West Coast Trail is our top hike in the world.

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West Coast Trail

Challenging in many ways.

So much VARIETY in pristine Canadian coastal wilderness.

Mystic dawns and mind-blowing sunsets. Hidden pocket coves and weird coastal geology.

You’ll never forget the West Coast Trail.

AT A GLANCE

• 75 km (47 mi), 5-7 days Pachena Bay <> Gordon River
• 3-5 day routes possible via Nitinaht Village trailhead
• southwestern edge of Vancouver Island
• Pacific Rim National Park
• Permits required 
• May 1 – September 30
• extremely rugged, requires a high level of fitness
• 6,000+ backpackers / year

Read more on our WCT information page.

Serra dos Órgãos National Park is about an hour from Rio.

Kraig Adams is STILL my favourite hiking videographer.

This trip is a good example of his one man video proficiency. I love how he frames shots.

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via Barefoot Bushcraft

One of our Top 10 Hiking Towns in the World.

photo – ptpotts

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix … was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics. The commune’s population … around 9800 …

… Mont Blanc, at a height of 4810 metres, is the third most visited natural site in the world …

… well known and loved by skiers and by mountain enthusiasts of all types. …

Chamonix is located 80 km southeast of Geneva, Switzerland …

More interesting photos tagged Chamonix.

You can hike out of town in any direction. And be blown away by wonderful mountain vistas. Here I am just above town on a trail run.

The most famous “best hikes” in the region are:

• Chamonix to Zermatt – Walkers’ Haute Route trip report> (top 10)
• Tour of Mont Blanc (TMB – top 10)

More best hikes in the Alps.

Best time to hike is late June to early October.

Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles

You’ve head of Hahnenkamm above Kitzbühel as it hosts one of the top downhill ski races every January.

The Hahnenkammrennen is the classic downhill course, the Streif (streak, or stripe), which many regard as the most demanding on the World Cup circuit.

One section has a slope of 85 degrees!

Like many hikes in the Alp, you can catch a cable car in the summer. Hike near the top of the mountain, and either ride down — or WALK down, as I did.

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I generally followed Hahnenkamm – Seidlalm – Ganslernalm on AllTrails. But diverged a number of times if any other trail heading downhill looked more interesting.

The Seidlalm reservoirs were a highlight, slightly off that route.

With good weather I did find it an easy day. Starting at the top of the mountain (2000m) and finishing in Kitzbühel (762m), it IS a lot of downhill.

I pay for the premium version of AllTrails.

I want the downloadable, offline maps.

Actually, I mostly use it for deciding what hikes I want to do in new locations.

The PREVIEW video feature is great, as well. It gives a quick overview of the entire trail.

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I’d hiked the best part of the Fisherman’s Trail solo in 2021 — so was keen to see how Maudi enjoyed her adventure.

She’s mainly a long distance cyclist, so the heavy pack and sore feet were challenges.

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 Hiking out of the small town of Göreme is one of our top 10 day hikes in the world.

Why?

Every traveller dreams of getting to  the the “fairy chimney” rock formations of Cappadocia. Göreme makes an ideal base. 

• weird and wonderful geology
• walk out of your Göreme accommodation directly to a trail … or take a taxi to the Rose Valley Panoramic viewpoint (15 minute drive uphill from town). There is a small entry fee.
• most of these trails will be crowded with walkers
• see all of the main attractions in one day: Rose Valley Panoramic viewpoint > Rose Valley > Çavuşin > Love Valley > Uchisar Castle > Pigeon Valley > Göreme

World → Asia → Turkey → Göreme

For details click over to our Göreme, Cappadocia information page.

On our tour to Mostar, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we stopped for about 90 minutes to enjoy one of the most beautiful waterfalls I’ve ever seen.

Kravica Waterfall is a big tourist attraction. Unlike many of these scenic cascades around the world, you can swim and boat in this one.

I couldn’t resist.

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Markus posted a short montage of some of his best hikes over the past 3 years.

Beautiful.

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