Guidebooks
Field guides to the world's most famous hikes and ski tours — what they are, when to go, and what to bring.
Long-Distance Hikes
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The Long Walk: 14 of the World's Great Long-Distance Hikes
Fourteen of the world's most recognised long-distance walks, from the Camino de Santiago and Appalachian Trail to Te Araroa, the GR20, and the Lycian Way.
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The French Way through Galicia
The Camino Francés enters Galicia at O Cebreiro and runs west across Lugo and A Coruña to the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela — the final stretch of the French Way.
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Appalachian Trail Guide — 2,200-Mile Hike, Georgia to Maine
The Appalachian Trail runs 2,197.9 miles through 14 states from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine, one of the original icons of North American.
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Pacific Crest Trail Guide
The Pacific Crest Trail runs 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington, crossing desert, the Sierra Nevada, and the Cascade Range.
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Continental Divide Trail Guide
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail runs about 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the spine of the Rocky Mountains through five western states.
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Adventurous Tour du Mont Blanc: 9-Day Itinerary
A challenging 9-day TMB itinerary using high-level variants and selected transport — for fit hikers comfortable on long days and exposed ground.
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Tour du Mont Blanc in 7 Days
A 7-day TMB itinerary using selected lifts and shuttles to make the full Chamonix – Italy – Switzerland circuit manageable in a week.
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Rapid Complete Tour du Mont Blanc: 6-Day Itinerary
A 6-day TMB circuit for trail runners and fastpackers — the full Tour du Mont Blanc compressed into long, demanding daily stages.
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Everest Base Camp Trek Guide
The Everest Base Camp trek climbs through Sagarmatha National Park from Lukla to the foot of the world's highest mountain, passing Namche Bazaar and Tengboche on the way.
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu: Complete Trekking Guide
The Inca Trail follows part of the historic Qhapaq Ñan through Andean cloud forest and high passes, ending with the dawn approach to Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate.
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Milford Track Guide — 53 km Fiordland Great Walk in 4 Days
The Milford Track is a 53.5 km Great Walk through Fiordland National Park, normally completed in four days from Glade Wharf to Sandfly Point on Milford Sound.
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Te Araroa Guide — 3,000 km Trail Across New Zealand
Te Araroa is New Zealand's national trail, running roughly 3,000 km from Te Rerenga Wairua / Cape Reinga in the far north to Motupōhue / Bluff in the south.
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West Highland Way Guide — 96-Mile Scottish Highlands Trail
The West Highland Way runs 96 miles from Milngavie, north of Glasgow, to Fort William, crossing loch shores, moorland, and mountain country in the Scottish Highlands.
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GR20 / Frà li Monti Guide
Corsica's GR20, or Frà li Monti, is a 16-stage mountain traverse from Calenzana to Conca — often called the toughest of Europe's waymarked long-distance trails.
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Kungsleden Trail Guide — 450 km Across Swedish Lapland
Kungsleden, the King's Trail, runs just over 450 km through Swedish Lapland from Abisko to Hemavan, crossing four national parks and some of Scandinavia's.
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Torres del Paine W Trek: Self-Guided Guidebook
The W Trek is Torres del Paine's signature route, an 80 km, four- to five-day traverse linking Grey Glacier, the Francés Valley.
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Lycian Way Guide — 760 km Coastal Trek in Türkiye
The Lycian Way is Turkey's first long-distance trail, a 760 km waymarked route along the coast and mountains of ancient Lycia between Fethiye and Geyikbayırı.
Day Hikes
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Alps — Austrian Central and Eastern Alps: Ötztal, Stubai, Zillertal and Hohe Tauern
Five essential day-hikes across Austria's highest and most glaciated walking terrain — Obergurgl's Hohe Mut and Rotmoostal in the Ötztal Alps, the Stubai.
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Alps — Bavarian and North Tyrolean Alps: Wetterstein, Karwendel and Wilder Kaiser
Five essential day-hikes across the Wetterstein, Karwendel and Wilder Kaiser — Höllentalklamm, Königshaus am Schachen, Falkenhütte from Engalm, Bärenkopf.
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Alps — Bernese Oberland
Five classic day-hikes across the Bernese Oberland — the Eiger Trail, Schynige Platte to Faulhorn and First, the Oeschinensee Heuberg circuit, the Niederhorn.
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Alps — Central and Eastern Swiss Alps: Uri, Glarus, Engadin and Bernina
Five essential day-hikes across Uri, Glarus, the Engadin and Bernina, from historic pass crossings and alpine lake circuits to Swiss National Park wildlife.
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Alps — Northeastern Italian and Slovenian Alps: Dolomites, Adamello-Brenta and Julian Alps
Five essential northeastern Alpine day-hikes — the Tre Cime di Lavaredo loop, Lago di Sorapiss from Passo Tre Croci, the Odle UNESCO hike via Seceda, the Giro.
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Alps — Écrins, Oisans, Belledonne and the Dauphiné Alps
Five essential day-hikes through the Écrins, Oisans, Belledonne and Dauphiné Alps — Lac Lauvitel, Refuge du Glacier Blanc, Lac de la Muzelle, Lac Noir / Lac.
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Alps — Mont Blanc, Chamonix, Aiguilles Rouges and Val Ferret
Five essential day-hikes across Chamonix, the Aiguilles Rouges, the Mont Blanc massif and Italian Val Ferret — Lac Blanc from La Flégère, the Grand Balcon.
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Alps — Northern French Prealps
Five classic day-hikes across the Vercors, Chartreuse, Bauges and Aravis massifs — Grand Veymont, Pas de l'Aiguille and Chaumailloux, Dent de Crolles, GRP.
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Alps — Queyras, Monviso and the Cottian Alps
Five essential day-hikes across the Queyras, Monviso and Cottian Alps — Lac Sainte-Anne and Col Girardin from Ceillac, Lacs Foréant and Egorgéou via Col.
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Alps — Southwestern Alps: Mercantour, Maritime Alps and Ligurian Alps
Five classic day-hikes across Mercantour, the Maritime Alps and the Ligurian Alps — Lac d'Allos, the Vallée des Merveilles from Lac des Mesches, the Tortisse.
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Alps — Valais Alps: Zermatt, Saas-Fee and Val d'Anniviers
Five essential day-hikes among Matterhorn viewpoints, Saastal high traverses, Val d'Anniviers reservoirs, alpine huts and glacier landscapes.
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Alps — Vanoise, Beaufortain and Gran Paradiso
Five essential day-hikes through national-park high country, Beaufortain ridges, alpine lakes, historic passes and Gran Paradiso refuge routes.
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Atlantic Islands — Madeira, Azores and Canary Islands
Five essential day-hikes across the Atlantic islands — Madeira's PR1 Vereda do Areeiro and PR8 Ponta de São Lourenço, Mount Pico in the Azores.
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Balkans — Bulgarian High Mountains: Rila, Pirin, Rhodopes and Balkan Mountains
Five essential Bulgarian high-mountain day-hikes — Musala from Yastrebetz, the Seven Rila Lakes circuit, Vihren in Pirin.
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Balkans — Greek Pindus, Mount Olympus and Albanian Southern Ranges
Five essential day-hikes across the Greek Pindus, Mount Olympus and the Albanian southern ranges — the Vikos Gorge crossing, Drakolimni on Tymfi, Mount.
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Balkans — Prokletije / Accursed Mountains: Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro
Five essential day-hikes across Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro — Theth–Valbonë, Maja e Rosit, Gjeravica, the Volušnica–Talijanka–Popadija loop and Babino.
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Balkans — Šar, Korab and North Macedonian High Mountains
Five essential day-hikes across the Šar, Korab and North Macedonian high mountains — Golem Korab from Strezimir, Titov Vrv from Popova Šapka.
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Carpathians — Beskids and Outer Western Carpathians
Five essential day-hikes across the Beskids and Outer Western Carpathians — Babia Góra via Perć Akademików, the Trzy Korony and Sokolica ridge in the Pieniny.
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Carpathians — Bieszczady and Ukrainian Carpathians
Five essential day-hikes across the Polish Bieszczady and the Ukrainian Carpathians — Tarnica from Wołosate, the Połonina Wetlińska traverse.
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Carpathians — High Tatras and Western Tatras
Five essential High Tatras and Western Tatras day-hikes across Poland and Slovakia — Rysy via Morskie Oko, the Five Polish Lakes Valley and Siklawa, Hrebienok.
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Carpathians — Romanian Eastern Carpathians: Maramureș, Rodna and Călimani
Five essential day-hikes across the Romanian Eastern Carpathians — Pietrosul Rodnei and Iezer Lake, Ineu and the Lala Lakes, Creasta Cocoșului, the 12.
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Carpathians — Romanian Southern and Western Carpathians: Făgăraș, Bucegi, Piatra Craiului, Retezat and Apuseni
Five essential day-hikes across the Romanian Southern and Western Carpathians — Moldoveanu in Făgăraș, the Bucegi Omu loop from Bușteni, the Zărnești Gorge.
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Carpathians — Slovak Core Mountains: Low Tatras, Fatra and Slovak Paradise
Five essential Slovak Carpathian day-hikes — Ďumbier–Chopok high ridge, Kráľova hoľa from Šumiac, Veľký Rozsutec via Jánošíkove diery.
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Caucasus — Greater Caucasus
Five essential day-hikes across the southern and eastern Greater Caucasus — Gergeti Glacier from Stepantsminda.
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Central Europe — German-Czech highlands and Sudetes: Harz, Bavarian Forest, Ore Mountains, Krkonoše and Jeseníky
Five essential day-hikes across the German-Czech highlands and Sudetes — the Goetheweg to the Brocken, Lusen via Teufelsloch and Himmelsleiter.
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Dinaric Alps — Bosnia and Herzegovina
Five essential Bosnian Dinaric day-hikes — Maglić from Prijevor via Trnovačko Lake, the Crno Polje–Zelena Glava route on Prenj.
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Dinaric Alps — Montenegro: Durmitor, Komovi and coastal mountains
Five essential day-hikes across Montenegro's Dinaric ranges — Bobotov Kuk from Sedlo Pass and the Prutaš – Škrčka Lakes loop in Durmitor.
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Dinaric Alps — Slovenian and Croatian Dinarides: Karst, Velebit and Paklenica
Five essential day-hikes across the karst plateaux, Velebit limestone ridges, and Paklenica canyons of Slovenia and Croatia — Nanos / Pleša from Razdrto.
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England — Lake District and Pennines
Five essential English day-hikes — Scafell Pike, Helvellyn, the Langdale Pikes, Pen-y-ghent and High Cup Nick — across the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales.
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Faroe Islands — North Atlantic Mountain Walks
Essential day-hikes among sea cliffs, grass mountains, village paths and North Atlantic viewpoints — Slættaratindur, Trælanípan, Kallur, Saksun–Tjørnuvík and Hvannhagi.
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France — Cévennes and Southern Massif Central
Five essential day-hikes across the Cévennes and southern Massif Central — Les 4000 marches to Mont Aigoual, Sommet de Finiels, Les Corniches du Méjean.
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France — Massif Central: Auvergne, Cantal and Monts Dore
Five essential day-hikes across the volcanic Massif Central — Puy de Sancy via Val d'Enfer and Val de Courre, the Vallée de Chaudefour crêtes loop.
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France and Switzerland — Jura Mountains
Five essential day-hikes across the French and Swiss Jura — Crêt de la Neige and Le Reculet, Mont d'Or, Cascades du Hérisson, Creux du Van, and Le Chasseron.
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France — Vosges Mountains
Five essential day-hikes across the Vosges Mountains — Sentier des Roches, Geishouse–Grand Ballon–Bessayfels, Lac Noir–Lac Blanc–Gazon du Faing, Ballon.
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Germany — Black Forest
Five classic day-hikes across the Black Forest's summits, lakes, gorges and rocky ridges — Feldbergsteig, Belchensteig, Mummelsee–Hornisgrindepfad, Wutach.
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Iberia — Cantabrian Mountains and Picos de Europa
Five essential day-hikes across the Cantabrian Mountains and Picos de Europa — the Cares gorge, Lagos de Covadonga, Vega de Urriellu.
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Iberia — Sierra Nevada, Baetic ranges and Portuguese highlands
Five essential day-hikes across the Iberian highlands — Mulhacén from Hoya del Portillo, Vereda de la Estrella, Caminito del Rey.
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Iberia — Sistema Central and Sistema Ibérico: Gredos, Guadarrama, Urbión and Moncayo
Five essential day-hikes across the Spanish Sistema Central and Sistema Ibérico — Laguna Grande de Gredos, Pico Peñalara from Puerto de Cotos.
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Iberia — Western Cantabrian and Galician-Leonese Mountains: Somiedo, Ubiñas and Ancares
Five essential day-hikes across the western Cantabrian and Galician-Leonese mountains — Lagos de Saliencia and Lago del Valle in Somiedo.
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Iceland — Highlands, Volcanic Mountains and Glacier-Edge Day-Hikes
Five essential Iceland day-hikes — the Bláhnúkur and Brennisteinsalda loop at Landmannalaugar, the Hveradalahringur at Kerlingarfjöll.
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Italy — Central Apennines: Sibillini, Laga, Gran Sasso and Majella
Five essential day-hikes across the Central Apennines — Corno Grande from Campo Imperatore, Monte Vettore from Forca di Presta, Monte Gorzano via the Cento.
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Italy — Northern Apennines and Apuan Alps
Five essential northern-Apennine and Apuan-Alps day-hikes — Monte Forato from Fornovolasco, Pania della Croce from Piglionico, Monte Prado with Lago.
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Italy — Southern Apennines, Sicily and Etna
Five essential day-hikes across southern Italy: the Amalfi Coast Sentiero degli Dei, Etna summit craters, Pollino's Giardino degli Dei, Aspromonte's Montalto.
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Norway — Arctic mountains: Lofoten, Vesterålen and Lyngen Alps
Five essential Arctic-Norway day-hikes — Reinebringen, Ryten and Kvalvika Beach, the Dronningruta loop, Blåisvatnet and the Steindalsbreen glacier approach.
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Norway — Jotunheimen
Five classic day hikes across Norway's highest mountain region, from the Besseggen ridge and Galdhøpiggen to Glittertind, Knutshøe and Vettisfossen.
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Norway — Rondane, Dovrefjell and Trollheimen
Five essential central-Norway day-hikes — Rondeslottet via Vinjeronden, Snøhetta from Reinheim, Viewpoint Snøhetta.
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Norway — Western fjord mountains: Romsdal, Sunnmøre and Jostedalsbreen
Five essential western-Norway day-hikes — Romsdalseggen Ridge, Slogen from Øye, Skageflå and Homlong above Geirangerfjord, Skålatårnet from Loen.
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Pyrenees — Aragonese High Pyrenees: Ordesa, Monte Perdido, Posets and Maladeta
Five essential day-hikes across Ordesa y Monte Perdido and Posets-Maladeta — Ordesa balcony, Añisclo canyon, Maladeta–Aneto basin, Posets lakes and refuges.
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Pyrenees — Catalan, Andorran and Eastern Pyrenees: Aigüestortes, Cerdanya and Canigó
Five essential high-mountain day-hikes across Aigüestortes, Colomèrs, Andorra, Cerdanya–Capcir and Canigó — Sant Maurici–Amitges, the Seven Lakes of Colomèrs.
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Pyrenees — Central French Pyrenees: Gavarnie, Cauterets, Néouvielle and Ariège
Five essential day-hikes across the central French Pyrenees — the Cirque de Gavarnie, the Brèche de Roland from Col des Tentes, Lac de Gaube and the Oulettes.
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Pyrenees — Western and Basque Pyrenees
Five essential day-hikes across the Western and Basque Pyrenees — La Rhune, Pic d'Orhy, Passerelle d'Holzarte, the Lacs d'Ayous circuit.
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Scotland — Cairngorms and Eastern Highlands
Five sourceable mountain walks across the Cairngorm plateau, Royal Deeside, the Angus Glens and Highland Perthshire.
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Scotland — Lochaber, Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
Five essential day-hikes across Lochaber, Ben Nevis and Glen Coe — the Ben Nevis Mountain Track, the Ring of Steall, Buachaille Etive Beag, the Lost Valley.
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Scotland — Skye, Cuillin and Northwest Highlands
Five essential day-hikes across Skye and the Northwest Highlands — Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing, Coire Lagan, Stac Pollaidh and the Beinn Eighe Mountain Trail.
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Sweden and Norway — Lapland, Kungsleden, Sarek and Jämtland
Five essential day-hikes across northern Scandinavia — Kungsleden in Abisko, Kebnekaise, Skierfe above Rapadalen, Helags and Storsylen.
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Wales and Ireland
Five essential day-hikes across Wales and Ireland — Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon via the Pyg and Miners' tracks, Pumlumon Fawr, the Glendalough Spinc.
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Western Europe — Ardennes, Eifel and Hunsrück
Five essential day-hikes across the Ardennes, Eifel and Hunsrück — Ninglinspo, Auto-Pédestre Berdorf, Felsenweg 6 Teufelsschlucht, Eifelsteig Stage 4.