We’ve updated our list of the best hikes in the world.
Easiest way to see them is from the home page. Using the drop down menus.
For example, here’s how you’d find the best hikes in the Patagonian Andes.
Epic Treks
I’ve just subscribed to a site new to me. It lists hundreds of great treks around the world — though I was dubious after seeing the Inca Trail ranked #1. 😦
It’s not even one of the best hikes to Machu Picchu.
Here’s their top 10:
1 Inca Trail
2 Mt. Kilimanjaro
3 Tour du Mont Blanc
4 Torres del Paine Trek
5 Everest Base Camp
6 Annapurna Circuit
7 Routeburn Track
8 West Coast Trail
9 John Muir Trail
10 Tongariro Northern Circuitfull list – epictreks.com
Up front on the site is this truth:
The idea of ranking a trek is ridiculous. To claim that one trek is superior to another is complete conjecture. But everyone loves a good ranking. …
Check it out.
The now defunct Get Outdoors blog called rankings like this “meaningless lists“. 🙂
TrekkingPartners.com
Founded in October of 2010 in Kathmandu, TrekkingPartners helps people find like-minded partners for their outdoor activities.
People can post a trip for others to join or join someone else’s, whether it be hiking in the mountains or biking across the country.
TrekkingPartners helps people share costs, promotes safety, and find a companion to share the adventure with.
Trips are listed from all over the world. But Himalayan adventures are front and centre.
They have about 2000 members.
I’m #2001, having just joined. 🙂
Check out TrekkingPartners.com.
Kolby Kirk – 100 hikes
Back in the day, I followed Kolby’s 100 hikes project.
Very creative.
He’s back for more.
“I resolve to hike one hundred times and seven hundred trail miles by 2014.”
Kolby Kirk
When I saw him in April, he’d already reached 50 hikes.
Looks good. Right?
… A new job might be slowing him down a bit for the last 50. 🙂
Walkopedia
My favourite hiking website is Walkopedia.net.
That’s William and Alexandra Mackesy.
They aspire to database a complete collection of the world’s great walks and hikes by 2020.
I love it. 🙂
Supplementing the website, they publish regular online magazines. Check out the Christmas 2012 edition:
Cappadocia, Turkey
Kilimanjaro from Mt Meru
Cappadocian classic: Rose Valley
Photo Essay: Ben Duncan’s Wind River Mountains
Inquisition on Mount Athos
Best camp tucker
New on Walkopedia Website
World’s 100 Best Walks
I’m just digging into a terrific site posted by William Mackesy. In fact, William’s done about 40% of his top 100 already.
I like it so much that I’m including a dedicated link in the right hand navigation under RECOMMENDED SITES.
Walkopedia – World’s 100 Best Walks
One quibble …
#2 are the “Inca Trails” of Peru: Inca Trail, Silque Valley, Mollepata/Salkantay, …
Normally I discount any list including the Inca Trail. It’s much maligned by serious hikers. That choice is marked “* provisional”, however. Having been there twice, I’ll recommend to William that he downrate.
Choquequirao is mentioned, however. Choquequirao to Machu Picchu is the “best” hike to Machu Picchu, I reckon.
Summit Stones: pay it forward
I just got another batch of Summit Stones from DSD.
The philosopher blogger at Summit Stones collects special stones while out on the trail. Paints them. And then returns them to the wilderness accompanied by a tiny booklet of poems & prose inspired by the outdoors.
… Sometimes another hiker passes by and collects the souvenir.
Nice.
🙂
DSD links to a number of sites promoting good causes. I’d like to pass that list on to you, too.
"Giving Back & Passing Forward"
NEW – Magellan Outdoor Community
I’m a guest blogger on the new Magellan Outdoor Community page“. Click the link below to see my article:
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A personal thanks to Ronald Payne for inviting me on-board. I’m proud to be part of this project.
WildernessTrekking.com – Asia
Mick Bromley of Wilderness Trekking confirms that the Annapurna Circuit is no longer one of the best treks in the world:
… You can rent a jeep all the way to Muktinath on the West side, and much of the East is road bed. Still there is magic to be found and the environs of Manang are still stunning, but just not fair to recommend this anymore. …
Here’s a list of hikes Mick organizes, all better than Annapurna:
Top Ten Treks
Sacred Tsum Valley – Nepal
Classic Manaslu Circuit – Nepal
Everest Base Camp – Nepal
Dolpo Traverse – Nepal
Mythical Nar & Phu – Nepal
Mount Kailas Kora – Tibet
Remote Zanskar Traverse – India
Markha Valley – India
Wild Lunana – Bhutan
Phubjikha Festivals – Bhutan
details – wildernesstrekking.com
Switchback Travel
David Wilkinson and his wife Samantha have a snazzy new international adventure travel site. They already have some great content featuring New Zealand, Norway, and Nepal. But there’s much more to come.
Switchback Travel is an informational site—not a booking site—and provides comprehensive coverage of the world’s most extraordinary outdoor destinations. Given the desire to avoid the narrow and beaten path of existing travel information, the site is comprised not of sterile, exhaustive lists but instead offers an abundant collection of essays, photographs, maps, user input, and other helpful tools. …
I’m subscribed to Switchback Travel.
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