ascent over 1.6 miles one way to get to the top.
AKA Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve.
Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
I’d wild camped up high overlooking Palm Springs.
Next morning I headed for Coachella Valley Preserve before it got too hot.
Entrance by donation. Owned and well-managed by The Nature Conservancy, Bureau of Land Management, Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish & Game and California Department of Parks & Recreation
On the San Andreas fault-line, underground springs force water up to the surface.
Most visitors walk about 2 miles round-trip on the McCallum Trail to McCallum Grove.
It’s an interpretive walk with plant species identified.
I was told the Preserve was recently closed due to flooding — and wildlife quickly returned.
McCallum is closed, as well, during the heat of the summer (May 1 – Oct 1).
There are actually 28 miles of trails (easy to moderate) and I continued out into the desert out into Moon Country.
Almost immediately I ran into the first rattlesnake of my life.
There are plenty of lizards to keep them fed.
It was April — wildflower season — and I was lucky enough to see some.
I saw no other hikers climbing up into a dry wash. Most stick to the 2 mile loop.
If you get to Palm Springs, California, I highly recommend a visit.
Official site – CoachellaValleyPreserve.org
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