Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Kyrgyzstan is a fantastic hiking destination — BUT we wouldn’t recommend you trek there independently.
The Pamir Trail is a proposed 1000km+ route. A work in progress.
Jan Baaker, author of Cicerone Trekking in Tajikistan, hopes to connect the entire route soon.
Shorter and logistically easier to organize, is the Heights of Alay Mountains trail.
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Take your significant hiking parter on a trail today.
Kalalau Trail, on the Na Pali Coast of Kaua‘i is one of our top 10 coastal hikes in the world.
Francis Hehle’s video will give you a good idea of what the trail is like.
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For details, click over to our Kalalau Trail information page.
The most famous hiking adventure in Canada is the West Coast Trail out of Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island.
Port Renfrew is also the trailhead for the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail — yet no reservation is required. It’s the best back-up plan if you can’t get a reservation for the WCT.
And it’s open year round, unlike the WCT which closes in winter.
Be prepared for serious mud and rain.
Vancouver Island experts MB Guiding have a Juan de Fuca Marine Trail Guide online.
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IF you plan to hike Juan de Fuca, be sure to read our Juan de Fuca Information page. Especially details on the tides.
This is one of our best hikes in North America.
Here’s a list of some of the established hikes known to have caused deaths and injuries in the past.
Of course if you are experienced and cautious, I’d call most of them ‘safe’.
Of the list, I’ve done these myself and would recommend them.
El Caminito I’d call SUPER safe in 2025.
Huayna Picchu is a bit sketchy. A couple of days before I climbed, a tourist from Russia was killed by lightning.
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BestHike.com is a starting point for deciding where to do a multi-day hike.
BEST starting point is our top 10 lists.
If that doesn’t work, click on one of our Continent lists ➙ North America, for example.
Once inspired to do some planning, check this list on Backpacker.com.
Lastly, try to convince one or more of your friends to join you. 😀
A recent study published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that increased physical activity (PA)—specifically daily walks—can increase life expectancy ….
“If all individuals were as active as the top 25% of the population, Americans over the age of 40 could live an extra 5.3 years […] on average,” the study reads.
And if the least active individuals in the study spent an additional 111 minutes walking each day, they could extend their life expectancy by up to 11 years. …
This site features the best independent hikes.
And we did hike our #1 trek in South America independently in 2005.
It wasn’t easy.
Adam and Kathryn signed on for a guided trek with AB Expeditions — and were VERY happy with the experience.
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Mowser lives in Tasmania, a very challenging hiking climate.
Over his 30+ years hiking and guiding, he’s made many mistakes. And seen many more.
If you watch this entire video, I guarantee there will be some tips you’ll take to heart for your next adventure.
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If you like those, here are a few more.
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I’ve done it only once — on a dare.
I was on the John Muir Trail in California.
Camping in a remote spot — far from any other people — I took off for about 45 minutes wearing only my hiking shoes.
Nude hiking, also known as naked walking or freehiking, is a sub-category of the modern form of social nudity. More popular in Europe than anywhere else.
Personally, I didn’t particularly enjoy hiking naked. And have not yet been tempted to try it again.
But if you want to know more, there’s an article on Planet Nude that explains the benefits:
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