Walks Worldwide had a brilliant idea. Could they link world class hikes in adjoining countries all the way around the globe and back to the UK?
Yes. 🙂
See the original.
(via Matador)
Around the World in 40 Hikes
151 best Backpacking & Hiking sites
As chosen by Happy to Survive.
Some of my personal favourites are listed. As well as BestHike.com. Twice! 🙂
21. Florida Hikes
36. Hike Bike Travel
52. Our Hiking Blog
67. The Hiking Life
106. Trailspotting
(via Adventure Blog)
top 10 coastal hikes worldwide?
by site editor Rick McCharles
updated April 2016
But what are the best coastal hikes anywhere?
#1) West Coast Trail, BC Canada
#2) Otter Trail, South Africa
#3) Abel Tasman Track, New Zealand
#4) Lost Coast Trail, California
#5) Thorsborne Trail, Australia
#7) Kalalau Trail, Kauai, Hawaii
#8) Pembrokeshire Coast Path, U.K.
#9) South Coast Track, Tasmania
10) Great Ocean Walk, Australia
Leave a comment if you have more to add to this list.
Canada’s West Coast Trail is so popular that many other alternatives have been developed nearby:
- North Coast Trail, Canada
- Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, Canada
- Nootka Trail, Canada
- Sunshine Coast Trail, Canada
What about Canada’s east coast?
- East Coast Trail, Newfoundland
- Fundy Footpath, New Brunswick
I’ve still yet to hike all of the Shipwreck Coast Trail (Rialto Beach to Shi Shi Beach) in Washington State.
Hiking is so popular and so well developed in the U.K. that there are many alternatives to the Pembrokeshire:
- South West Coast Path
- Cleveland Way
- Norfolk Coast Path
- Fife Coastal Path
- Arran Coastal Way
- Ayrshire Coastal Path
- Anglesey Coastal Path
- Causeway Coast Way
- Lecale Way
In Italy there are some classic short walks suggested by Andrea:
- Cinque Terre, Liguria
- Sentiero degli Dei, Costa Amalfitana
Other recommended in the past:
- Lycian Way, Turkey … by Geoff
- Easter Island coast … by Geoff
Australia must have more coastal hiking than any nation in the world. There are many good candidates including:
- Great South West Walk, Victoria, Australia … by Frank
- Thorsborne Trail, Queensland, Australia … by Ken
- Bibbulman Track, Western Australia … by Frank
- Cape to Cape Track, Australia
Personally, I liked the Queen Charlotte Track in New Zealand even better than the Abel Tasman.
And the Fisherman’s Trail, Rota Vicentina, Portugal is high on my personal life list.
related – Adventure Junkies – TOP 11 BEST COASTAL HIKES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO ENJOY IN 2016
wikiexplora Best Hikes of the World
wikiexplora reviewed 9 top hiking books:
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From those, they arrived at their own top 10:
1 Chile Torres del Paine Trek, Patagonia
2 Perú Inca Trail
3 Tanzania Mt. Kilimanjaro
4 France-Italy-Switzerland Haute Route
5 Nepal Everest Base Camp
6 New Zealand Routeburn track, Fiordland-Mount Aspiring Nationals Parks, South Island
7 Pakistan Snow Lake/Biafo-Hispar/Lupke La Region
8 Pakistan Baltoro glacier / Concordia
8 India Zanskar river, Ladakh
10 USA Kaibab trail, Grand Canyon (Rim-to-Rim), Arizona
I wouldn’t consider their methodology foolproof. Just because the Inca Trail is famous, doesn’t mean it’s one of the top hiking experiences of the world.
Only the Haute Route and Everest are on our top 10 list.
Still, it’s worth clicking through. Check the next 40 hikes as well as honourable mentions.
Michael Lanza’s top 10 U.S. hikes
#1 A Grand Tour of Yosemite
#2 Northern Glacier National Park
#3 Teton Crest Trail
#4 Zion’s Narrows
#5 John Muir Trail
#6 Royal Arch Loop, Grand Canyon
#7 The Southern Olympic Coast
#8 Spider Gap-Buck Creek Pass Loop, Glacier Peak Wilderness
#9 Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains
#10 Timberline Trail, Mount Hood
Michael Lanza was for many years was the Northwest Editor of Backpacker Magazine. He edits The Big Outside hiking blog.
13 BEST HIKES IN ASIA
Adventure Junkies posted a list. 🙂
besthike views and visitors
Looks like 2015 will see the most traffic ever to this site.
The goal, however, is not to generate the most page views. But rather to maintain a list of the best hikes in the world. This is a resource for hikers planning future adventures.
Check two other best hike lists:
- The Hiking Life – 100 Classic Hikes
- Walkopedia – World’s 100 Best Walks
hiking glossary
mother nature – examples:
dirtbag — a subculture consisting of ski bums, vagabonds and climbers well practiced in the ways of avoiding work, while spending as much time as possible pursuing their outdoor passions. …
holloway — a sunken path worn down due to foot traffic, rain and erosion that has fallen significantly below the vegetative banks on each side. …
krummholz — bent, stunted trees found in mountainous and arctic regions, twisted by steady winds and short growing seasons. …
verglas — a thin coating of ice that forms on rocks overnight, or when snow melts and then refreezes. …
Jasper vs Banff: Alberta National Park Showdown
Intrepid Escape:
If there’s one thing Alberta Canada is known for, its the stunning National Parks in the Rocky Mountains, an area surprisingly accessible to the UK and Europe. In one corner of the ring we have Jasper, the smaller town but larger National Park, with over 11,000 square kilometres of intrepid wilderness. And in the other it’s Banff, with 6,600 square kilometres to explore, but rich in history and a larger more vibrant town. Both Jasper and Banff are UNESCO World Heritage sites, but which one is best? …
Click here to see the winner. 🙂
Hiking wise, I’d say Banff is superior. Scenery is slightly better in Jasper. But access and logistics are superb from Banff townsite. It’s the jumping off point for one of our top 10 hikes in the world – Sunshine to Assiniboine.
Thanks Alison.
Top Australian bushwalks
From mountain traverses to sand islands and outback tracks, these are the best long Aussie bushwalks. As chosen by Australian Geographic in 2010.
3. AUSTRALIAN ALPS WALKING TRACK
5. WILDERNESS COAST WALK (Mallacoota to Wonboyn)
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