Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Cerro Castillo is definitely one of the top hikes in Patagonia.
Access is comparatively easy, as well, via picturesque highway — the Carretera Austral.
Jumping off point the city of Coihaique, Chile.
Normal route is 62km (38.5mi) plus sidetrips.
Check our Cerro Castillo information page.
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Hiking in the rain can be miserable.
AND hiking in the rain can be wonderful.
You can hike the Pacific N.W. every day of the year. BUT many of those days will have a threat of rain.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. The joys and challenges of … wet weather.
TIPS:
Having tried many systems over the years, I’m happiest now with …
No blisters. The shoes dry quickly. )My feet do get wrinkled after a couple of hours, however.)
If the rain really starts coming down, I’ll add an inexpensive Frogg Toggs waterproof jacket on top.
Since I bought a Hyperlite 3400 Windrider backpack, I’ve not used a pack cover. It’s quite rain resistant. Everything inside is protected from wet and water.
Check this REI post – How to Go Hiking in the Rain
Of course if lightning and thunder threaten, take shelter immediately.
Camping in the rain is definitely more challenging.
related – Miranda has some thoughts on Frogg Toggs. 😀
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The Haute Route, from France to Switzerland, is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
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Chamonix to Zermatt, Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn – in two weeks of mountain travel you will see the greatest collection of 4000 metre peaks in the Alps!
Read more on our Haute Route information page.
Waqrapukara or Waqra Pukara (possibly from Quechua waqra horn, pukara fortress, “horn fortress”) is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region …
It was declared a National Cultural Heritage Site by the Ministry of Culture in July 2017. The building is said to be an Inca sanctuary.
At 4,140 m (13,580 ft) you seriously need to be acclimatized to make the 10k trek roundtrip.
BBC posted a trip report.
Check Puyca Expeditions to see how you could be guided to the remote site.
Dianne Whelan is the only person to complete The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail), a network of greenways, trails, waterways, and roads that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans.
It extends over 24,000 km (15,000 mi); it is now the longest recreational, multi-use trail network in the world
Hiking, biking, paddling, snowshoeing and skiing.
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You’ve probably seen Alice Ford on her popular hiking YouTube channel and website.
NOW Alice has a TV show for the next 12 weeks on on KSPS (PBS) every Saturday and Tuesday.
Easier for most of us will be watch it on the PBS app.
January is peak season for Patagonia.
I wish I was on any of these adventures right now — rather than being stuck in Canada. 😀
That list is from Backpacker magazine. (Outdoor+ subscription required.)
El Calafate / El Chaltén Argentina is one of our top 10 hiking towns in the world.
Of that list, I’d say the Huemul Route is least well know.
Moab is a fantastic jumping off point for outdoor adventure, a special mecca for crack climbing.
But the “strip” can be loud, ugly, hot and aggravating. Once you get away from the highway, the town’s much prettier. They have a good library and great bike trails.
Moab … in eastern Utah … is 233 miles (374 km) southeast of Salt Lake City and 354 miles (569 km) west of Denver, Colorado …
The population was 4,779 at the 2000 census. … Moab hosts a large number of tourists every year, mostly visitors of the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, which are located close by. The town is also a popular base for mountain bikers who come to ride the extensive network of trails including the famed Slickrock Trail …
More interesting photos tagged Moab, Utah.
Our favourite hikes out of Moab are:
• Chesler Park
• Devil’s Garden
• Delicate Arch
• Syncline Loop
• Upper Salt Creek
• Murphy Basin
• Gooseberry-Dogleg Loop
There are many, many more. This is Edward Abbey country.
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Hike here Spring and Fall. It’s HOT in the summer.
Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
In the temperate rain forest of Vancouver Island you can hike almost anywhere, year round.
It’s fantastic.
One local hike I’d avoided is Roosevelt – Chinook – Channels – Clay Banks near the excellent Englishman River Provincial Park.
I’d heard it was mainly used for mountain biking.
Home made mountain biking trails tend to be rugged, muddy — and not all that hiker friendly.
Turned out that wasn’t the BIG problem.
Very close to the Provincial Park, logging companies have been Thinning.
In this area, they claim to be removing about half the trees so the other half will grow faster.
It’s a kind of salvage logging.
Not clearcut — but still ugly and muddy.
There were a few good moments — but I won’t again be hiking in any area that has been thinned.
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