Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
Distance: 36 miles (58 km) approx. Avg.Time: 2 or 3 days. Start / Finish: Settlement Campground, Springbrook National Park – O’Reilly’s, Lamington National Park. As of 2013, there are no public transport options to either trailhead. If you don’t have Read More …
Distance: 9.9 miles (16 km) Avg.Time: 4 hours (add on at least another four to explore the impressive rock-cut, fresco-laden churches along the way) Start / Finish: Ihlara Village – Selime Public transport is available to both villages/trailheads from the Read More …
Distance : 16.5 miles (26.5 km) Avg.Time : 10 – 12 hours Start / Finish : Happy Isles Trailhead, Yosemite Valley. The Park’s shuttle bus system provides regular services to many of Yosemite’s more popular areas. Happy Isles is stop Read More …
According to the Old Testament, the summit of Mount Sinai (2285 m / 7,457 ft) is the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. Considered sacred by Christians, Jews and Muslims alike, over the centuries the holy mountain Read More …
Distance: 7.5 miles (12 km) Avg.Time: 4 hours Start / Finish: Jinshanling – Simatai Most visitors do this hike as part of a tour group, however, there are no issues with doing the walk independently. Although public transport to both Read More …
Distance: 7.5 miles (12 km) Avg.Time: 5 hours Start / Finish: Rowardennan car park Approximately one hour’s drive from Glasgow to the trailhead. During the summer months, there is a ferry from Tarbert Pier to Rowardennan. Tarbert is accessible by Read More …
Distance : 10.8 miles (17.4 km) Avg.Time : 6 – 7 hours Start / Finish : Mendenhall Lake Campground Juneau city buses will drop you at the junction of Mendenhall Loop and Montana Creek Rds. From this point it is Read More …
Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest, and most voluminous lake in the world. Situated in the heart of Siberia, it contains a mind-boggling 22–23% of the planet’s freshwater—more than all five of North America’s Great Lakes combined. It is said Read More …
Located in the southwest corner of Western Australia, the Cape to Cape Walk has long been recognised as one of Australia’s premier bushwalks. Tracing the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge for 123 km between the lighthouses of Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin, the Read More …
Distance: 1003 km (623.3 mi) Average Time: 40 – 45 days Start / Finish : Kalamunda – Albany Click here for transport details to and from the trailheads. Difficulty: Moderate Season : All-year-round. Conditions can be scorching in summer and Read More …
Distance : 49.7 miles (80 km) approx. Avg.Time : 3 days Start / Finish : Lago Quillen – Moquehue When I did this trek in 1997 there was no public transport available to either trailhead. According to Footprint Handbooks, this Read More …
Distance: 35 km Average Time: 2 days Start / Finish: Gendarmerie Hua Hum. Accessible by daily bus (approx. 2 hours) from San Martin de los Andes. The Gendarmerie is situated just off the international road, which runs between San Martin Read More …
A spectacular out-and-back hike to the base of one of South America’s most fabled peaks – Cerro Fitz Roy. I completed this hike in February 1997 with Dave from New Zealand, who in subsequent years joined me on other treks Read More …
Distance: 46.6 miles (75 km) (including side trips) Avg.Time: 3 days Difficulty: Moderate Start / Finish: Guarderia Anitcura – Rinanahue Both trailheads are serviced by buses from Osorno. The final 25-30km stretch of the hike is on a lightly trafficked Read More …
Distance: 33 miles (53 km) Avg.Time: 3 or 4 days Start / Finish: Puerto Williams Isla Navarino can be reached by both regular plane and boat services from Ushuaia (Argentina) or Punta Arenas (Chile). In 1997 I flew down from Read More …
A high-altitude circumnavigation of Volcan Cotapaxi (5897 m), the second-highest point in Ecuador and one of the highest active volcanoes on the planet. I hiked the Cotapaxi Circuit in February 2004. Distance: 49.7 miles (80 km) approx. Avg.Time: 4 Read More …
Distance: 31 miles (50 km) Note: The trail was approximately 62 km when I did it in 1996, however, it has since been shortened due to the opening of a major road through to the popular Llanganuco lakes area. Average Read More …
Distance: 38 km (23.6 mi) approx. Average Time: 2 to 3 days Start / Finish : There are three alternative routes to the summit. I started and finished my hike in the village of Chiguata, due to the fact it Read More …
Distance: 7.5 miles (12 km) Avg. Time: 5 hr return Start / Finish : Tingo The closest sizable town is Chachapoyas. There are regular buses that run between here and Tingo. The journey takes approximately 2 hours. I arrived in Read More …
Distance : 29.2 miles (47 km) Avg. Time : 3 days Start / Finish : Marcara / Vicos – Chacas From Huaraz there are regular bus services to both trailheads. From Marcara you can either walk or hire private Read More …