Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
At a Glance Distance: 2,500 miles – 3,00 miles | Depending on route choices. Avg. Time: 5 months Start / Finish: Southern Terminus: Crazy Cook Monument, NM (official), Antelope Wells and Columbus, NM (alternates). Northern Terminus: Waterton Lake, MT or Read More …
Distance: 743 miles (1196 km) approx. Avg. Time: 45 – 50 days Start: Cap Gaspe, Quebec, Canada Finish: Mt.Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine, USA Maps / Information: In October 2011, I hiked from Cap Gaspe, Quebec, via New Brunswick to Read More …
The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) stretches from Montana’s Rocky Mountains to Washington’s Olympic Coast—two geographically distinct termini separated by three national parks, seven national forests, and 1,931 km (1,200 mi) of some of the finest mountain scenery in the United Read More …
Peru’s Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit is one of South America’s premier multi-day treks. Turquoise lakes, high altitude passes, hot springs, towering snow capped peaks; all packed into a compact range that measures only 30 km (18.6 mi) long and 15 km Read More …
Between August 21 and September 6, 2014, I completed a traverse of Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, one of the world’s highest and most beautiful mountain ranges. To the best of my knowledge, it was the first time that such a trek Read More …
Death Valley to the summit of Mt.Whitney. From the lowest spot in North America (280 ft below sea level) to the highest point in the contiguous United States (14,495 ft). The brainchild of Brett “Blisterfree” Tucker (creator of the Grand Read More …
The Ouachita National Scenic Trail is a 223 mile (359 km) pathway that winds its way through the Ouachita (pronounced wa-she-ta) mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas. Relatively little-known outside of the US long distance hiking community, it is a non-motorized Read More …
Distance: 296 miles (476 km) Avg. Time: 14-17 days Start / Finish: South – Jay Cooke State Park North – Otter Lake Road Transport: See the Transportation page on the Superior Hiking Trail Association website (SHTA). Provides up to date information on getting Read More …
This post has been rewritten, updated and expanded as of March, 2018. The new version is titled: A Quick & Dirty Guide to the Sierra High Route.
Mount Assiniboine is Canada’s answer to the Matterhorn. The tallest mountain in the southern Canadian Rockies, this striking pyramidal peak rises more than 500 m (1,640 ft) above its immediate neighbours. Viewing Assiniboine’s majestic reflection in the crystal clear waters of Lake Read More …
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 : 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 …
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 …
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 …