Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, and Backpacking Tips
Distance: 235 miles (378 km) Time: 8.5 days (Oct.23-31) Start: Fox Farm Road Finish: Otter Lake Road Daily Average: 27.6 miles (44.5 km) Highlights: Sunrises & sunsets: One of the advantages of hiking the SHT in late October was that most Read More …
Distance: 114 miles (183.4 km) Time: 3.5 days (10/16/11 – 10/19/2011) Daily Average: 32.6 miles (52.4 km) Total Distance: 624 miles (1004 km) Highlights: Mt.Katahdin – The southern terminus of the IAT and the jewel of Baxter State Park. The name Read More …
Distance: 171 miles (275 km) Time: 4.5 days (Oct.12-16) Daily Average: 38 miles (61.1 km) Total Distance: 510 miles (820.6 km) Highlights: Mt. Carleton State Park – this 12 km loop was the only real off-road hiking in all of Read More …
Distance: 339 miles (545.5 km) – I had to miss a little over 150 km due to the Matane Wildlife Reserve closure. See below for details. Time: 12 days (9/30/2011 – 10/11/2011) Daily Average: 28.3 miles (45.5 km) Highlights: Back to Read More …
Distance: 297 miles (477.9 km) Time: 9 days (8/26/11 – 9/3/11) Daily Average: 33 miles (53.1 km) Total Distance: 606.1 miles (975.2 km) Highlights: Banff, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks were uniformly incredible. Specific areas which come to mind are Whistling Read More …
Distance: 309.1 miles (497.3 km) Time: 10.5 days (8/16/11 – 8/26/11) Daily Average: 29.4 miles (47.4 km) Highlights: Waterton National Park: It is difficult to imagine a more spectacular beginning to a long distance hike. Literally one jaw-dropping vista after Read More …
Distance: 232 miles (373.3 km) Time: 10 days (7/2/11 – 7/11/11) ……including one rest day in Port Angeles Daily Average: 23.2 miles (37.3 km) Highlights: Olympic coast: Sea Lions, bald eagles, gorgeous sunsets, fascinating tide pools and a myriad of Read More …
Located 335 km (208 mi) southwest of Alice Springs is the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Uluru (aka Ayers Rock). One of Australia’s most iconic natural wonders, this massive sandstone monolith rises 348 m from the desert floor, is estimated Read More …
The Sentiero Azzurro (“Blue Path”) may be the world’s longest short walk. Measuring only 11.3 km in length, this classic pathway along the Cinque Terre coast can take anywhere between three hours and three days to complete. The reasons for Read More …
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is commonly referred to as “New Zealand’s best day hike.” That’s a big call, considering the country has countless beautiful trails in a diverse range of landscapes, ranging from lush rainforests to snow-capped mountains to golden Read More …
Distance: 9.9 miles (16 km) Avg.Time: 6 – 7 hours Start / Finish: Griesalp – Kandersteg Griesalp can be reached by means of Switzerland’s excellent Post Bus system. Kandersteg is accessible either by bus or regular train services. Season: June 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: 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 …
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: 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 …
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 …
I first became aware of the Volcan Paricutin in early 1995 whilst perusing a copy of the World Almanac. It was listed as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. When I realized that it was located less Read More …
Located in the remote Yukon Territory, Kluane National Park and Preserve is home to Canada’s highest mountain (Mount Logan – 5,959 m [ / 19, 5450 ft]), one of North America’s densest concentration of grizzly bears, and the largest non-polar Read More …
One of Europe’s last true wilderness areas, Sarek National Park is situated north of the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland. It’s one of those places where everything seems to be big – valleys, glaciers, mountains, rivers and animals (e.g. bears, Read More …
The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) is a spectacular multi-day trek around Western Europe’s highest peak (4807 m / 15,771 ft). Passing through France, Italy and Switzerland, it takes the hiker on an alpine tour de force of snow-capped peaks, Read More …