Bestsellers
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From Premužić's dry-stone ridge path in the north to Paklenica's canyons in the south — one 145-km range, two national parks, and how to walk either.
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The best hikes in Patagonia, how the W and the O actually work, why Chile makes you book every night before you walk, and what the wind really does.
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The W trek in Patagonia takes four walking days and about 67 km, and every night has to be booked before you walk. Here are the real per-day figures.
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Montenegro's mountain and coastal seasons don't overlap by much. Let’s help you decide which one fits you best, and when to visit
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Sheer limestone gorges, refugios above 2,000 m, Cabrales cheese and Spain's greenest walking, all in a 40-km-wide range. Here's our hikers' guide to the Picos de Europa.
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The O circuit in Torres del Paine, with the real per-day climb for every walking day, the park's cap of 100 walkers a day, and the rule that decides the pass.
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From the Greater Caucasus to Borjomi's forests and the Lagodekhi border — where to walk in the country of Georgia, and when each region opens.
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The Lycian Way is 760 km over 35 stages, not the 540 km most guides print. What each walking day climbs, which half to choose, and which maps to trust.
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Our guide to walking the 1,400 km waymarked trail across Romania linking fortified Saxon churches, medieval towns, and mountain villages.
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The 500-year-old irrigation channels that double as Madeira's most-walked trails: here is what they are, which to walk, and how to handle the tunnels and cliffs.
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A regional guide to walking the Mediterranean's largest island — from Mount Etna's black lava to the Aeolian volcanoes, coastal reserves, and pilgrim routes.
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The tips, tricks and numbers about walking in Turkey: from the Lycian Way to to the valleys of Cappadocia.
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How, when and why to walk the beloved thirteen stages of this multi-day trail between fishing villages in Portugal.
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The Dolomites, the Italian Alps, and the Ligurian coast between them hold nearly all of Italy's serious hiking. Here's how to pick your range.
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Who Durmitor is for, who it isn't, and how to spend a hiking week in Montenegro's great limestone amphitheatre in the north.
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Transylvania is Romania's most walkable region with three mountain ranges south of Brașov, Saxon-fortified villages in the valleys, and Bran Castle in between.
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Six best trails cross the protected Cypriot coast on the Akamas Peninsula — here is a route-by-route guide with distances, difficulty, and season.
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About the busiest summit in Britain, the six paths to reach it, and fourteen peaks around it worth walking as well.
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The land most known for hot air balloon rides is also one of the most memorable hiking destinations in Turkey. Here is how to plan walking there.
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The Camí de Ronda is not one trail but old customs paths strung along 200 km of the Costa Brava. Six sections worth walking, and the nine-day Girona circuit.
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The GR11 runs sea to sea across the Spanish Pyrenees, 824 km and 40,000 metres of climbing. Which section to walk, when to go, and how the hut booking works.
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Everything you need to know before walking the highest alpine range on the Balkan Peninsula.
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Seven countries, one waymarked spine down the Dinaric Alps — the Via Dinarica's White, Blue, and Green trails explained, plus all you need to plan the hike.
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Which trails are worth the climb, how to get ahead of the crowds, when to go, and how to arrange for truly carefree holidays.
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What to know before walking Slovenia's 120-km border ridge — the Golica narcissi window, Mt. Stol, and how the Karawanks compare to the Julian Alps.
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Our ultimate guide to Ireland's longest trail: everything you need for the Kerry Way hike, from route and stages to safety and timing.
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Everything you need to know before hiking Mount Olympus in Greece — from the Mytikas scramble to Skolio's easier summit, refuges, season, and route.
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Ireland's oldest waymarked trail, 128 km from the edge of Dublin to Clonegal. The Wicklow Way stage by stage, with terrain, season and safety.
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Three Balkan countries, one unforgettable loop. Here's how to tackle the Peaks of the Balkans trek with best timing, permits, stages, map and more.
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The 5 best trails for hiking in Ireland, from the Kerry Way to the Cliffs of Moher, with the stages, the season and what the ground is actually like.
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From the Dolomite spires to the Amalfi cliffs, Italy hides six great hiking regions and a handful of quieter ones. Here's where to walk in each.
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Four long-distance trails from Pforzheim, seven gorges and a century-old ridge route. Black Forest hiking with real distance, ascent and season for each trail.
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Germany's highest peak, its only Alpine national park and Europe's densest hut network. Seven Bavaria routes with distance, ascent and season for each.
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Germany has 300,000km of marked trails. Twelve routes across eight regions, with real distance, ascent and season for each, from the Alps to Lüneburg Heath.
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Portugal has coast, mountain, wine and island hiking packed into one small country. Here's how to pick the part that fits your season, pace, and appetite.
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The Besseggen ridge is Norway's most popular hike, a knife-edge between two differently coloured lakes. The route, the direction to walk it, and the boat.
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The Devil's Staircase is not the hard part. The West Highland Way stage by stage, 96 miles past Loch Lomond to Ben Nevis, and where it really bites.
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Walk the length of Loch Ness on the Great Glen Way, 125 kilometres from Fort William to Inverness, with every stage, its ascent and the high route decision.
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What hiking in Scotland really asks of you: the access law, the midge calendar, deer stalking dates, and the five waymarked trails worth taking leave for.
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Ten trails thread this coast and the famous one is the gentlest of them all. Amalfi hiking days that stay level, and the 1,700 steps that end most of them.
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Hiking in Provence is decided by heat, not hills. The eight routes worth walking, when the lavender turns, and the colour that shuts your trail.
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Twelve stages, 6,700 m of climbing and a donkey if you want one. Which two days on the Stevenson Trail actually hurt, and when the gîtes fill.
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Hiking in France means 118,000 km of waymarked GR trails, so the hard part is narrowing it down. Six routes, what each demands, and when to book.
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Bornholm hiking is one 120 km loop in nine days. The real distances, the day that actually climbs, when the inns fill and how to reach the island.
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Hiking in Denmark means distance rather than altitude. Five waymarked trails from 84 to over 600 kilometres, what each one asks and when to walk them.
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An Edo highway through 69 post towns, walkable where the Kiso Valley preserved it, and the reason daimyo sent their families this way instead of the coast.
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The five Kumano Kodo routes compared by distance, days and difficulty, a route map, the Nakahechi stage by stage, and when and how to book the beds.
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The Rota Vicentina is a network of two long-distance trails in Portugal's southwest — the Fishermen's Trail on the coast and the Historical Way inland.
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Golden dunes, Canary pine, laurel cloud forest and a fishing-village finish, all walkable in January. Here's how to plan the GR131 on Gran Canaria.
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The Carpathians shape Romania's hiking country with wild ranges, glacial lakes, medieval Saxon villages, and 1,400 km of trails that pass them.
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Hiking in Japan means a hut network to rival the Alps, a pilgrimage trail with its own passport, and post towns that voted never to modernise.
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Most of Tuscany's hiking is gentle hill-town walking, not alpine trekking — here's who it suits, where the elevation hides, and when to go.
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The Alpstein High Trail crosses the massif in three walking days, 33 km and 2,900 metres of ascent, with fixed cables and two mountain inns on the ridge.
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Three national parks, the world's first country-length coast path, and a renamed summit, now called Yr Wyddfa. Here's how to plan walking in Wales.
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Hiking the Matterhorn means walking round it, not up it. Five stages and two mountain huts on a circuit of about 42 km, with the climbing left to the ropes.
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The Kesch Trek runs 52.9 km over four stages between three Swiss Alpine Club huts, with no cables or glacier gear and a firing range that shuts it twice a year.
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The USA has no single hiking season. Ten of the best hikes across five regions, the month each one works, and the lotteries that decide if you walk them.
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This mountain range rewards those who dare hike it with turquoise springs, traditional villages and renowned hospitality.
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Sweden's best known trek, walked the way it really goes: 107 kilometres of Kungsleden, five huts a day apart, one pass and Kebnekaise to finish.
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A hiker's guide to the Pirin Mountains: 118 glacial lakes, marble peaks over 2,900 m, Koncheto's knife ridge and the huts that make it all possible.
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What to know about hiking in Montenegro: the peaks worth walking, when to go, and what else to know before you fly.
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A full walking guide to Portugal's Atlantic mountain island — the signature routes, the SIMplifica trail reservation system, and when to walk it.
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Greece offers two hiking countries in one: mainland mountain peaks and gorges and islands whose coastal paths are best walked in shoulder months.
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Plan a week of hiking from the charming Kranjska Gora: from the trails worth walking to the fitness required.
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Everything you need to know before trekking in Croatia — the Velebit and Biokovo ranges, national parks, Istria's vineyard trails, and island walking
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Learn about the six regions worth walking, when each is in season, and the mistakes that catch out first-timers.
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Hiking in Sweden means a week of Arctic huts on the Kungsleden from mid-June to mid-September, or Skåne coast trails from April with a hotel every night.
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Which coastal trails, volcanic peaks, and quiet national parks are worth your week — and which ones ask more from you than the postcards let on.
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Six trails, two mountain ranges, and a 555-km cross-island path; this is our complete guide to walking Cyprus year-round without the summer heat.
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Everything you need to know before hiking Bulgaria — the two ranges worth your week, when to go, how difficult most hikers find it and more.
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Wild Dinaric peaks, remote highland villages, and one of Europe's last primeval forests, all at Balkan prices. Here's how to plan a hiking trip to Bosnia.
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Corfu's 220-km waymarked long-distance trail runs from Cape Asprokavos to Cape Agia Ekaterini — here's the route, season, difficulty and how to walk it.
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A guide to Jasper hiking: the Skyline Trail, Whistlers Summit, Sulphur Skyline and Maligne, when to go, wildlife, and what to pack.
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Three long trails cross the Balkans on foot: the Peaks of the Balkans loop, the Via Dinarica and the High Scardus. What each needs, and where Albania fits.
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Seven walks with real distance and climb, the free Garibaldi day-use passes that catch people out, and the four altitude bands Squamish stacks in one valley.
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Thirteen of the best hikes in Canada with real distance, ascent and access for each, from an eight kilometre summit to the 75 kilometre West Coast Trail.
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Cotswolds hiking without a steep climb: the 102-mile Cotswold Way along the escarpment, the villages worth walking through, and the two best months to go.
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Lake District hiking explained: how the valleys are laid out, the 214 Wainwrights, the ground underfoot, the rain, and the two months worth planning around.
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The 12 best trails for hiking in the UK, grouped by the six landscapes they cross, with real distances, walking days and where every route starts.
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The GR20 refuses the valleys, which is why it is the hardest of the French GRs. Fifteen stages, mandatory refuge booking and no wild camping.
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Hiking in Corsica explained: the GR20 and the gentler coast-to-coast routes, refuges, when to go, gear and how to reach each trailhead.
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The Ötztal Trek is 400 kilometres and 22 stages around Tyrol's most glaciated valley, with 30,000 metres of climbing and most of it graded black.
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Hiking in the Salzkammergut means 76 lakes and walks from 405 to 1,180 metres of climbing. Five routes compared, plus the ten-day Dachstein Circuit.
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Hiking Malá Fatra end to end: 54.4 km and 3,250 m of ascent over five days, two mountain huts, and the closure that shuts Rozsutec until mid-June.
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Hiking near Innsbruck, the Capital of the Alps, means the Adlerweg and Stubai High Trail start an hour from the platform. Pick the right one!
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Hiking in Slovakia is not only the Tatras. Ten hikes across four ranges, with walking time, ascent and trailhead, and the 15 June date the high trails reopen.
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Hiking in Andorra means 65 peaks above 2,000 metres and four staffed refuges. Three multi-day treks compared on distance, ascent and how hard each really is.
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Wondering about the best time to hike the Alps? An honest month-by-month breakdown of huts, snow, crowds and weather to help you pick your dates.
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Which Alpine country to choose, the best long-distance routes, hut versus hotel, how the difficulty grades work, and the months that actually deliver.
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How to take breathtaking hiking photos with your phone — simple tips to capture light, perspective, movement, and landscapes that tell your story.
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Every country marks its hiking trails differently. Learn to read paint blazes, cairns, scallop shells, and some of the quirkiest markers on earth.
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Midges ruining your hike? Learn when they swarm, where they hide, and how to outsmart them — so you can enjoy Europe's best trails bite-free.
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Stay safe while facing extreme weather on your hike. Here's how to handle fog, rain, and lightning, and make smart decisions when mountain weather turns on you.
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The best stretches for hikers to prevent injuries, reduce soreness, and keep your legs fresh on multi-day treks. Here's what to do before and after every hike.
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Ticks exist on hiking trails. Panic is optional. Learn how to avoid ticks while hiking, protect yourself, and keep your outdoor adventures itch-free.
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These top 10 multi-day treks deliver pure magic. Here are our picks for the best hikes in Europe – from wild Atlantic coastlines to dramatic Alpine peaks.
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A safe hike is a great hike. From late snow to guardian dogs, here’s what to know before heading into the mountains this season.
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How to train for a hike the right way. Practical workouts, strength exercises, and week-by-week plans so you enjoy your hiking holiday — not just survive it.