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Field guides to the world's most famous hikes and ski tours — what they are, when to go, and what to bring.
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The Iron Roads: Via Ferrata, from Wartime Passages to a Global Sport
Part hiking, part climbing, part mountain history: via ferrata has grown from the cliffs of the Alps into one of the world's most distinctive outdoor activities.
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Cities in Europe Where the Mountains Start at the Edge of Town
European city breaks where the mountains are not a distant excursion but part of the rhythm of the city itself — funiculars.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Zimbabwe — Eastern Highlands / Bvumba Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Bvumba (Vumba) Mountains day-hikes — Castle Beacon, the Botanical Garden circuit, Chinyakwaremba ridge, Bunga Forest and Murahwa's Hill above Mutare.
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USA — Cordova and the Copper River Delta: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Chugach–Wrangell transition around Cordova and the Copper River Delta — Crater Lake, Sheridan Mountain, McKinley Lake, Heney Ridge, and Haystack Trail.
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USA — St Elias Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five documented day-walks on the St Elias coastal side around Yakutat — Harlequin Lake, Russell Fjord, Situk River, Situk Lake and Cannon Beach.
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USA — Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska (Hatcher Pass): essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Talkeetna Mountains and Hatcher Pass, Alaska: Gold Mint Trail, Reed Lakes, Gold Cord Lake, April Bowl / Hatch Peak and the Independence Mine walking loop.
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USA — Wrangell Mountains, Alaska: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Wrangell Mountains of Wrangell–St Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska: Root Glacier, Bonanza Mine, Skookum Volcano, Caribou Creek and Rambler Mine.
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USA — Maryland and West Virginia Appalachians: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Maryland and West Virginia Appalachians: Maryland Heights at Harpers Ferry, Weverton Cliffs on the Appalachian Trail, Seneca Rocks, Rohrbaugh Plains in Dolly Sods and the Blackwater Falls / Elakala Falls / Lindy Point cluster.
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USA — Shenandoah and the northern Blue Ridge: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Shenandoah National Park and the northern Blue Ridge — Old Rag, Cedar Run–Whiteoak, Hawksbill, Marys Rock and Humpback Rocks.
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USA — California: Big Sur and Santa Lucia Range day hikes
Five essential Big Sur and Santa Lucia Range day-hikes on the California Central Coast — Point Lobos, Buzzard's Roost, Andrew Molera, Cone Peak and Salmon Creek Falls.
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USA — Mendocino and King Range: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Mendocino coast and Lost Coast — Punta Gorda Lighthouse, King Peak, Bear Harbor, Russian Gulch fern-canyon loop and the Jug Handle Ecological Staircase.
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USA — Northern Coast Ranges, California: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Northern California Coast Ranges — Mount Tamalpais, Tomales Point, Mount Saint Helena, Berryessa Peak and Snow Mountain West Peak.
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USA — California: San Francisco Bay Area day hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the coastal ranges around San Francisco Bay — Mount Tamalpais East Peak, the Marin Headlands Coastal Trail, Tomales Point, Mount Diablo Grand Loop and Purisima Creek Redwoods.
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USA — California: Southern Coast Ranges day hikes
Five essential day-hikes in California's inland Southern Coast Ranges — Pinnacles High Peaks and Balconies Cave, Fremont Peak, Manzana Creek and Caliente Mountain.
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USA — Grand Canyon and Kaibab Plateau day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Grand Canyon and Kaibab Plateau, Arizona: Bright Angel Trail, South Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point, Grandview Trail to Horseshoe Mesa, North Kaibab Trail to Supai Tunnel and Cape Final.
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USA — Zion and Kolob Canyons day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Zion National Park, Utah: Angels Landing, The Narrows bottom-up to Wall Street, Observation Point via East Mesa, Taylor Creek to Double Arch Alcove and the Emerald Pools loop via Kayenta Trail.
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USA — Colorado: South San Juans day hikes
Five South San Juan day-hikes on the Wolf Creek Pass and Pagosa Springs side of the Colorado San Juans — Treasure Falls, Alberta Peak on the CDT, the Piedra River canyon, Quartz Lake and Summit Peak.
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USA — Colorado: Crestone group day hikes
Five day-hikes in the Crestone group of Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Wilderness: Humboldt Peak, South Colony Lakes, Willow Lake, North Crestone Lake and Rainbow Trail.
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USA — Colorado: Great Sand Dunes day hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Great Sand Dunes region of Colorado — dune-field routes to High Dune, Star Dune and Hidden Dune, plus Mosca Pass, Medano Lake and Music Pass to Lower Sand Creek Lake.
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USA — Absaroka Range: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Absaroka Range of Greater Yellowstone — Avalanche Peak, Mount Washburn, Seven Mile Hole, Elephant Back Mountain and Heart Mountain.
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USA — Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Beartooth Mountains of southern Montana and northern Wyoming: Glacier Lake, Mystic Lake, East Rosebud to Elk Lake, Basin Lakes and Island Lake to Beauty Lake.
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USA — Gallatin Range, Montana and Wyoming: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Gallatin Range of southwest Montana and northern Yellowstone: Hyalite Peak, Mount Blackmore, Storm Castle Peak, Garnet Mountain Lookout and Bunsen Peak.
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USA — Madison Range, Montana: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Madison Range of southwest Montana: Beehive Basin, Lava Lake, Cinnamon Mountain, Helmet and Sphinx Mountain, and Mount Hebgen.
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USA — Yellowstone Plateau, Wyoming: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Yellowstone Plateau — Mount Washburn via Dunraven Pass, Seven Mile Hole in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Avalanche Peak on the eastern rim, Fairy Falls with the Grand Prismatic Overlook, and Elephant Back Mountain above Yellowstone Lake.
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USA — Teton Range: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Teton Range — Taggart and Bradley Lakes, the Paintbrush–Cascade Canyon loop, Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes, Table Mountain and Alaska Basin — spanning Grand Teton National Park and the Jedediah Smith Wilderness.
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USA — Grand Teton National Park: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Teton Range of Grand Teton National Park — Taggart–Bradley Loop, Cascade Canyon, Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes, the Paintbrush–Cascade high loop and Garnet Canyon.
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USA — Gros Ventre Mountains, Wyoming: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Gros Ventre Mountains of western Wyoming: Jackson Peak via Goodwin Lake, Cache Creek to Game Creek Loop, Sheep Mountain (Sleeping Indian), Grizzly Lake and the Little Granite Creek Trail.
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USA — Jedediah Smith Wilderness: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the west slope of the Teton Range in Jedediah Smith Wilderness — Table Mountain, Darby Canyon Wind Cave, Alaska Basin, Green Lakes and Coal Creek Meadows.
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USA — Teton Pass and southern Tetons, Wyoming: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Teton Pass and southern Teton Range of Wyoming: Mount Glory, Mount Elly / Black Canyon Overlook, Coal Creek Meadows, Phelps Lake Loop and Granite Canyon.
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USA — Boston Mountains, Arkansas day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Boston Mountains of Arkansas: Pedestal Rocks and Kings Bluff, Glory Hole Falls, Yellow Rock at Devil's Den and 2 more.
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USA — Buffalo National River, Arkansas day-hikes
Five day-hikes on and around the Buffalo National River, Arkansas: Whitaker Point (Hawksbill Crag), Lost Valley to Eden Falls, Hemmed-in Hollow Falls and 2 more.
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USA — St Francois Mountains, Missouri day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the St Francois Mountains of Missouri: Mina Sauk Falls, the Ozark Trail Taum Sauk section, Devil's Honeycomb at Hughes Mountain and 2 more.
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USA — Lake Chelan and the Eastern North Cascades: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the east side of Washington's North Cascades — Heather–Maple Pass Loop, Blue Lake, Cutthroat Pass, Rainbow Loop in Stehekin and Chelan Butte.
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USA — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona: Heart of Rocks Loop, Echo Canyon Loop, Sugarloaf Mountain and 2 more.
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USA — Huachuca Mountains, Arizona day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Huachuca Mountains, Arizona: Miller Peak, Coronado Peak, Carr Peak, Hamburg Trail through Ramsey Canyon Preserve and Joe's Canyon.
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USA — Pinaleño Mountains and Mount Graham, Arizona day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Pinaleño Mountains and Mount Graham, Arizona: Ash Creek Falls, Webb Peak, Heliograph Peak and 2 more.
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USA — Zion / Kolob Canyons: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Zion National Park, Utah: Angels Landing, the Narrows bottom-up to Big Spring, Observation Point via East Mesa, the Canyon Overlook Trail and Taylor Creek to Double Arch Alcove.
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USA — Black Range, New Mexico: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Black Range of southwestern New Mexico — Hillsboro Peak from Emory Pass, McKnight Mountain, the Mimbres/CDNST access trail, Black Canyon Trail #94 and East Canyon / Quaking Aspen.
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USA — Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico — the Osha Trail loop above Cloudcroft, the Cloud-Climbing Trestle Trail to the Mexican Canyon Trestle, the Dog Canyon National Recreation Trail from Oliver Lee State Park, the Grandview / Bridal Veil Falls / Salado Canyon network at High Rolls, and the Willie White / Wills Canyon loop from Bluff Springs.
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USA — Chisos Mountains, Big Bend, Texas: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park, Texas: Lost Mine Trail, Window Trail, Emory Peak, South Rim Loop and Boot Canyon / Colima Loop.
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USA — Davis Mountains, Texas: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Davis Mountains of west Texas: Skyline Drive, Indian Lodge–Montezuma Quail traverse, Limpia Creek and Sheep Pen Canyon loop, Fort Davis North Ridge and Madera Canyon.
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USA — Franklin Mountains, Texas: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Franklin Mountains of El Paso, Texas: North Franklin Peak, the Ron Coleman Trail traverse, Aztec Caves, Mundy's Gap and the West Cottonwood Spring scenic route.
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USA — Sierra Nevada: Mount Whitney and the Southern High Sierra
Five essential day-hikes on the eastern escarpment — the Mount Whitney Trail, Meysan Lake, Kearsarge Pass, Mount Langley via New Army Pass, and Cottonwood Pass to Chicken Spring Lake.
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USA — Sierra Nevada: Sequoia and Kings Canyon
Five essential day-hikes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon — Alta Peak, the Lakes Trail to Pear Lake, Mist Falls, Monarch Lakes in Mineral King, and the Giant Forest sequoias with Moro Rock.
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USA — Gore Range, Colorado day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Gore Range, Colorado: Booth Falls, Pitkin Lake, Eccles Pass, Upper Cataract Lake and Upper Piney River Falls.
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USA — Mosquito Range, Colorado day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Mosquito Range, Colorado: the DeCaLiBron four-fourteener loop, Mount Sherman, Horseshoe Mountain, Mount Silverheels and the Rich Creek / Rough and Tumbling Creek loop in Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
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USA — Park Range and Steamboat, Colorado day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Park Range and around Steamboat Springs, Colorado: Zirkel Circle, Mica Lake, Rabbit Ears Peak, Fish Creek Falls and Hahns Peak.
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USA — Tenmile Range, Colorado day-hikes (Quandary, McCullough Gulch, Peak 1)
Five day-hikes in the Tenmile Range between Breckenridge and Frisco, Colorado: Quandary Peak East Ridge, McCullough Gulch, Peak 1 and 2 more.
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USA — Northern New Mexico Sangres day-hikes (Wheeler Peak, Pecos, Latir)
Five day-hikes in the northern New Mexico Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Wheeler Peak from Taos, Santa Fe Baldy, Lake Katherine and 2 more.
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USA — Spanish Peaks, southern Colorado day-hikes
Five day-hikes in the Spanish Peaks of southern Colorado: West Spanish Peak from Cordova Pass, the Apishapa dike-country walk, Wahatoya Saddle and 2 more.
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USA — Goat Rocks: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Goat Rocks Wilderness between Rainier and Adams: Snowgrass Flats and Goat Lake, Old Snowy Mountain and the Knife Edge, Nannie Ridge to Sheep Lake, Heart Lake via Lily Basin, and Bear Creek Mountain.
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USA — Mount Rainier: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Mount Rainier National Park: the Skyline Trail loop at Paradise, Burroughs Mountain, Summerland and Panhandle Gap, the Naches Peak Loop, and the Mount Fremont fire lookout.
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USA — Mount St Helens and Mount Adams: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the two southern Washington volcanoes: the Monitor Ridge summit climb, Ape Canyon to the Plains of Abraham, Norway Pass to Mount Margaret, Killen Creek to High Camp, and Sleeping Beauty Peak.
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USA — Snoqualmie Pass: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes from the I-90 corridor and Snoqualmie Pass — Mount Si above North Bend, Snow Lake beneath Chair Peak, the Kendall Katwalk on the Pacific Crest Trail, the Granite Mountain fire lookout, and Denny Creek to Melakwa Lake.
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USA — Stevens Pass and the Alpine Lakes Wilderness: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes from the US 2 corridor and the Alpine Lakes Wilderness — Colchuck Lake, Lake Ingalls, Lake Valhalla on the Pacific Crest Trail, the Alpine Lookout on Nason Ridge, and the Iron Goat Trail over the old Great Northern Railway grade.
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USA — Goat Rocks Wilderness: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Goat Rocks Wilderness — Old Snowy Mountain and the Knife's Edge, Goat Lake and Hawkeye Point, Nannie Ridge to Sheep Lake, Bear Creek Mountain, and the historic Packwood Lake trail.
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USA — Mount Rainier: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Mount Rainier National Park — the Skyline Trail Loop from Paradise, Burroughs Mountain and the Mount Fremont Lookout from Sunrise, Summerland and Panhandle Gap, and the Naches Peak Loop at Chinook Pass.
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USA — Mount St Helens and Mount Adams: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on Washington's southern volcanoes — the Monitor Ridge summit climb, Mount Margaret above Spirit Lake, the Plains of Abraham from Ape Canyon, High Camp beneath the Adams Glacier, and the Sleeping Beauty lookout site.
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USA — Marble Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Marble Mountain Wilderness of northern California: Sky High Lakes Basin, the Marble Rim, Boulder Peak, the Shackleford lakes, and Paradise Lake with Kings Castle.
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USA — Siskiyou Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Siskiyou crest across the Oregon–California border: Wagner Butte, Devil's Punchbowl, the PCT from Cook and Green Pass, Mount Elijah at Oregon Caves, and Pilot Rock.
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USA — Trinity Alps: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Trinity Alps of northern California: Canyon Creek Lakes, Granite Peak, Mount Eddy via Deadfall Lakes, Boulder Lake, and Long Canyon to Deer Creek Pass.
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USA — Oregon Cascades: Crater Lake Day-Hikes
Crater Lake caldera day-hikes: Garfield Peak, Mount Scott, The Watchman, Plaikni Falls and Sun Notch overlooking Phantom Ship.
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USA — Southern Oregon Cascades Day-Hikes
Southern Oregon Cascades day-hikes: Mount McLoughlin, Sky Lakes basin, Aspen Butte, Watson and Toketee falls, and the Upper Rogue Gorge.
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USA — Champlain Valley (Adirondack side): essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the eastern flank of the Adirondacks: Poke-O-Moonshine, Coon Mountain, Black Mountain, Split Rock Mountain North Rim and Mount Defiance.
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USA — Adirondack High Peaks: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Adirondack High Peaks: Mount Marcy, Algonquin Peak with Wright, Cascade and Porter, Giant Mountain, and Whiteface via Connery Pond.
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USA — Lake Placid and Keene Valley: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes around Lake Placid and Keene Valley in the Adirondacks: Mount Jo, Cobble Hill, Indian Head and Fish Hawk Cliffs, Owl Head Lookout, and Rainbow Falls.
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USA — Southern Adirondacks: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Southern Adirondacks: Hadley Mountain, Crane Mountain, Snowy Mountain, Tongue Mountain Range Fifth Peak and Kane Mountain.
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USA — Western Adirondacks: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Western Adirondacks: Bald (Rondaxe), Rocky Mountain, Blue Mountain, Wakely Mountain and Cat Mountain via Dead Creek Flow.
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USA — Catskill High Peaks: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Catskill High Peaks: Slide Mountain, the Wittenberg–Cornell–Slide traverse, Panther Mountain via Giant Ledge, the Peekamoose–Table ridge, and the Balsam Lake Mountain fire-tower loop.
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USA — Devil's Path region: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Devil's Path region of the eastern Catskills: Indian Head, Twin, Plateau, Hunter and Westkill Mountains — done as one-day sections rather than the full 40 km traverse.
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USA — Escarpment Trail region: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Catskill Escarpment: Kaaterskill Falls loop, the North-South Lake escarpment loop, Blackhead Mountain from Big Hollow, Windham High Peak from Elm Ridge, and Overlook Mountain from Meads.
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USA — Shawangunk Ridge: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Shawangunk Ridge in the Hudson Valley: Gertrude's Nose and Millbrook Mountain loop, Sam's Point with Verkeerderkill Falls and the Ice Caves, Lake Awosting and Rainbow Falls loop, Bonticou Crag and Table Rocks scramble, and Sky Top via the Labyrinth and Lemon Squeeze.
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USA — Baxter / Katahdin region: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Baxter State Park and the Katahdin massif: the Hunt Trail, Cathedral–Knife Edge–Saddle loop, Hamlin Peak, South Turner, and The Owl.
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USA — Berkshire and Taconic Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Berkshire and Taconic Mountains: Mount Greylock, Mount Everett, Bash Bish Falls, Alander Mountain and Monument Mountain.
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USA — Green Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Vermont's Green Mountains: Mount Mansfield, Camel's Hump, Killington Peak, Mount Abraham and Stowe Pinnacle.
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USA — Maine Western Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Maine's Western Mountains: the Bigelow Range, Old Speck, Saddleback and The Horn, Tumbledown Mountain, and Baldpate Mountain.
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USA — White Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the White Mountains of New Hampshire: Mount Washington, Franconia Ridge, Mount Chocorua, Mount Madison, and the Welch-Dickey Loop.
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USA — Kauaʻi: Mount Waiʻaleʻale region essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes on the eastern flanks of Mount Waiʻaleʻale, Kauaʻi: Kuilau Ridge Trail, Kuilau–Moalepe through-hike, Nounou Mountain East Trail, Nounou Mountain West Trail and the Powerline Trail crossing.
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USA — Oʻahu: North Shore ridges essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes on Oʻahu's North Shore ridges: Kaunala Loop, ʻEhukai Pillbox Trail, Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau overlook, Laʻie Falls Trail and Poamoho Ridge Trail.
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USA — Eastern Olympics: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the eastern flank of the Olympic Mountains above Hood Canal: Mount Ellinor, Marmot Pass via Upper Big Quilcene, Mount Townsend, Lower Lena Lake, and Mount Rose.
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USA — High Olympics and Mount Olympus area: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the alpine core of Olympic National Park around Mount Olympus: Sol Duc Falls, the High Divide / Seven Lakes Basin loop, Bogachiel Peak, Appleton Pass from the Sol Duc, and the Hoh River Trail toward Mount Olympus.
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USA — Hurricane Ridge and the Northern Olympics: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes from the northern rim of the Olympic Mountains — Hurricane Hill, Klahhane Ridge, Mount Angeles, Grand Valley from Obstruction Point, and the Grand Ridge traverse from Deer Park.
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USA — Olympic Coast and rainforest valleys: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Olympic Coast and western rainforest valleys: Shi Shi Beach and Point of the Arches, Rialto Beach to Hole-in-the-Wall, the Ozette Triangle, the Hoh Hall of Mosses and Spruce Nature Trail pair, and the Quinault Rain Forest Loop.
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USA — Cloud Peak Wilderness: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming — Sherd Lake, Lost Twin Lakes, Mistymoon Lake, Lake Solitude and Elk Lake.
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USA — Northern Bighorns: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the northern Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming — Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark, Porcupine Falls, Bucking Mule Falls, Tongue River Canyon and Steamboat Point.
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USA — Southern Bighorns: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the southern Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming — Ten Sleep Canyon and West Tensleep Falls, Meadowlark Lake shoreline, James T. Saban Lookout, Firebox Park via Bud Love, and Crazy Woman Creek.
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USA — Alaska: Denali and central Alaska Range day hikes
Five day-hikes in Alaska: Mount Healy Overlook Trail, Savage Alpine Trail, Triple Lakes Trail, Kesugi Ridge and Byers Lake Loop.
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USA — Alaska: Eastern Alaska Range day hikes
Five day-hikes in Alaska: Donnelly Dome — candidate only, Swede Mountain Trail, Tangle Lakes Foot Trail, Caribou Creek Trail and Skookum Volcano Trail.
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USA — Alaska: Western Alaska Range research viability note
A research-viability note for the western Alaska Range — Kichatna, Revelation, Tordrillo, and Neacola mountains and the historic Iditarod Trail corridor.
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USA — Molokaʻi: East Molokaʻi mountains day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Molokaʻi: Pēpēʻōpae Bog Boardwalk to Pelekunu Overlook, Waikolu Lookout and rim, Puʻu Kolekole Trail and 2 more.
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USA — Lānaʻi: Highlands and heritage day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Lānaʻi: Munro Trail to Lānaʻihale, Kōloiki Ridge Trail, Puʻu Pehe overlook and 2 more.
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USA — Molokaʻi: Sea-cliff region day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Molokaʻi: Kalaupapa Pali Trail, Pālāʻau State Park, Hālawa Valley Falls cultural hike to Moaʻula Falls and 2 more.
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Australia — Bibbulmun Track Northern Day Sections: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Bibbulmun Track Northern Day Sections: Kalamunda to Hewett's Hill Campsite, Ball Creek to Waalegh Campsite and 3 more.
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Australia — John Forrest / Avon Valley: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in John Forrest / Avon Valley: Railway Reserves Heritage Trail, Eagle View Walk Trail, Little Eagle Walk Trail and 2 more.
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Australia — Kalamunda / Mundaring: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Kalamunda / Mundaring: Rocky Pool Walk, Bibbulmun Track Northern Terminus loop, Bibbulmun Track: Camel Farm to Hewett's Hill and 2 more.
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Australia — Serpentine / Jarrahdale: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Serpentine / Jarrahdale: Serpentine Falls Walk, Kitty's Gorge Walk Trail, Baldwins Bluff Trail and 2 more.
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Australia — ACT, Namadgi and the Brindabella Ranges day-hikes
Five day-hikes in ACT, Namadgi and the Brindabella Ranges: Booroomba Rocks, Mount Tennent summit, Yankee Hat rock art, Square Rock and Mount Gingera.
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Australia — Atherton Tablelands / Cairns Highlands day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Atherton Tablelands / Cairns Highlands: Lake Eacham Circuit, Mount Hypipamee Crater and Dinner Falls Circuit and 3 more.
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Australia — Barrington Tops: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Barrington Tops: Careys Peak walking track, Gloucester Tops circuit, Polblue Swamp track, Jerusalem Creek trail and Basin Loop track.
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Australia — Blue Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Blue Mountains: Grand Canyon Track, Wentworth Pass loop, Ruined Castle, Perry's Lookdown to Blue Gum Forest and Prince Henry Cliff Walk.
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Australia — Bunya Mountains / South Burnett: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Bunya Mountains / South Burnett: Scenic Circuit, Barker Creek Circuit, Mount Kiangarow and 2 more.
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Australia — Central Victorian Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Victorian Highlands: Cathedral Range Southern Circuit, Mount Stirling summit loop, Mount Buller Summit Nature Walk and 2 more.
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Australia — Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Ranges: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Ranges: Kokoda Track Memorial Walk circuit, Sherbrooke Falls circuit, Mount Dandenong summit and 2 more.
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Australia — Eungella / Mackay Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Eungella / Mackay Highlands: Broken River Rainforest Discovery and platypus decks, Sky Window and Cedar Grove Track and 3 more.
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Australia — Gibraltar Range, Washpool and Guy Fawkes River
Five day-hikes in Gibraltar Range, Washpool and Guy Fawkes River: Anvil Rock walking track, Dandahra Crags walking track and 3 more.
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Australia — Sunshine Coast Hinterland: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Glass House Mountains / Sunshine Coast Hinterland: Mount Ngungun Summit Track, Mount Beerwah Summit Track and 3 more.
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Australia — Lamington and Border Ranges: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Lamington and Border Ranges: Toolona Creek Circuit, Box Forest Circuit, Coomera Circuit, Tullawallal Circuit, Pinnacle Walk and Lookout.
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Australia — Mount Buffalo and Bogong High Plains: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Buffalo and Bogong High Plains: Mount Bogong, Mount Feathertop, The Horn and 2 more.
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Australia — New England Tablelands: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in New England Tablelands: Point Lookout Walking Track, Lyrebird Walking Track, Cathedral Rock Track and 2 more.
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Australia — Scenic Rim / Main Range: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Scenic Rim / Main Range: Mount Cordeaux and Bare Rock, Mount Barney, Box Forest Circuit, Ships Stern Circuit and Best of All Lookout.
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Australia — Snowy Mountains and Kosciuszko: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Snowy Mountains and Kosciuszko: Kosciuszko Walk, Main Range walk, Blue Lake, Dead Horse Gap track and Porcupine walk.
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Australia — Illawarra & Southern Highlands: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes across the NSW Southern Highlands and Illawarra Escarpment: Fitzroy Falls, Carrington Falls, Minnamurra Rainforest, Mount Keira and Wodi Wodi.
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Australia — Victorian Alps: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Victorian Alps: The Razorback to Mount Feathertop, Mount Bogong, The Horn walk, Mount Buffalo and 2 more.
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Australia — Wet Tropics / Far North Queensland: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Wet Tropics / Far North Queensland: Mossman Gorge Rainforest Circuit, Mount Sorrow Ridge Trail and 3 more.
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Australia — Bluff Knoll and Eastern Stirling Range day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Bluff Knoll and Eastern Stirling Range: Bluff Knoll, Ellen Peak, Bluff Knoll trailhead precinct short walks and 2 more.
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Australia — Central Stirling Range: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Stirling Range: Toolbrunup Peak, Mount Trio, Mount Hassell, Talyuberlup Peak and Central Lookout.
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Australia — Porongurup Range: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Porongurup Range: Castle Rock and the Granite Skywalk, Devils Slide, Nancy Peak Circuit and 2 more.
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Australia — Western Stirling Range: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Western Stirling Range: Mount Magog, Mount Magog to Talyuberlup ridge, Mondurup Peak and 2 more.
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Australia — Ben Lomond and the Northeast Highlands day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Ben Lomond and the Northeast Highlands: Legges Tor, Ben Lomond Summit Link plateau walk, Meander Falls, Blue Tier and Mount Arthur.
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Australia — Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair: Cradle Mountain summit, Dove Lake Circuit, Marion's Lookout, Enchanted Walk and Shadow Lake Circuit.
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Australia — Hartz Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Hartz Mountains: Hartz Peak, Lake Esperance, Lake Osborne, Arve Falls and Waratah Lookout.
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Australia — Mount Field and Florentine Valley: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Field and Florentine Valley: Three Falls Circuit, Pandani Grove nature walk, Tarn Shelf Circuit and 2 more.
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Australia — Southwest Tasmania: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southwest Tasmania / Arthur Range / Mount Anne: Mount Anne Day Summit, Eliza Plateau, Lake Judd Track and 2 more.
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Australia — Walls of Jerusalem and Central Plateau day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Walls of Jerusalem and Central Plateau: Walls of Jerusalem, Trappers Hut return, Mount Jerusalem summit and 2 more.
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USA — Alaska: Central Brooks Range & Gates of the Arctic
Five day-hikes in Alaska: Sukakpak Mountain scramble, Atigun Pass south ridge walk, Galbraith Lake basin tundra walk and 2 more.
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USA — Alaska: Eastern Brooks Range & Arctic Refuge day hikes
Five day-hikes in Alaska: Atigun Gorge, Atigun River tundra walk, Sadlerochit / Jago valley base-camp tundra walk and 2 more.
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USA — Alaska: Western Brooks Range day hikes
Five day-hikes in Alaska: Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Onion Portage archaeological terrace walk, Noatak River base-camp tundra walk and 2 more.
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USA — Anchorage Front Range: essential Chugach day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Anchorage Front Range: Flattop Mountain, Wolverine Peak, Bird Ridge to Bird Ridge Point, Rabbit Lake and Powerline Pass.
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USA — Prince William Sound Chugach: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Prince William Sound Chugach: Portage Pass Trail, Byron Glacier Trail, Winner Creek Trail, Crow Pass Trail and Power Creek Trail.
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USA — Thompson Pass and Valdez Chugach: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Thompson Pass and Valdez Chugach: Worthington Glacier Overlook Trail, Blueberry Lake Trail and 3 more.
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USA — Kauaʻi: Kōkeʻe highlands day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Kauaʻi: Pihea + Alakaʻi Swamp to Kilohana Lookout, Awaʻawapuhi Trail, Nualolo, Nualolo Cliff and Awaʻawapuhi Loop and 2 more.
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USA — Kauaʻi: Nā Pali Coast day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Kauaʻi: Kalalau Trail to Hanakāpīʻai Beach, Kalalau Trail to Hanakāpīʻai Falls, Kalalau and Puʻu o Kila Lookouts and 2 more.
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USA — Kauaʻi: Waimea Canyon day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Kauaʻi: Kukui Trail to Wiliwili Camp, Iliau Nature Loop, Canyon Trail to Waipoʻo Falls, Cliff Trail, Canyon and Black Pipe Loop.
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USA — Oʻahu: Honolulu Ridge & Front-Hills Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Oʻahu: Diamond Head Summit Trail, Koko Head Crater Trail, Mānoa Falls Trail and 2 more.
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USA — Oʻahu: Koʻolau Range Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Oʻahu: Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail, Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail, Maunawili Demonstration Trail, Kaʻiwa Ridge Trail and Hauʻula Loop Trail.
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USA — Oʻahu: Waiʻanae Range Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Oʻahu: Kaʻena Point Trail, Kealia Trail, Kuaokalā Trail, Mount Kaʻala Trail and Puʻu O Hulu Kai — the "Pink Pillbox".
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Australia — Gammon Ranges / Arkaroola: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Gammon Ranges / Arkaroola: Weetootla Gorge Circuit, Grindells Hut to Italowie Gap area, Acacia Ridge Walk and 2 more.
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Australia — Ikara-Flinders / Wilpena Pound: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Ikara-Flinders / Wilpena Pound: Ngarri Mudlanha / St Mary Peak Loop to Tanderra Saddle, Hills Homestead and Wangara Lookout and 3 more.
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Australia — Mount Lofty Ranges / Adelaide Hills: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Lofty Ranges / Adelaide Hills: Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty Summit, Morialta Three Falls Grand Hike and 3 more.
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Australia — Mount Remarkable / Southern Flinders: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Remarkable / Southern Flinders: Mount Remarkable Summit Loop, Alligator Gorge Ring Route, Hidden Gorge Hike and 2 more.
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Australia — Central Grampians / Gariwerd: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Grampians / Gariwerd: The Pinnacle, MacKenzie Falls, Mount Rosea, Boronia Peak, Reeds Lookout and The Balconies.
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Australia — Northern Grampians / Gariwerd: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Grampians / Gariwerd: Mount Stapylton Loop, Hollow Mountain Walk, Beehive Falls Walk and 2 more.
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Australia — Southern Grampians / Gariwerd: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Grampians / Gariwerd: Mount Abrupt, Mount Sturgeon, Piccaninny, Signal Peak and Grampians Peaks Trail S4.
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Australia — Chichester Range / Millstream: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Chichester Range / Millstream: Python Pool Track, Cliff Lookout Trail, Chichester Range Camel Trail and 2 more.
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Australia — Karijini / Hamersley Gorge Country: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Karijini / Hamersley Gorge Country: Dales Gorge circuit, Weano Gorge to Handrail Pool, Hancock Gorge to Kermits Pool and 2 more.
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Australia — Mount Bruce / Punurrunha: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Bruce / Punurrunha: Punurrunha / Mount Bruce Summit Trail, Honey Hakea Track, Marandoo View Walk and 2 more.
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Australia — East MacDonnell Ranges: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in East MacDonnell Ranges: Trephina Gorge Ridgetop Walk, Trephina Gorge Panorama Walk, N'Dhala Gorge Walk and 2 more.
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Australia — Larapinta Trail Corridor: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Larapinta Trail Corridor: Mt Sonder / Rwetyepme, Brinkley Bluff, Jay Creek to Standley Chasm and 2 more.
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Australia — Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Ranges: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Ranges: Ormiston Pound & Gorge Walk, Standley Chasm, Ellery Creek Big Hole and 2 more.
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China — Changbai Mountains, Laoyeling Region, Jilin day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Changbai Mountains, Laoyeling Region, Jilin: Lafa Mountain Summit / Cave Circuit, Kangda Lazi Summit Ridge and 3 more.
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China — Changbai Shan South Slope: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Changbai Shan South Slope: South Slope Tianchi Overlook Walk, Yalu River Grand Canyon Scenic Walk and 3 more.
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China — Changbai Shan West Slope: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Changbai Shan West Slope: West Slope Tianchi 1,442-step viewpoint, Jinjiang Grand Canyon boardwalk, Wangchi Trail and 2 more.
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China — Qian Shan / Liaodong Uplands: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Qian Shan / Liaodong Uplands: Qian Shan Xianrentai high-point route, Qian Shan Wufoding / Tian Shang Tian ridge and 3 more.
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China — Jiuyi Mountains, Hunan: regional and cultural overview
A regional and cultural orientation to the Jiuyi Mountains (九嶷山 / 九疑山) in Ningyuan County, Yongzhou, Hunan — part of the Nanling / Mengzhu Ridge system.
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China — Nanling Mountains / Mao'er Mountain and Yuechengling, Guangxi
Five day-hikes in China — Nanling Mountains / Mao'er Mountain and Yuechengling, Guangxi.
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China — Northern Guangdong Nanling Uplands: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Guangdong Nanling Uplands: Danxia Shan, Guangdong Grand Canyon rim-to-floor / Tongtian Ladder route and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Central Aorangi: essential day-hikes
Day-hike note on the central Aorangi Range: three hut-to-hut sections of DOC's Aorangi Crossing linking Washpool, Pararaki, Kawakawa and Mangatoetoe huts.
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New Zealand — Northern Aorangi: regional and access overview
A regional and access orientation to the northern end of the Aorangi Range and Aorangi Forest Park in the southern Wairarapa — the wider park context.
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New Zealand — Aorangi Range / Southern Aorangi Coast day-hikes
Four day-hikes in Aorangi Range: Putangirua Pinnacles Ridge Track, Cape Palliser Road to Washpool Hut, Mangatoetoe Stream to Mangatoetoe Hut and 1 more.
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New Zealand — Brunner Range / Northern Brunner Range day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Brunner Range: Lake Christabel, Old Ghost Road, Lyell Creek Walk, Lake Matiri Hut Track and Six Mile Walk.
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New Zealand — Brunner Range / Southern Brunner Range day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Brunner Range: Waiuta to Big River Track, Big River to Golden Lead Battery, Murray Creek Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Central Bryant Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Bryant Range: Mt Duppa Track, Maungatapu Circuit, Maungatapu Saddle to Pelorus historic traverse and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Bryant Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Bryant Range: Circle Walk and Circle Loop Track, Tawa Walk and Weta Walk, Elvy Waterfalls Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Bryant Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Bryant Range: Dun Mountain Circuit, Coppermine Trail to Coppermine Saddle, Wooded Peak Circuit and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Mid Dome Area: research note
A reduced-scope research note for the Mid Dome area on the eastern side of the Eyre Mountains / Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park in northern Southland.
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New Zealand — Southern Eyres: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Eyres: Irthing Valley to The Mansion bivvy, Mount Bee ridge, Cromel Valley to Cromel Branch Hut and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Garvie Mountains / Central Garvies: day-hikes
A regional and access orientation to the Central Garvie Mountains between the Waikaia Forest block and the Welcome Rock / Nokomai country.
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New Zealand — Garvie Mountains, Northern Garvies: research viability note
A research-viability note for the northern Garvie Mountains / Garston margin: why this subregion cannot support a standalone five-hike catalogue entry.
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New Zealand — Southern Garvies: essential day-walks
Three day-hikes in Southern Garvies (Waikaia Forest): Titan Rocks Track, Piano Flat Creek Loop Track and Waikaia River Track.
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New Zealand — Garvie Mountains, Waikaia Forest and Welcome Rock
Five day-hikes in Garvie Mountains, Waikaia Forest and Welcome Rock: Roaring Lion Trail / Welcome Rock Loop, Titan Rocks Track and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Clarence Valley Sector: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Clarence Valley Sector: Acheron Lookout Loop Walk, Molesworth Homestead Lookout Track, Lake Tennyson Campsite Walk and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Inland Kaikōura Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Inland Kaikōura Range: Tapuae-o-Uenuku summit, Mount Chisholm Track, Lake Tennyson Campsite to Mount McCabe and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Mount Fyffe Area: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Fyffe Area: Mt Fyffe Summit, Mt Fyffe Hut, Lower Mt Fyffe Lookout / firepond viewpoint, Hinau Track and Fyffe Palmers Track.
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New Zealand — Seaward Kaikōura Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Seaward Kaikōura Range: Mt Fyffe Summit, Mt Fyffe Hut out-and-back, Hinau Track, Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway and Kowhai River day-section.
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New Zealand — Croesus Area: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Croesus Area: Croesus Track Traverse: Smoke-ho to Barrytown, Smoke-ho to Ces Clark Hut, Croesus Knob and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Inland Paparoa: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Inland Paparoa: Pororari River Track, Punakaiki-Pororari Loop, Pororari River – Bullock Creek Road Loop and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Punakaiki Coast: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Punakaiki Coast: Pancake Rocks and Blowholes Walk, Truman Track, Punakaiki–Pororari Loop and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Paparoa: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Paparoa: Pike29 Memorial Track, Moonlight Pack Track to Paparoa Tops, Point Elizabeth Walkway and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Remutakas: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Remutakas: Remutaka Rail Trail: Kaitoke to Cross Creek, Mount Climie, Tane's Track, Tunnel Gully and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Remutaka Forest Park: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Remutaka Forest Park: Orongorongo Track, Butcher Track and Cattle Ridge Track, Mount McKerrow and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Remutakas: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Remutakas: Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve, Baring Head / Orua-pouanui Grand Loop and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Central Richardsons: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Richardsons: Moonlight Track, Arthurs Point, Atleys Track, Shotover Gorge Trail to Arthurs Point and Moke Creek Road Track.
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New Zealand — Northern Richardsons: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Richardson Mountains: Lake Sylvan Track, Routeburn Shelter to Routeburn Flats Hut, Routeburn Shelter to Routeburn Falls Hut and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Richardson Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Richardson Mountains: Ben Lomond Track, Moke Lake Loop Track, Lake Dispute Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Mount Richmond Area: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Richmond Area: Lake Chalice Track and Chalice Loop, Mt Patriarch Route, Quartz Creek / Mount Royal Route and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Richmond Forest Park: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Richmond Forest Park: Forks Walk and Riverside Walk, Waikakaho–Cullen Creek Track, Wakamarina Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Richmond Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Richmond Range: Beebys Knob – Red Hills shared-use circuit, Red Hills Hut and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Wairoa Valley Sector, Richmond Range: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Wairoa Valley Sector, Richmond Range: Wairoa Gorge road end to Mid Wairoa Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut to Top Wairoa Hut and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Lake Tennyson Sector, Spenser Mountains day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Lake Tennyson Sector, Spenser Mountains: Lake Tennyson Campsite Walk, Lake Tennyson Campsite to Mount McCabe and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Takitimu Mountains: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Takitimu Mountains: SH94 / Princhester Road to Lower Princhester Hut, Lower Princhester Hut to Aparima Hut and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Tararuas: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Tararuas: Herepai Hut, Roaring Stag Hut Track, Burn Hut, Mangahao Track to Mangahao Flats Hut and Mangahao–Makahika Track.
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New Zealand — Southern Travers Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Travers Range: Mount Robert Circuit, Robert Ridge Route to Angelus Hut, Speargrass Creek Route to Angelus Hut and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Upper Travers Valley: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Upper Travers Valley: Kerr Bay to Lakehead Hut, Lakeside Track to Whisky Falls and Coldwater Hut and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Central Victoria Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Victoria Range: Waiuta Town Walk, Snowy Battery Track, Waiuta to Big River Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Victoria Range: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Victoria Range: Mt Haast Route, Lake Stream Hut, Duffy Creek Route and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Victoria Range: essential day-hikes
Five Rahu Saddle day-tramps in the southern Victoria Range: Mt Haast summit, Lake Stream Hut, Duffy Creek, Klondyke Valley and Klondyke Spur.
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New Zealand — Central Ahimanawa: research note
Research note on the central Ahimanawa Range and Waipunga Forest between Napier and Taupō, with one secondary-source day-walk candidate flagged for follow-up.
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New Zealand — Northern Ahimanawa & Boundary Stream day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Ahimanawa & Boundary Stream: Bell Rock Loop Track, Kāmahi Loop Track, Bellbird Bush Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Ahimanawa: essential day-hikes
Four day-hikes in Southern Ahimanawa: Waipunga Falls SH5 lookout, Waipunga Recreation Area, Conservation Area – Waipunga River and 1 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Gordon Range: research note
Research note on the northern Gordon Range in Mount Richmond Forest Park: the ridge descent from Inwood Lookout to Hunter's Hut in the Motueka Left Branch.
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New Zealand — Southern Gordon Range: research note
A reduced-scope research note for the southern Gordon Range in Mount Richmond Forest Park, with the Inwood Lookout access from Wai-iti Valley Road.
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New Zealand — Central Kawekas: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Kawekas: Te Puia Hut Track and Mangatainoka Hot Springs, Kaweka J and Kaweka North Summit Track, Back Ridge Hut and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Makahu Saddle Area: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Makahu Saddle Area: Kaweka J, Dominie Bivouac, Back Ridge Hut crossing, Studholme Saddle Hut southern high route and Middle Hill Hut.
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New Zealand — Southern Kaweka: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Kaweka: Cameron Car Park to Kuripapango Trig, Kaweka Lakes Track, Kiwi Saddle Loop and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Ada Pass Area: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Ada Pass Area: Lewis Pass to Cannibal Gorge Hut, Lewis Pass to Ada Pass Hut, Cannibal Gorge Hut to Christopher Hut and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Lewis Pass Sector: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Lewis Pass Sector: Lewis Tops Track, St James Walkway to Cannibal Gorge Hut, Nina Valley Track to Nina Hut and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Nelson Lakes Southern Sector: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Nelson Lakes Southern Sector: Mount Robert Circuit, Robert Ridge Route to Julius Summit and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Central St Arnauds: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Central St Arnauds: St Arnaud Range Track, Parachute Rocks turnaround, Angelus Hut, Angelus Hut and Julius Summit turnaround.
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New Zealand — Mount Robert Area, St Arnaud Range: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Robert Area, St Arnaud Range: Mount Robert Circuit Track, Bushline Hut, Whisky Falls Track, Peninsula Nature Walk and Loop Track.
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New Zealand — Southern St Arnauds: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern St Arnauds: Lakehead Track, Coldwater Hut, Speargrass Track to Speargrass Hut, Braeburn Walk and Sabine Hut.
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New Zealand — Central Tararuas: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Tararuas: Mount Holdsworth – Jumbo Circuit, Holdsworth Road end to Powell Hut and Mount Holdsworth and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Eastern Tararuas: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Eastern Tararuas: Holdsworth Road end to Powell Hut and Mount Holdsworth, Gentle Annie Track, Blue Range Hut and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Southern Tararuas: essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Tararuas: Field Hut and Table Top, Kime Hut, Kapakapanui Circuit, Dobson Loop and Smith Creek Shelter and Arcus Loop Track.
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China — Hengduan Mountains: Daxue Mountains / Gongga Shan Region, Sichuan
Five day-hikes in Hengduan Mountains.
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China — Huangshan, Anhui: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Huangshan, Anhui: Yungu Temple to Ciguang Pavilion traverse, West Sea Grand Canyon, Tiandu Peak and 2 more.
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China — Jiuhua Shan, Anhui: essential day hikes
Five day-hikes in Jiuhua Shan, Anhui: Minyuan / Phoenix Pine to Tiantai Temple and Tiantai Peak, Huatai Scenic Area ridge and flower-view loop and 3 more.
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China — Sanqing Shan, Jiangxi: essential day hikes
Five Sanqing Shan day hikes in Jiangxi — the Grand Loop, Nanqing Garden's Oriental Goddess, West Coast Plank Road, Sunshine Coast and Yujing Peak.
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China — Dunhuang–Aksay western Qilian: five essential day hikes
Five walks at the desert western end of the Qilian / Nan Shan in Gansu — Mingsha dunes, Sanwei Mountain, the Touming Mengke glacier, and the Dunhuang Yardang.
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China — Zhangye–Mati Temple central Qilian: day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Zhangye–Mati Temple central Qilian.
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China — Enshi Grand Canyon, Hubei: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Enshi Grand Canyon area day hikes in Hubei — Qixingzhai cliff route, Yunlong Ground Fissure loop, two Luyuanping variants and the Suobuya Stone Forest.
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China — Fanjingshan, Guizhou: essential day hikes
Five day-hikes in Fanjingshan, Guizhou: South Gate stair climb to Mushroom Rock, Wanmingdong Cave to Mushroom Rock and 3 more.
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China — Wuling Mountains: Hongshilin and the Xiangxi Karst, Hunan
Five day-hikes in Wuling Mountains: Hongshilin / Red Stone Forest loop, Dehang Grand Canyon waterfall walk and 3 more.
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China — Wulingyuan / Zhangjiajie, Hunan: essential day hikes
Five Wulingyuan day hikes in Hunan — Golden Whip Stream, Huangshizhai, Yuanjiajie's Avatar peaks, Tianzi Mountain and Yangjiajie's Tianbo Mansion.
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China — Taimu and the northeast Fujian coastal mountains
Five day-hikes in Taimu and the northeast Fujian coastal mountains: Mount Taimu main scenic loop, Baishuiyang and Yuanyangxi canyon and 3 more.
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China — Central Hunan uplands: five essential day hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Hunan uplands: Dawei Mountain Seven Star Peak, Dawei Mountain Limu Bridge to Maweicao waterfalls and 3 more.
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Gabon & Congo — Chaillu Mountains: Essential Day Hikes
Five Chaillu Massif walking candidates in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo — Mount Mimongo, Mont Iboundji, Birougou, Waka, and Lopé-Okanda.
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New Zealand — Southern Huiarau (Te Urewera): essential day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Huiarau (Te Urewera): Mt Manuoha, Old Māori Trail, Lake Kaitawa Fairy Springs Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Huiarau Range: Lake Waikaremoana day hikes
Five day-hikes in Huiarau Range: Panekire Bluffs / Bald Knob, Lake Waikareiti Walk, Ruapani Circuit Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Central Ruahines: five essential day hikes
Five day-hikes in Central Ruahines: A-Frame Hut and Takapari Road Track, Takapari Road to A-Frame Hut, Yeoman's Track and 2 more.
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New Zealand — Eastern Ruahines: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Eastern Ruahines: Sunrise Hut Track + Armstrong Saddle, Longview Hut Track, Daphne Hut Track, Parks Peak Hut Track and Barlow Hut Track.
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New Zealand — Northern Ruahines: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Northern Ruahines: Rangiwahia Hut Track, Iron Gate Hut Track, Purity Hut Track, Kelly Knight Hut Track and Knights-Shorts Loop Track.
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New Zealand — Southern Ruahines: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Southern Ruahines: Manawatū Gorge Track, Wharite Peak Track, Maharahara Peak Track and 2 more.
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Sudan — Sudanese Red Sea Hills: five candidate research targets
Five conservative research candidates in the Sudanese Red Sea Hills — Arkawit/Erkowit, Jabal Oda, Khor Arbaat, Gabal Elba, and the Suakin-Sinkat foothills.
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USA — Colorado: James Peak and Mount Blue Sky day hikes
Five day-hikes in Colorado: James Peak, Mount Flora Trail, Chicago Lakes Trail, Mount Bierstadt Trail, Mount Blue Sky and Mount Spalding.
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USA — Colorado: Rocky Mountain National Park day hikes
Five day-hikes in Colorado: Emerald Lake, Sky Pond, Chasm Lake under Longs Peak, Flattop Mountain and Mount Ida.
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USA — Collegiate Peaks, Colorado: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Collegiate Peaks, Colorado: Mount Yale, Huron Peak, Kroenke Lake Trail, Ptarmigan Lake Trail and Lake Ann.
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USA — Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado: essential day hikes
Five Holy Cross Wilderness day hikes in the northern Sawatch — Mount of the Holy Cross, Notch Mountain, Missouri / Fancy Lakes loop, Lake Constantine, Whitney Lake.
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USA — Monarch Pass, Southern Sawatch: Essential Day Hikes
Five day hikes around Monarch Pass on the southern Sawatch crest, Colorado Rockies — Mount Ouray, the Marshall-to-Monarch CDT, and three alpine lakes.
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USA — Mount Elbert and the Leadville Sawatch, Colorado day-hikes
Five day-hikes in Mount Elbert and the Leadville Sawatch, Colorado: Mount Elbert, Mount Massive, Missouri Lakes and Fancy Pass and 2 more.
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USA — Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP: Essential Day Hikes
Five Kīlauea day hikes in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park — Kīlauea Iki, the Crater Rim, Maunaulu, Puʻuloa Petroglyphs, and the Kaʻū Desert footprints.
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USA — Hawaiʻi Island: Kohala Mountains day hikes
Five legal-access Kohala day-walks on Hawaiʻi Island — Pololū Valley, Lapakahi, Puʻukoholā Heiau, the Ala Kahakai to Hāpuna, and Kīholo.
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USA — Hawaiʻi Island: Maunakea day hikes
Five day-hikes in Hawaiʻi Island: Humuʻula Trail to Maunakea summit, Lake Waiau, Puʻu Kalepeamoa / Sunset Hill and 2 more.
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USA — Mauna Loa, Hawaiʻi Island: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Mauna Loa, Hawaiʻi Island: Mauna Loa Summit, Puʻuʻulaʻula / Red Hill Cabin, ʻĀinapō Trail to Halewai / ʻĀinapō Cabin and 2 more.
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USA — Sierra Nevada: Yosemite and central Sierra
Five essential Yosemite and central Sierra day-hikes — Half Dome, Upper Yosemite Falls, Clouds Rest, Cathedral Lakes and Mariposa Grove.
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China — Central Fujian Mountains: essential day hikes
Five day-hikes in central Fujian's mountains — Guanzhai Shan, Taining Danxia canyons, Yong'an Taoyuan Cave, Jinrao Mountain and Daiyun Mountain.
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China — Tianmu Shan Region, Zhejiang: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Tianmu Shan Region, Zhejiang: West Tianmu Shan, East Tianmu Shan, Mount Mogan extended loop and 2 more.
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China — Yandang Shan Region, Zhejiang: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Yandang Shan Region, Zhejiang: Lingfeng Scenic Area Loop, Lingyan Scenic Area Loop, Dalongqiu Waterfall walk and 2 more.
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China — Danxia Shan, Guangdong: essential day hikes
Five day-hikes at Danxia Shan, Guangdong — Changlaofeng cultural ridge, Yangyuan Stone with Ximei Fortress, and the Xianglong Lake loop.
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China — Nanling Mountains / Mangshan, southern Hunan
Five day-hikes in China — Nanling Mountains / Mangshan, southern Hunan: Wuzhifeng Barrier-Free Skywalk Loop, Tiantai Mountain / Jinbian Shenzhu and 3 more.
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China — Wuling Mountains: Tianmen Mountain, Hunan
Five day-hikes in Wuling Mountains: Tianmen Mountain Classic Full Circuit, West Line: Guigu Plank Road and Western Cliffside Path and 3 more.
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China — Wuyi Mountains: Fujian–Jiangxi Watershed
Five day-hikes in Wuyi Mountains: Tianyou Peak and the Nine-Bend Stream balcony, Da Hong Pao mother trees to Water Curtain Cave and 3 more.
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China — Wuyi Mountains / Wuyi Shan Jiangxi side, Yanshan and Shangrao
Five essential Jiangxi-side Wuyi day-hikes — Huanggangshan, Dushujian, Wufushan, Mount Gexian, and the Tongboshan / Jiuxianshan Danxia walk.
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China — Wuyi Shan Scenic Region, Fujian: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Wuyi Shan Scenic Region, Fujian: Cloud Nest and Tianyou Peak, Da Hong Pao to Water Curtain Cave and 3 more.
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New Zealand — Northern Huiarau: Waimana Valley day hikes
Five Waimana Valley walks at the northern end of Te Urewera — Ngutuoha, Te Waiiti Stream and the Onepu, Ohora and Koaunui hut approaches.
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USA — Kenai Fjords & Seward: essential day hikes
Essential day hikes around Seward and Kenai Fjords National Park — the Harding Icefield Trail, the Exit Glacier loop, and the Mount Marathon hiker route.
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USA — Colorado: Maroon Bells–Snowmass day hikes
Five Maroon Bells–Snowmass day-hikes in the Colorado Elk Mountains — Crater Lake, the West Maroon Pass traverse and Buckskin Pass.
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USA — Colorado: Raggeds Wilderness day hikes
Five Raggeds Wilderness day-hikes in the Colorado Elk Mountains — Oh-Be-Joyful, Beckwith Pass and Dark Canyon.
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USA — Colorado: West Elk Mountains day hikes
Five West Elk Mountains day-hikes in Colorado — Mill-Castle to Storm Pass, West Elk Peak and the Curecanti gateway.
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USA — Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado: Isabelle Glacier, Mount Audubon, South Arapaho Peak and 2 more.
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USA — Colorado: Uncompahgre Wilderness day hikes
Five day-hikes in Colorado: Uncompahgre Peak, Wetterhorn Peak, Wetterhorn Basin, Middle Fork Cimarron River and West Fork to Courthouse Mountain.
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USA — Hawaiʻi Island: Hāmākua and Waipiʻo highlands day hikes
Five legal-access Hāmākua and Waipiʻo highland walks on Hawaiʻi Island — ʻAkaka Falls, Kalōpā, Kaulana Manu, Onomea and the Puʻu ʻŌʻō Trail.
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USA — Maui: Haleakalā day hikes
Five Haleakalā National Park day-hikes on Maui — Sliding Sands, Halemauʻu, Pā Kaʻoao, Hosmer Grove and Pīpīwai.
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USA — Maui: ʻĪao Valley region — essential day hikes
Five West Maui day-hikes — ʻĪao Needle, Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens, Waiheʻe Ridge, Makamakaʻole Stream and the Waiheʻe Coastal Refuge.
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USA — Sierra Nevada: Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra
Five Mammoth and Eastern Sierra day-hikes — Duck Pass, Little Lakes Valley, Big Pine Lakes, Bishop Pass and Mount Whitney.
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USA — Sierra Nevada: Tahoe and Northern Sierra
Five essential Tahoe and Northern Sierra day-hikes — Mount Tallac, the Rubicon Trail, Lake Aloha, Sierra Buttes and Castle Peak.
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China — Chinese Altai, Kanas region: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in the Kanas Scenic Area, Chinese Altai — the Three Bays plank road, the Taiga Trail to Tulek Rock Art, and the Fish-watching Tower.
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China — Altai Mountains, Hemu and Baihaba, Xinjiang
Five day-hikes around Hemu and Baihaba in the Chinese Altai — the Hemu Bridge and viewing platform, Beautiful Peak, and Baihaba borderland routes.
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China — Keketuohai Geopark, Xinjiang Altai
Short walks in the Keketuohai UNESCO Global Geopark, Xinjiang Altai — Irtysh Grand Canyon, Shuimo Valley, and the Fuyun earthquake rupture.
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China — Cangshan and Dali Region, Yunnan
Five day-hikes around Cangshan above Dali, Yunnan — the Jade Belt Cloud Road balcony, the Zhonghe Temple path, and the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng.
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China — Gaoligong, Nujiang and Tengchong, Yunnan
Five day-hikes across the Gaoligong Mountains in Yunnan — the First Bend of the Nujiang, Bingzhongluo village walks, and the Tengchong volcanic sector.
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China — Min Mountains: Jiuzhaigou & Huanglong
Five day-hikes in the Min Mountains' Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong — Rize Valley to Virgin Forest, Five Flower Lake boardwalk, Huanglong's Five-Colored Pond.
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China — Qionglai Mountains: Siguniangshan, Sichuan
Five day-hikes in the Siguniangshan sector of the Qionglai Mountains, Sichuan — Shuangqiao Valley boardwalks, the Changping Valley, and Haizi Valley days.
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Réunion — Cirque de Cilaos: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Cirque de Cilaos, Réunion: the Sentier de la Chapelle slot, Cascade du Bras Rouge and the Bras Sec–Îlet à Cordes traverse.
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Réunion — Piton des Neiges massif: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Piton des Neiges massif, Réunion: the summit from Cilaos, Grand Bénare from Maïdo and the Trou de Fer loop.
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New Zealand — Central Kaimanawas: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the central Kaimanawas, New Zealand: Te Iringa to Tiki Tiki Stream, the Kiko Loop and the route to Cascade Hut.
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New Zealand — Northern Kaimanawas: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the northern Kaimanawas, New Zealand: Mt Urchin, the Urchin–Umukarikari (U2U) traverse and the Pillars of Hercules.
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New Zealand — Southern Kaimanawas: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-scale routes in the southern Kaimanawas, New Zealand: the Southern Access Corridor, the Waipakihi Valley and Thunderbolt Track.
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Spain — Gran Canaria highlands: essential day hikes
Essential day hikes in the Gran Canaria highlands — Roque Nublo, the Ruta de la Plata stage from Cruz de Tejeda and the Bandama Caldera loop.
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USA — Aleutian Islands volcanic ranges: day hikes
Essential day hikes in the Aleutian volcanic chain around Unalaska and Dutch Harbor — Mount Ballyhoo, Bunker Hill and Mount Newhall.
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USA — Resurrection Pass & Hope: essential day hikes
Essential day hikes on the north-west Kenai Peninsula around Hope — Hope Point, Gull Rock and a day section of the Resurrection Pass Trail.
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USA — Alaska Peninsula volcanoes: essential day hikes
Essential day hikes on the Alaska Peninsula volcanic arc — Dumpling Mountain above Brooks Camp, the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and Aniakchak Caldera.
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USA — Alaska: Katmai & Aniakchak day hikes
Essential day hikes in Katmai and Aniakchak — Dumpling Mountain and the Brooks Falls platforms, plus the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes floor.
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USA — Colorado: Aspen and Crested Butte day hikes
Five Elk Mountains day-hikes between Aspen and Crested Butte — Crater Lake at the Maroon Bells, the West Maroon Pass traverse and Cathedral Lake.
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USA — Colorado: Pikes Peak region day hikes
Five Pikes Peak region day-hikes in Colorado's southern Front Range — Barr Trail to the summit, The Crags and Pancake Rocks.
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USA — Colorado: Ouray, Silverton, Telluride hikes
Five San Juan Mountains day-hikes around Ouray, Silverton and Telluride — Ice Lake Basin, Blue Lakes and the Ouray Perimeter Trail.
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USA — Maui: Kīpahulu and East Maui Day-Hikes
East Maui day-hikes: the Pīpīwai Trail to Waimoku Falls, the Piʻilani coast at Waiʻānapanapa and the Kahanu Garden cultural walk near Hāna.
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USA — Maui: West Maui Mountains Day-Hikes
West Maui day-hikes: the Waiheʻe Ridge into cloud forest, the historic Lāhainā Pali traverse and the Kapalua Coastal Trail.
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Réunion — Cirque de Mafate: essential day-hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Cirque de Mafate, Réunion: La Nouvelle from Col des Bœufs, the Marla–Trois Roches loop, and the Canalisation des Orangers.
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USA — Oregon Cascades: Jefferson & Three Fingered Jack
Mount Jefferson Wilderness day-hikes: Jefferson Park via Whitewater, Hunts Cove and the Canyon Creek Meadows loop under Three Fingered Jack.
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USA — Colorado: Weminuche Wilderness day hikes
Five Weminuche Wilderness day-hikes in the Colorado San Juans — Highland Mary Lakes, Crater Lake from Andrews Lake and Fourmile Falls.
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USA — Oregon Cascades: Three Sisters and Bend Region
Three Sisters and Bend day-hikes: the South Sister Climber Trail, Green Lakes basin and Smith Rock's Misery Ridge loop.
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USA — Oregon Cascades: Mount Hood Day-Hikes
Mount Hood day-hikes around the Timberline Trail: Paradise Park meadows, McNeil Point and Cooper Spur.
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China — Central Hunan Uplands
Five essential day-hikes in the central Hunan uplands — Daweishan, Yangming Shan, Jiuyi Shan, Heimi Feng and Shaoshan.
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China — Hengshan / Nanyue, Hunan
Five Hengshan (Nanyue) day-hikes — pilgrim ascent to Zhurong Peak, the summit ridge, the Chan temple circuit, Fanyin Valley and the Zeng Guofan Ancient Path.
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China — Luoxiao Mountains: Jinggangshan
Five essential Jinggangshan day-hikes — Huangyangjie, Longtan waterfalls, Wuzhifeng, Bijiashan azalea ridge and the Ciping revolutionary loop.
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China — Wugong Shan, Jiangxi
Five Wugong Shan day-hikes — Jīndǐng summit, Fāyúnjiè ridge traverse, Yángshīmù granite plankways, Wild Bull Waterfall Canyon and the Lóngshān eastern ascent.
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China — Xuefeng Mountains, Hunan
Five day-hikes in Hunan's Xuefeng Mountains — Subaoding summit, Xuefengshan Forest Park, Yanyingdong Grand Canyon, Chuanyanshan and the Shanbei Huayao Terraces.
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China — Altyn-Tagh, Altun Shan: Essential Day-Hikes
Short walks on the eastern Altyn-Tagh — Yangguan beacon-tower, Yumenguan Jade Gate, Hecang Fortress, Sugan Lake, Boluo Zhuanjing and Lenghu Mars Camp.
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China — Bayan Har, Yellow River Headwaters: Essential Day-Hikes
Short walks at the Yellow River source in southern Qinghai — Niutou Bei stele, Bayan Har Pass, Madoi First Bridge, Eling Hu lakeshore and Nianbaoyuze Yaonü Lake.
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China — Central Kunlun, Qiemo–Ruoqiang: Essential Day-Hikes
Day-walks in Qiemo and Ruoqiang on the Central Kunlun and Altyn-Tagh fringe — Miran ruins, Sanlongsha yardangs, Zaghunluq tombs, Qarqan poplars, Molcha petroglyphs.
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China — Anhui Dabie Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Anhui side of the Dabie Mountains — Baima Jian, Mingtang Shan, Tianzhushan, Duozhijian and Foziling, in Lu'an and Anqing prefectures.
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China — Henan Dabie Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Henan side of the Dabie Mountains — Jigongshan, Lingshan, Jingangtai, Huangbaishan and Jinlanshan, in Xinyang prefecture.
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China — Tiantangzhai and the Hubei Dabie Mountains: Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes on the Tiantangzhai massif and Hubei (Huanggang) side of the Dabie Mountains — Guifeng Shan, Bodaofeng, Sanjiao Shan and the Tiantangzhai summit ridge.
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China — Eastern Kunlun, Golmud–Qaidam: Essential Day-Hikes
Short walks in the eastern Kunlun above Golmud — Yuzhu Peak base camp, Kunlunshan Pass monuments, Naij Tal Kunlun Spring, Yuxu Feng and Xidatan rupture.
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China — Arxan (Aershan) Volcanic Region: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in the Arxan UNESCO Global Geopark, Inner Mongolia — Dujuanhu, Arxan Grand Canyon, Guibei Yan, the Wuli Quan – Halaha source walk and Meigui Feng.
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China — Greater Khingan (Daxing'anling) Forest Region
Five day-hikes in the northern Greater Khingan (Daxing'anling) taiga — Beijicun riverside, Longjiang First Bay, Dabaishan, Aoluguya and Moerdaoga Forest Park.
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China — Lesser Khingan (Xiao Hinggan Ling), Heilongjiang
Five essential Lesser Khingan day-hikes in Heilongjiang — Tangwanghe Stone Forest, Wuying Korean Pine Garden, Wuyiling Tianchi, Fenglin Biosphere Reserve and Maoershan.
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China — Greater and Lesser Khingan: Inner Mongolia
Day-hikes across the Greater Khingan and Hulunbuir forest-steppe, Inner Mongolia — Arxan Tianchi, Tuofengling Tianchi, Shitanglin lava, Santan Gorge, Erguna Wetland.
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China — Wudalianchi Volcanic Field, Heilongjiang
Five essential Wudalianchi day-hikes — Laoheishan crater, Longmen Shizhai stone-sea, Yaoquanshan mineral springs, Huoshaoshan hornito field and the Bailongdong lava tube.
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Pearl River Delta Coastal Uplands, Guangdong — Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in the Pearl River Delta coastal uplands, Guangdong — Baiyun Shan, the UNESCO Dinghu Shan reserve, Xiqiao Shan volcano, Wugui Shan and Luofu Shan.
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Shenzhen–Wutong Shan Region, Guangdong — Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Shenzhen day-hikes — Wutong Shan ridge, Qiniang Shan from the Dapeng Geopark, Yangtai Shan, Tanglang Shan and the Maluan Shan waterfall loop.
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China — Western Kunlun, Hotan Region: Essential Day-Hikes
Day-walks in the Hotan oases and lower Western Kunlun foothills — Wuluwati gorge, Larikun wetlands, desert-poplar boardwalks and Pishan frontier valleys.
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China — Ailao Mountains, Yunnan
Five Ailao Mountain day-hikes in Yunnan — Duoyishu, Bada and Laohuzui traverses of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, plus the Tea-King forest trail and Shimen Gorge.
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China — Dalou Mountains (Guizhou–Chongqing): Essential Day-Hikes
Dalou Mountains day-hikes on the Guizhou–Chongqing border — Mount Jinfo, Loushan Pass, Hailongtun fortress, Chishui Sidonggou and Azure Stream Valley.
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China — Miao Ridge (Miaoling), Central Guizhou: Essential Day-Hikes
Day-hikes across the Miao Ridge (Miaoling), Guizhou — Leigong Shan, Shibing Yuntai karst, Maolan karst forest, Xijiang Miao villages and Zhenyuan Shiping Shan.
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China — Western Hills and Kunming Region (Yunnan): Essential Day-Hikes
Day-hikes around Kunming, Yunnan — Xishan Dragon Gate, Shilin Stone Forest (UNESCO), Jiuxiang gorge-and-cave, Qiongzhu Si and Anning Qinglong Gorge.
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China — Wuliang Mountains, Yunnan
Five Wuliang Mountains day-hikes, west-central Yunnan — Jingmai UNESCO tea forest, Dazhaizi gibbon trail, Wuliang Xueshan ridge, Weibao Shan and Da Xueshan tea forest.
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China — Wumeng Mountains, Yunnan–Guizhou
Five Wumeng Mountains day-hikes across NE Yunnan and W Guizhou — Jiaozi Xueshan, Dashanbao Jigongshan rim, Caohai lakeshore, Da Jiucaiping plateau and Wumeng Caoyuan.
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New Zealand — Ben Ohau Range: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Ben Ohau Range day-hikes in inland Canterbury — Ben Ōhau Peak via the Greta Track, Flanagan Pass, Pyramid Track, Lake Pukaki Foreshore and Pukaki Kettle Hole.
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New Zealand — Lake Ōhau Sector: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Lake Ōhau day-hikes on the southern Ben Ohau Range — the Lake Ōhau Track, Freehold Creek, Mount Sutton, the Tarnbrae A2O crossing and the Quailburn Track.
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New Zealand — Ben Ohau Range, Tarnbrae Sector: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Tarnbrae day-hikes between the Ben Ohau Range and Lake Ōhau — Tarnbrae Track, Freehold Creek tarns, Point 1966, Dumb-bell Lake and Flanagan Pass.
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New Zealand — Northern Livingstones: Day-Hikes
Three day-hikes in the Northern Livingstones, Southland — Careys Hut to Boundary Hut return, the Mavora campsite long day, and the Mavora Walkway to Taipo Hut.
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New Zealand — Southern Livingstone Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Four day-hikes at the southern end of the Livingstone Mountains, Southland — South Mavora Lake circuit, Kiwi Burn Hut Loop, Mavora to Careys Hut and Kiwi Burn Hut return.
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New Zealand — Torlesse Range: Castle Hill Basin Essential Day-Hikes
Four day-walks in the Castle Hill Basin, inland Canterbury — Kura Tāwhiti limestone tors, Cave Stream Scenic Reserve, Lake Pearson / Moana Rua and Leith Hill Loop.
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New Zealand — Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands: Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in NZ's first tussock grasslands park — Trig M above Lake Lyndon, Coach Stream, Annavale to Sugarloaf, Dry Acheron to Big Ben and lower Dry Acheron.
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New Zealand — Torlesse Range: Mount Torlesse Area Essential Day-Hikes
Four alpine day-hikes on the eastern Torlesse Range above the Canterbury Plains — Mount Torlesse via the Kowai, Castle Hill Peak, Foggy Peak and the Torlesse–Red Peak loop.
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Canada — Arctic Cordillera: Axel Heiberg Island ranges
What walking actually exists on Axel Heiberg Island — four candidate routes from the McGill Arctic Research Station and cruise-ship helicopter landings.
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Canada — Arctic Cordillera: United States Range (Quttinirpaaq)
Five day-hikes from the Tanquary Fiord warden station in Quttinirpaaq National Park, in the United States Range on northern Ellesmere Island.
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Canada — Torngat Mountains: Koroc River / Kuururjuaq
Five essential day-hikes on the Quebec side of the Torngat Mountains — Mont D'Iberville summit day, the Iberville Valley approach and Korluktok Falls.
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Canada — Torngat Mountains: Labrador Torngats
Five Torngat Mountains day-hikes from the Base Camp in Saglek Bay — Sallikuluk, PitukKik, the Inukshuk Ridge and the Ramah chert quarries.
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Canada — Torngat Mountains: Saglek & Nachvak Fjords
Five essential day-hikes in Torngat Mountains National Park — Sallikuluk, North Arm Saglek, Ramah Bay, Tallek Arm and Bears Gut plateau.
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Canada — Interior Ranges: Cassiar Mountains
Five essential Cassiar Mountains day-hikes in northern BC — the Spatsizi Plateau Trail, Tuya River valley viewpoint, Todagin Mountain and Eve Cone.
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Canada — Interior Ranges: Omineca Mountains
Five Omineca Mountains day-hikes in north-central BC — Mount Pope, the T-Caves variant, Murray Ridge, Morfee Mountain and The Thumb in Sustut Park.
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Canada — Interior Ranges: Skeena Mountains
Five Skeena Mountains day-hikes in northern BC — Silver King Basin to Joe L'Orsa Cabin, Cronin Creek to Hyland Lakes and McCabe Trail to Copper Lakes.
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Canada — Charlevoix Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Charlevoix Highlands day-hikes in Québec — Cap Gribane on the Sentier des Caps, Mont du Dôme, the Sentier Mestachibo and Mont Grand-Fonds.
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Canada — Grands-Jardins & Hautes-Gorges (Charlevoix): Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in Québec's Grands-Jardins and Hautes-Gorges parks — Mont du Lac des Cygnes, L'Acropole-des-Draveurs, Le Pioui and La Chouenne.
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Canada — Jacques-Cartier Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Jacques-Cartier Highlands day-hikes in Québec — Sentier Les Loups, Le Scotora to Mont Andante, L'Éperon, the Bras-du-Nord trail and Mont Wright.
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Canada — Laurentides / Mont-Tremblant: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Laurentides day-hikes in Québec — La Roche and La Corniche, Pic Johannsen, the Sommet du Mont Tremblant and the Montagne du Diable loop.
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Canada — Bulkley Ranges (Smithers): Essential Day-Hikes
Five Bulkley and Babine Mountains day-hikes near Smithers, BC — Hudson Bay Mountain, Silver King Basin, Harvey Mountain, McCabe–Lyon Creek and China Nose.
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Canada — Chilcotin Plateau: Essential Day-Hikes
Four day-hikes on BC's Chilcotin Plateau — Tullin Mountain above Chilko Lake, the Rainbow Range in Tweedsmuir South, Farwell Canyon and Kappan Mountain Lookout.
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Canada — Okanagan Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Okanagan Highlands day-hikes in BC — Myra Canyon Trestles, Enderby Cliffs, Little White Mountain, the Kalamalka Lake loop and Coyote Peak.
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Canada — Thompson / Shuswap Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in BC's Thompson and Shuswap Highlands — Battle Bluff, Mount Tod from Sun Peaks, Margaret Falls, the Adams River salmon loop and Dewdrop Range Trail.
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New Zealand — Huxley Range: Essential Day-Hikes
What walking actually exists on the Huxley Range — five candidate day-walks across the Hopkins and Huxley valleys, including Brodrick Pass and Monument Hut.
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Canada — Cascade Mountains: Coquihalla / Hope
Five essential Coquihalla / Hope day-hikes in the Canadian Cascades — Needle Peak, Zoa Peak, Falls Lake, Yak Peak and the Hope Lookout Trail.
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Canada — Cascade Mountains: Fraser Valley / Chilliwack Ranges
Five essential Fraser Valley and Chilliwack Ranges day-hikes in the Canadian Cascades — Mount Cheam, Elk–Thurston, Lindeman & Greendrop Lakes and Mount Slesse.
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Canada — Cascade Mountains: Manning Park / Skagit Range
Five essential Canadian Cascade day-hikes in Manning and Skagit Valley parks — Frosty Mountain, Three Brothers via Heather Trail and Lightning Lake Loop.
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Canada — Coast Mountains: Chilcotin Ranges
Five Chilcotin Ranges day-hikes in interior BC — Spruce Lake, Windy Pass, Taylor Basin, Tullin Mountain above Chilko Lake and Mount McLean above Lillooet.
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Canada — Coast Mountains: Garibaldi–Pemberton
Five Garibaldi–Pemberton day-hikes in the southern Coast Mountains, BC — Garibaldi Lake, Panorama Ridge, Wedgemount Lake, Joffre Lakes and Elfin Lakes.
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Canada — Coast Mountains: Kitimat / Bella Coola
Five day-hikes across the central Coast Mountains, BC — Rainbow Range, Mount Elizabeth, Sleeping Beauty Mountain, Burnt Bridge Loop and Kitselas Canyon.
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Canada — Coast Mountains: North Shore
Five essential North Shore Mountains day-hikes above Vancouver — Mt Seymour to Pump Peak, Hollyburn Mountain in Cypress Park and The Lions via Lions Bay.
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Canada — Coast Mountains: Northern Coast Mountains
Five day-hikes in the Northern Coast Mountains, BC — Butze Rapids, Mount Hays, Ore Mountain, Salmon Glacier viewpoints and Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed trails.
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Canada — Coast Mountains: Pacific Ranges
Five Pacific Ranges day-hikes in the southern Coast Mountains, BC — Panorama Ridge, Joffre Lakes, the High Note Trail, Elfin Lakes and the Stawamus Chief.
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Canada — Coast Mountains: Sea-to-Sky / Squamish–Whistler
Five Sea-to-Sky day-hikes between Squamish and Whistler — Stawamus Chief, the High Note Trail, Sea to Summit, Brandywine Meadows and Petgill Lake.
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Canada — Cariboo Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Cariboo Mountains day-hikes in BC — Helmcken Falls Rim, Moul Falls, Trophy Meadows to Sheila Lake, Green Mountain Lookout and Mount Agnes.
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Canada — Monashee Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Monashee Mountains day-hikes in British Columbia — Mount Begbie, Spectrum Lake, Pinnacle Lake, Tplaqín / Enderby Cliffs and Saddle Mountain Lookout.
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Canada — Purcell Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Purcell Mountains day-hikes in British Columbia — Conrad Kain Hut, Jumbo Pass, Welsh Lakes, Mount Brewer and Chalice Creek.
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Canada — Insular Mountains: Queen Charlotte / Haida Gwaii
Five essential Haida Gwaii day-hikes — Sleeping Beauty above Daajing Giids, Taaw Tldáaw (Tow Hill) in Naikoon and the Pesuta Shipwreck on East Beach.
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Canada — Insular Mountains: Vancouver Island
Five essential Vancouver Island day-hikes — Mount Albert Edward from Paradise Meadows, the Elk River Trail to Landslide Lake and Flower Ridge in Strathcona.
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Canada — Canadian Rockies: Banff
Five essential Banff National Park day-hikes — Plain of Six Glaciers, Larch Valley & Sentinel Pass, Healy Pass, Helen Lake and Sunshine Meadows.
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Canada — Canadian Rockies: Icefields Parkway
Five essential Icefields Parkway day-hikes — Helen Lake, Bow Summit and Peyto Lake, Parker Ridge, Wilcox Pass and Nigel Pass.
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Canada — Canadian Rockies: Jasper Essential Day-Hikes
Five Jasper National Park day-hikes — Wilcox Pass, the Bald Hills above Maligne Lake, Sulphur Skyline at Miette, the Opal Hills loop and Valley of the Five Lakes.
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Canada — Canadian Rockies: Kananaskis Country
Five essential Kananaskis Country day-hikes — Ha Ling Peak, Mount Yamnuska, Tent Ridge Horseshoe, Ptarmigan Cirque and Rawson Lake with Sarrail Ridge.
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Canada — Canadian Rockies: Lake Louise & Moraine Lake
Five essential Lake Louise & Moraine Lake day-hikes — Plain of Six Glaciers, Lake Agnes / Big Beehive, Sentinel Pass via Larch Valley and Fairview Mountain.
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Canada — Mount Robson and the Northern Rockies: Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes across Mount Robson Provincial Park and the Northern Rockies — Kinney Lake, Whitehorn, Overlander Falls, Mount Terry Fox and Summit Peak.
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Canada — Canadian Rockies: Waterton and the Southern Rockies
Five Waterton Lakes and southern Alberta Rockies day-hikes — Crypt Lake, Carthew-Alderson, Akamina Ridge, Bertha Lake and Turtle Mountain.
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Canada — Canadian Rockies: Yoho & Kootenay
Five essential Yoho and Kootenay national parks day-hikes — Lake O'Hara Alpine Circuit, the Iceline Trail, Hamilton Lake, Stanley Glacier and Floe Lake.
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Canada — Selkirks and Rogers Pass: Day-Hikes
Five essential Glacier National Park day-hikes in the Selkirk Mountains — Asulkan Valley to the cabin, Abbott Ridge, Glacier Crest, Avalanche Crest and Balu Pass.
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Canada — Caledonia Highlands (New Brunswick): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Caledonia Highlands day-hikes — Walton Glen Gorge, Crooked Creek Look-off, Hayward Pinnacle on the Dobson Trail, the Mill Creek section and the Hopewell Rocks cliff-top circuit.
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Canada — Fundy Highlands and Fundy National Park: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Fundy Highlands day-hikes — the Goose River coast traverse, Third Vault Falls, the Dickson Falls loop, the Matthews Head cliff circuit and the Fundy Footpath at Big Salmon River.
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Canada — Mount Carleton (New Brunswick): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Mount Carleton Provincial Park day-hikes — the Mount Carleton summit loop, Mount Sagamook, the Sagamook–Head–Carleton traverse, Mount Bailey and the Pine Point red-pine walk.
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Canada — Lewis Hills (Newfoundland): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Lewis Hills day-hikes — The Cabox via the IATNL summit loop, Erin Mountain at Barachois Pond, a Lewis Hills Trail section, Blow Me Down Mountain and the Boutte du Cap coastal trail.
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Canada — Long Range Mountains (Newfoundland): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Long Range Mountains day-hikes in Gros Morne — Gros Morne Mountain (James Callaghan), Tablelands, Western Brook Pond, Green Gardens and Lookout Hills.
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Canada — Cobequid Mountains (Nova Scotia): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cobequid Mountains day-hikes — Nuttby Mountain Lookout, Economy Falls, Wards Falls slot canyon, the Wentworth Valley Lookoff and the Rogart Mountain Trail.
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Canada — Mont-Mégantic / Mégantic Hills (Québec): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Mégantic Hills day-hikes in Parc national du Mont-Mégantic — Boucle du Mont-Mégantic, Mont-Saint-Joseph, Trois Sommets, Sentier des Cimes and La Traversée.
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Canada — Baffin Island Mountains: Auyuittuq and Akshayuk Pass
Five essential Auyuittuq National Park day-hikes — Mount Duval from Pangnirtung, Overlord to Crater Lake, Overlord to Windy Lake, the Arctic Circle viewpoint and the guided Ulu Peak trip.
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Canada — Baffin Island Mountains: Bylot Island
Five essential Bylot Island walking days — the Cape Graham Moore seabird cliffs, Qarlikturvik valley tundra, the Aktineq glacier foot, Button Point and the Sirmilik Glacier outwash.
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Canada — Baffin Island Mountains: Cumberland Peninsula
Five essential Cumberland Peninsula day-hikes — Mount Duval, the Pisuktinu Tunngavik shoreline, Ulu Peak, the Arctic Circle from Overlord and the Kekerten whaling station.
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Canada — British Empire Range (Ellesmere Island): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential British Empire Range walking days — Mount Oxford from the Gillman Glacier, Barbeau Peak basecamp, escorted Fort Conger, Cape Sheridan and Cape Columbia.
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Canada — Grant Land Mountains (Quttinirpaaq): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Grant Land Mountains walking days from Tanquary Fiord — the Kettle Lake Walking Tour, the lower Macdonald and Rollrock valleys, the Gull Glacier viewpoint and the lower Air Force River.
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Canada — Quttinirpaaq National Park (Lake Hazen): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Lake Hazen day-walks in Quttinirpaaq National Park, northern Ellesmere Island — Blister Hill, Skeleton Creek, McGill Mountain and the Henrietta Nesmith Glacier shoreline.
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Canada — Labrador Highlands: Kaumajet Mountains
Five essential Kaumajet Mountains day-walks in northern Labrador — Saglek Fjord, Brave Mountain on Grimmington Island, Bishop's Mitre col and Cod Island.
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Canada — Labrador Highlands: Kiglapait Mountains
Five essential Kiglapait Mountains day-walks in northern Labrador — Man O'War Peak, Mount Thoresby, Aupalukitak Mountain and Village Bay above Tikkoatokak Bay.
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Canada — Labrador Highlands: Mealy Mountains
Five essential Mealy Mountains day-walks in central Labrador — the Wonderstrands beach, a summit ridge from Lake Melville, the Eagle River, the Backway fjord and the Akami uplands.
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Canada — Newfoundland Appalachians: Annieopsquotch Mountains
Four essential Annieopsquotch Mountains day-hikes in interior Newfoundland — the cairned Annieopsquotch summit, the Lloyds River barrens, King George IV Ecological Reserve and the 687 m high point.
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Canada — Newfoundland Appalachians: Blow Me Down Mountains
Five essential Blow Me Down day-hikes on Newfoundland's Bay of Islands — Cape Blow Me Down, Tortoise Mountain, the IATNL Blow Me Down Mountain Trail and Cabox in the Lewis Hills.
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Canada — Northern Québec Highlands: Otish Mountains
Five essential Otish Mountains day-walks in central Québec's Parc national Nibiischii — Mont Yapeitso, the Otish plateau, Waapushukamikw / Colline Blanche and Lac Indicateur.
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Canada — Northern Québec Highlands: Torngat-adjacent Québec Highlands
Five essential Québec-side Torngat day-walks in Parc national Kuururjuaq — Mont D'Iberville via the Koroc Ridge, Bear Ridge, the Nachvak/Palmer balcony and Qurlutuarjuq Falls.
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Canada — Northern Québec Highlands: Ungava Peninsula Uplands
Five essential Ungava Peninsula day-walks in Nunavik — the Pingualuit crater rim and lake, Mont d'Youville, Nastapoka Falls and Le Goulet in Parc national Tursujuq.
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Canada — Nova Scotia Appalachians: Cape Breton Highlands
Five essential Cape Breton Highlands day-hikes — the Skyline boardwalk loop, the Franey summit ridge, the Aspy Trail, Middle Head and the Acadian Trail above Cheticamp.
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Canada — Ogilvie Mountains (Yukon): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Ogilvie Mountains day-hikes along Yukon's Dempster Highway — Sapper Hill, Windy Pass Peak, Infant Peak, North Fork Pass and Ogilvie Ridge.
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Canada — Pelly Mountains (Yukon): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Pelly Mountains day-hikes in south-central Yukon — Van Gorder Falls, Mount Mye, the Faro Arboretum, Groundhog Creek and Lapie Canyon.
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Canada — Ruby Range (Yukon): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Ruby Range day-hikes in south-western Yukon — The Tors plateau, Thechàl Dhâl Ridge and Soldier's Summit.
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Canada — Tombstone Range (Yukon): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Tombstone Range day-hikes in Yukon's Ogilvie Mountains — Goldensides, Grizzly Lake and Surfbird Mountain ridge.
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Canada — Alsek and Tatshenshini (St Elias): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Alsek and Tatshenshini day-hikes along the southern St Elias — Samuel Glacier via Chuck Creek, Three Guardsmen and Goatherd Mountain.
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Canada — Saint Elias Mountains / Icefield Ranges: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Icefield Ranges fringe day-hikes in the Saint Elias — Mount Decoeli, Mount Archibald and Paint Mountain above Haines Junction.
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Canada — Kluane National Park (St Elias): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Kluane National Park day-hikes in southwestern Yukon — King's Throne cirque, the Auriol loop and Thechàl Dhâl Ridge.
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China — Western Junggar Dry Ranges (Karamay): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the dry western edge of the Junggar Basin — the World Devil City yardangs at Wuerhe, Black Oil Mountain and Dushanzi Grand Canyon.
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China — Sayram Lake / Bortala (Dzungarian Alatau): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes around Sayram Lake and the Bortala valley — Songshutou south-shore viewpoint, West Sea Grassland and the Guozigou Valley.
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China — Tacheng–Emin Valley Ranges (Tarbagatai): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Tacheng–Emin valley ranges — Barluk Scenic Area above Tasti, Yumin tulip and wild-almond grasslands, and the Baktu Port boundary.
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Malawi — Malawi Highlands: Viphya Mountains
Five essential Viphya Mountains day-hikes — the Luwawa Dam loop, the Kawandama ridge, Elephant Rock and Uzumara Forest Reserve.
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Rwanda / Uganda / DRC — Virunga Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda, Uganda and DRC — Mount Bisoke's crater lake, Sabyinyo, Muhabura, the Dian Fossey grave, and Nyiragongo.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Nguru Mountains
Five Nguru research candidates around the Mkingu Nature Forest Reserve — Maskati-Kombora-Ubiri traverse, Mhonda mission, Mkindo loop, Kanga approach, and Maskati ridge viewpoint.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Udzungwa Mountains
Five essential Udzungwa Mountains National Park day-hikes — Sanje Waterfalls, Prince Bernhard Waterfalls, Njokamoni, Sonjo Waterfalls, and the Hidden Valleys loop.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Ukaguru Mountains
Five Ukaguru research candidates from the Mamiwa-Kisara forest reserves — Mandege-Lufukiri track, Mnyera ridge crest, Mt Munyera, Nongwe / Mkobwe loop, and Mamiwa-Kisara South.
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Tanzania — Crater Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Crater Highlands day-hikes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area — Empakaai rim-to-lake, Olmoti and Munge Waterfall, Ngorongoro Caldera rim, Ol Doinyo Lengai, and Mount Lemagrut.
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Uganda / DRC — Rwenzori Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes on the Ugandan Rwenzori — Lake Mahoma, the Nyabitaba Hut section of the Central Circuit, the Kilembe Trail to Sine Camp, Sebwe Falls and the Ruboni walk.
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Zimbabwe & Mozambique — Chimanimani Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Chimanimani Mountains day-hikes — Bailey's Folly to the Mountain Hut, Mt Binga, Skeleton Pass and Bundi loop, Southern Lakes and Tessa's Pool.
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Angola — Angolan Highlands / Bié Plateau
Five essential day-hikes across Angola's Bié Plateau — Mount Moco summit, Pedras Negras de Pungo Andongo, Kalandula Falls and Cangandala National Park.
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Angola — Angolan Highlands / Huíla Highlands
Five essential day-hikes in Angola's Huíla Highlands — Tundavala Gap rim, Cristo Rei do Lubango, Fenda do Bimbe and a Serra da Neve approach.
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Angola — Angolan Highlands / Serra da Leba and Chela Escarpment
Five essential day-walks on the Serra da Leba and Chela escarpment — the EN-280 hairpin viewpoint, rim walks, Cascata da Leba and a Bruco traverse.
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Cameroon — Bakossi Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Bakossi Mountains day-hikes — Mount Kupe via Max's Trail, Mount Muanenguba summit, the Twin Lakes loop, Lake Edib and Ekom-Nkam Falls.
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Cameroon — Bamboutos Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Bamboutos massif day-hikes — Mont Meletan from Bafou, the Méléta–Ashuala–Babadjou circuit, Mont Bani, the Bangang caldera rim and Mont Batchingou.
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Cameroon — Manengouba Mountains
Five essential Manengouba day-hikes — Mount Manengouba from Mbouroukou, the Twin Crater Lakes rim, the Eboga caldera, Ekom-Nkam Falls and Lake Edib.
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Cameroon — Mount Cameroon: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hike options on Mount Cameroon — Guinness Track to Hut 1, Guinness Track to Hut 2, Fako summit single-day push, Mount Etinde, and the Bakingili lava flows and Crater Lake.
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Cameroon — Adamawa Plateau: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Adamawa Plateau — Chappal Waddi, Tchabal Mbabo, Lac Tison crater lake, Chutes de la Vina and Chutes de Tello.
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Hong Kong — Hong Kong Island Hills: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes along the Hong Kong Island spine — the Dragon's Back, the Peak Circle Walk, and the Violet Hill and The Twins crossing on Wilson Trail.
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Hong Kong — Kowloon and New Territories Ranges: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Hong Kong's Kowloon and New Territories ranges — Tai Mo Shan, Lion Rock above Kowloon, and Sharp Peak on the Sai Kung peninsula.
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Lantau Island, Hong Kong — Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Lantau Island day-hikes — Lantau Peak from Pak Kung Au, Sunset Peak silvergrass ridge, and the Ngong Ping plateau circuit via the Tian Tan Buddha.
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Equatorial Guinea — Bioko Highlands
Five essential Bioko Highlands day-hikes — Pico Basilé above Malabo, the Moka caldera rim, Pico Biao crater-lake and the Ureca black-sand coast.
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Equatorial Guinea / Gabon — Cristal Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes across the Cristal Mountains and Monte Alén — Kinguélé Falls, Tchimbélé reservoir, Mont Seni, Los Palacios Trail and Lago Atok.
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Réunion — Réunion Mountains / Cirque de Salazie
Five essential Cirque de Salazie day-hikes — Piton d'Anchaing, the Trou de Fer overlook from Bélouve, Cap Anglais and Hell-Bourg's Trois Cascades.
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France (Réunion) — Réunion Mountains / Piton de la Fournaise
Five essential Piton de la Fournaise day-hikes — the Formica Léo loop, Cratère Dolomieu rim, Plaine des Sables traverse and Nez de Bœuf belvedere.
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Ghana & Togo — Akwapim-Togo Range
Five essential Akwapim-Togo Range day-hikes — Mount Afadja from Liati Wote, Wli Falls, Mount Gemi above Amedzofe and Mount Agou near Kpalimé.
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Madagascar — Highlands and Massifs: Andringitra Massif
Five essential Andringitra Massif day-hikes — the Asaramanitra waterfalls, the Diavolana plateau loop, Pic Boby (Imarivolanitra) and the Pic Caméléon loop.
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Madagascar — Highlands and Massifs: Ankaratra Massif
Five essential Ankaratra Massif day-hikes — Tsiafajavona from Manjakatompo, the Faravohitra ridge, the Lac Tritriva crater and the Lac Andraikiba shore walk.
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Madagascar — Madagascar Highlands and Massifs: Isalo Massif
Five essential Isalo Massif day-hikes — Circuit Piscine Naturelle / Namaza combined loop, Canyon des Makis, Canyon des Rats, Circuit Crête, and La Fenêtre de l'Isalo sunset viewpoint walk.
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Madagascar — Madagascar Highlands and Massifs: Makay Massif
Five essential Makay Massif day-stage candidates — the Lac Sariaka and Mont Anosilahy loop, the Sakapaly canyon, the Manampanda canyon and the Ambanitelo belvedere.
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Madagascar — Marojejy / Masoala Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Marojejy and Masoala day-hikes — Manantenina to Camp Mantella, Camp Marojejia via the Ambatotsondrona viewpoint and the Nosy Mangabe circuit.
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Madagascar — Highlands and Massifs: Tsaratanana Massif
Five essential Tsaratanana Massif day-hike concepts — the Maromokotro summit day, a Mangindrano forest stage, a Sambirano valley approach and Manongarivo.
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Malawi — Mulanje Massif: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Mulanje Massif day-hike segments — the Skyline Path to Chambe Hut, the Sapitwa summit from Chisepo, West Peak from Lichenya and the Boma Path.
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Malawi — Nyika Plateau: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Nyika Plateau day-hikes — Jalawe Rock, the Nganda Peak summit (2,605 m), the Fingira Rock rock-art site and the Lake Kaulime forest loop.
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Malawi — Zomba Plateau: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Zomba Plateau day-hikes — the Mulunguzi Nature Trail, the Emperor's View loop, Chingwe's Hole and Mulumbe Peak.
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Mauritius — Bambous Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Bambous Mountains day-hikes — Lion Mountain, Mont Bambou, the Vallée de Ferney and the coast walk to Pointe du Diable.
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Mauritius — Black River Gorges: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Black River Gorges day-hikes — Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire, the Macchabée Viewpoint, the Parakeet Trail and Tamarind Falls.
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Mauritius — Moka Range: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Moka Range day-hikes — Le Pouce, the shoulder of Pieter Both, Junction Peak and the Citadel above Port Louis.
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Mozambique — Eastern Highlands: Gorongosa Massif
Five essential Gorongosa Massif day-hikes — the Gogogo summit, Murombodzi Falls, the rainforest birding loop and the Canda coffee walk.
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Nigeria & Cameroon — Mandara Mountains
Five essential Mandara Mountains day-hikes on the Nigeria–Cameroon border — Sukur Cultural Landscape, Rhumsiki Peak, Mount Oupay and the Kapsiki Plateau.
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Nigeria — Jos Plateau
Five essential Jos Plateau day-hikes in central Nigeria — the Shere Hills ridge, Riyom Rock, the Wase Rock volcanic plug and Assop Falls.
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São Tomé and Príncipe — Príncipe Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Príncipe Highlands day-hikes — Pico Papagaio, Oquê Pipi waterfall, Ribeira Izé ruins, Roça Infante and Belo Monte to Praia Banana.
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São Tomé and Príncipe — São Tomé Highlands
Five essential São Tomé Highlands day-hikes — Pico de São Tomé, the Lagoa Amélia rim, Bom Sucesso to Bombaim, Cascata São Nicolau and the Pico Cão Grande base.
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Spain — El Hierro Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential El Hierro highlands day-hikes — Camino de Jinama, Ruta de La Llanía, El Sabinar juniper grove, the GR-131 ridge and the Tibataje cliff balcony.
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Spain — Fuerteventura / Betancuria Massif: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Betancuria Massif and Fuerteventura day-hikes — Morro Velosa, Antigua to Betancuria, Arco de las Peñitas, Ajuy cliffs and Pico de la Zarza.
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Spain — La Gomera / Garajonay Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Garajonay Highlands of La Gomera — Alto de Garajonay summit loops, El Cedro laurisilva, Roque Cano above Vallehermoso and La Mérica above Valle Gran Rey.
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Spain — Canary Islands: La Palma / Caldera de Taburiente
Five essential La Palma day-hikes — Caldera de Taburiente, Ruta de los Volcanes across Cumbre Vieja, Roque de los Muchachos, Cubo de la Galga and Marcos y Cordero to Los Tilos.
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Spain — Tenerife & the Teide Massif: essential day hikes
Essential Teide Massif day hikes on Tenerife — Montaña Blanca to La Rambleta, Roques de García and the Barranco de Masca ravine.
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Sudan — Jebel Marra / Darfur Highlands
Five essential Jebel Marra / Darfur Highlands day-hikes — the Deriba Caldera rim, crater lakes and hot springs, Suni escarpment, Niertiti and Murtajalu / Geloul waterfalls.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Mahenge Mountains
Five essential Mahenge Mountains day-hike concepts — Mahenge Scarp viewpoint, Sali, Mselezi and Nawenge Forest Reserves, and a Mahenge town cultural walk.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Rubeho Mountains
Five essential Rubeho Mountains day-hike concepts — Mangalisa Peak, Mafwemiro Forest, Ukwiva Forest Reserve, Pala Mountain Forest Reserve and Ledengombe Peak in the central Eastern Arc.
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Tanzania — Southern Highlands / Kipengere Range
Five research targets in the Kipengere Range (Livingstone Mountains) — Kitulo Plateau wildflowers, Mount Mtorwi, Livingstone escarpment, Mount Chaluhangi, and Kimani Falls.
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Tanzania — Southern Highlands of Tanzania / Poroto Mountains
Five essential Poroto Mountains day-hike concepts from Mbeya — Ngozi crater lake, Mbeya Peak, Loleza town hill, Kitulo Plateau gateway, and Kiwira valley Bridge of God.
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Tanzania — Southern Highlands / Rungwe volcanic region
Five essential day-hikes in Tanzania's Rungwe volcanic region — Lake Masoko maar, Mount Rungwe summit, Kaporogwe Falls, Malamba Waterfalls and a Kyejo lava-flow walk.
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Togo & Benin — Atakora Range
Five essential Atakora Range day-hikes — Tanougou Falls, the Kota Falls circuit, the Koussoukoingou-Boukombé Tata-Somba traverse, Nadoba Koutammakou and Mont Sokbaro.
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Zimbabwe — Eastern Highlands / Nyanga Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Nyanga Mountains day-hikes — Mount Nyangani Tourist Path, Mtarazi Falls, Pungwe Gorge and Drift, Nyangombe Falls and World's View at Troutbeck.
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Argentina — Argentine Sierras outside the Andes: Sierra de la Ventana
Five day-hikes in the Sierra de la Ventana — Cerro Ventana, Cerro Tres Picos, Cerro Bahía Blanca, Garganta Olvidada and Los Piletones.
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Argentina — Sierras Grandes & Champaqui: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Sierras Grandes and Champaqui day-hikes — Quebrada del Condorito, Cerro Champaqui from Villa Alpina and the Los Gigantes loop.
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Argentina — Comechingones & San Luis Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Comechingones and San Luis highland day-hikes — Cerro Champaqui, Quebrada del Condorito, Sendero Tono and Salto del Tabaquillo.
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Argentina — Potrero de los Funes / Merlo region
Five day-hikes around Potrero de los Funes and Merlo — Cerro de la Cruz, Salto del Arco Iris, Cruz del Mogote Bayo and Salto del Tigre.
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Argentina — Sierras outside the Andes: Tandil / Tandilia Hills
Five essential Tandil / Tandilia hill day-hikes — Reserva Sierra del Tigre, Senda de las Animas and Cerro El Centinela.
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Azerbaijan — Greater Caucasus
Five essential Azerbaijan Greater Caucasus day-hikes — Khinalig to Galakhudat, Laza to Kuzun, Garanohur Lake and Chirag Gala fortress.
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Bhutan / India / Nepal — Eastern Himalaya
Five essential Eastern Himalaya day-hikes across Bhutan, India and Nepal — Tiger's Nest / Paro Taktsang, Tonglu in Singalila and Lhonak to Pangpema.
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Brazil — Campos do Jordão / Mantiqueira Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Serra da Mantiqueira day-hikes around Campos do Jordão and São Bento do Sapucaí — Pedra do Baú, Pico do Itapeva and Pedra do Forno.
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Brazil — Chapada Diamantina: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Chapada Diamantina day-hikes in Bahia — Cachoeira da Fumaça, Morro do Pai Inácio, Cachoeira do Buracão and the Lençóis–Vale do Capão crossing.
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Brazil — Chapada dos Guimarães: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Chapada dos Guimarães day-hikes in Mato Grosso — Circuito das Cachoeiras, Morro de São Jerônimo, Cidade de Pedra and Véu de Noiva.
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Brazil — Chapada dos Veadeiros: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Chapada dos Veadeiros day-hikes in Goiás — Saltos/Carrossel/Corredeiras, Cânions II, Mirante da Janela and Vale da Lua.
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Brazil — Itatiaia / Agulhas Negras: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Itatiaia and Agulhas Negras day-hikes — Pico das Agulhas Negras, the Prateleiras circuit, Pedra do Altar and the Cinco Lagos plateau.
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Brazil — Minas Gerais Espinhaço: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Espinhaço day-hikes in Minas Gerais — Pico do Sol in the Serra do Caraça, Pico do Itacolomi, Pico do Itambé and the Pioneiros route.
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Brazil — Pico dos Marins Region: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Pico dos Marins day-hikes in the Serra da Mantiqueira — Pico dos Marins, Pico do Itaguaré, Pico do Marinzinho and the Marins-Itaguaré traverse.
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Brazil — São Paulo / Paraná Serra do Mar: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes on the SP and PR Serra do Mar — Pico Paraná, Pico Marumbi, Morro do Anhangava, Pico Caratuva and the Caminho do Itupava.
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Brazil — Serra da Bocaina: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Serra da Bocaina day-hikes between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro — Pico do Tira-o-Chapéu, Pedra da Macela, Cachoeira Santo Isidro and the Caminho do Ouro.
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Brazil — Serra do Cipó: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Serra do Cipó day-hikes in Minas Gerais — Cachoeira da Farofa, Cânion das Bandeirinhas, Cachoeira do Tombador and Travessão Cabeça de Boi.
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Brazil — Brazilian Highlands: Chapada Diamantina
Five essential Chapada Diamantina day-hikes — Cachoeira da Fumaça from Vale do Capão, Morro do Pai Inácio, Cachoeira do Buracão and the Lençóis – Vale do Capão crossing.
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Burundi / Rwanda — Central Highlands
Five day-hikes across the Burundi and Rwanda Central Highlands — Mount Kabuye, the Bigugu Trail in Nyungwe, Nyanza Big View, Mont Heha and a Kibira circuit.
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Cambodia & Thailand — Cardamom / Elephant Mountains
Five essential Cardamom and Elephant Mountains day-hikes — Phnom Aural, the Phnom Bokor loop, Khao Phra Bat Buddha Footprint and the Khao Chamao Waterfall trail.
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Comoros — Anjouan Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes in the Anjouan highlands of the Comoros — the Mount Ntringui ascent from Dindri via Lac Dzialandzé, the short access trail to the crater lake itself, and three research candidates across the Moya / Trindrini sector, the Lingoni and Tratringa catchments, and the Tsembehou / Jimilimé ridge.
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Comoros — Mohéli Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five candidate day-hikes in the Mohéli Highlands of the Comoros — Mount Mlédjélé, Lake Dziani Boundouni, Nioumachoua, Ouallah and Fomboni / Djoièzi.
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Comoros — Comoros Volcanic Highlands: Mount Karthala / Grande Comore
Five essential Grande Comore volcanic walks — the Mount Karthala summit caldera from Mvouni, the La Convalescence forest approach and the La Grille northern ridge.
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DRC — Mitumba Mountains: essential day hikes
Essential Mitumba Mountains day hikes across the western rift — Mount Kahuzi and Mount Biega in Kahuzi-Biega, plus the Kibira Teza-Rwegura forest walk.
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Eritrean Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Eritrean Highlands day-hikes — Emba Soira, the Qohaito plateau, Debre Bizen above Nefasit and Semenawi Bahri forest.
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Ethiopia — Arsi Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Arsi Mountains day-hikes in Oromia — Mount Chilalo's caldera rim, the Chilalo-Galama ridge, Mount Kaka and Dhara Dilfekar.
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Ethiopia — Ethiopian Highlands / Abuna Yosef Massif
Five essential Abuna Yosef Massif day-hikes near Lalibela — Ad Medhane Alem to the summit, Hudad Lodge, Mequat Mariam and Yadukulay to Boya.
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Ethiopia — Ethiopian Highlands / Bale Mountains
Five essential Bale Mountains day-hikes — Finch Habera in the Web Valley, the Gaysay grasslands, Tullu Dimtu from Sanetti and Harenna Forest.
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Ethiopian Highlands: Choke Mountains
Five essential Choke Mountains day-hikes in Ethiopia's Blue Nile Highlands — the Mount Choqa summit, the Talo shoulder and the Choke watershed ridge.
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Ethiopian Highlands: Gheralta / Tigray Escarpments
Five essential Gheralta and Tigray escarpment hikes — Abuna Yemata Guh, Maryam Korkor, Abuna Gebre Mikael and Petros and Paulos.
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Ethiopia — Ethiopian Highlands / Guna Massif
Five essential Guna Massif day-hikes in South Gondar — Guna Terara summit, Nefas Mewcha highland approach and the Abay-Tekezé divide ridge.
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Ethiopia — Ethiopian Highlands / Simien Mountains
Five essential Simien Mountains day-hikes — Sankaber and Jinbar Falls, Imet Gogo from Gich, Bwahit Peak and the Ras Dashen summit from Ambiko.
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Gabon / Republic of the Congo — Chaillu Mountains
Five candidate day-hikes in the Chaillu Mountains of Gabon and the Republic of the Congo — Mount Mimongo, Mont Iboundji, Birougou, Waka and Lopé-Okanda.
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Kenya — Aberdare Range
Five essential Aberdare Range day-hikes — Elephant Hill from Njabini, Ol Doinyo Lesatima via Wandare and the Karuru, Chania and Magura waterfalls walk.
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Kenya — Cherangani Hills
Five essential Cherangani Hills day-hikes — the Kamelogon / Nakugen high point, Chemnirot, Chebon and Chepkotet peaks, and the Kapkanyar forest-block walk.
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Kenya — Eastern Rift Volcanoes: Longonot, Suswa, Menengai
Five essential Eastern Rift volcano day-hikes — the Mount Longonot crater rim, Mount Suswa via Rauch's Trail and the Menengai Crater viewpoint and floor.
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Kenya — Mau Escarpment
Five essential Mau Escarpment day-hikes — Enkapune Ya Muto, the Njoro River Cave, Ol Doinyo Eburru's fumaroles and the Naimina Enkiyio Forest edge.
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Mount Kenya Massif
Five essential Mount Kenya Massif day-stages — Sirimon to Old Moses, the Mackinder Valley to Shipton's, Point Lenana and the Chogoria to Lake Ellis walk.
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Myanmar / Thailand — Shan / Dawna / Tenasserim Ranges
Five Shan / Dawna / Tenasserim day-hikes — Kew Mae Pan, Doi Luang Chiang Dao, Doi Pha Hom Pok, the Monk's Trail to Doi Suthep and Thi Lo Su Waterfall.
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Nepal — Central Himalaya
Five essential day-hikes in the Central Himalaya of Nepal — Poon Hill, Mardi Himal, Kyanjin Ri, Gokyo Ri and the Namche acclimatisation loop.
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North Korea & South Korea — Korean Mountains
Five essential Korean Mountains day-hikes — Ulsanbawi in Seoraksan, the Hallasan summit on Jeju, Jirisan Cheonwangbong and Bukhansan Baegundae above Seoul.
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Congo / DRC / Angola — Mayombe Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five Mayombe Mountains day-hike targets — Diosso Gorge, Dimonika and Luki biosphere reserves, Sounda Gorge and Maiombe National Park in Cabinda.
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Russia & Mongolia — Sayan Mountains
Five essential Sayan Mountains day-hikes — Lake Raduzhnoye and the Hanging Stone in Ergaki, the Kyngarga Waterfalls at Arshan, Peak Lyubvi, and Khrustalnoye Lake in Tunkinsky.
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Seychelles — Mahé Highlands
Five essential day-hikes in the Mahé Highlands — Morne Seychellois Nature Trail, Copolia Trail, Morne Blanc Nature Trail, Trois Frères Nature Trail and Mare aux Cochons.
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Seychelles — Praslin Hills
Five essential Praslin Hills day-hikes — Vallée de Mai, Glacis Noire Trail, Fond Ferdinand, Salazie-Pasquière loop and Anse Georgette via Anse Lazio.
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Seychelles — Silhouette Island Mountains
Five day-hikes on Silhouette Island — Grand Barbe Traverse, Anse Mondon Trail and three unverified reconnaissance leads in the island's mountain interior.
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Sudan — Red Sea Hills: Sudanese Red Sea Hills
Five Sudanese Red Sea Hills research candidates — Arkawit / Erkowit escarpment, Jabal Oda summit, Khor Arbaat wadi-and-dam, Gabal Elba / Halaib, and Suakin-Sinkat foothills.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Pare Mountains
Five essential Pare Mountains day-hike concepts — Shengena Peak / Chome Forest, Chome nature walk, Mbaga-Mghimbi Caves, Mbaga-Tona moorland, and Kindoroko Peak.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Uluguru Mountains
Five essential Uluguru Mountains day-hike concepts — Morningside-Bondwa Peak, Lupanga Peak, Chuma Waterfalls, Bunduki-Hululu Falls and Lukwangule Peak above Morogoro.
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Tanzania — Eastern Arc Mountains: Usambara Mountains
Five essential Usambara Mountains day-hikes — Lushoto-Irente Viewpoint, Lushoto-Magamba Forest, Mambo Viewpoint, Rangwi Convent-Mambo and Amani-Derema across the West and East Usambaras.
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Tanzania — Eastern Rift Volcanoes: Kilimanjaro Massif
Five day-hike stages on Kilimanjaro: Marangu-Mandara, Machame-Machame Camp, Shira 1 to Shira 2, Shira 2-Barranco, and Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak via Gillman's Point.
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Tanzania — Eastern Rift Volcanoes: Mount Meru
Five day-hike stages on Mount Meru (Arusha NP): Waterfall Loop, Momella-Miriakamba, Miriakamba to Saddle Hut via Elephant Ridge, Crater Loop, and Saddle Hut to Socialist Peak.
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Tanzania — Eastern Rift Volcanoes: Ngorongoro Highlands
Five day-hikes across the Ngorongoro Highlands: Empakai Crater, Olmoti and Munge Waterfall, Endoro Waterfalls and Elephant Caves, Mount Lolmalasin, and Olkarien Gorge.
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Uganda & Kenya — Mount Elgon
Five essential Mount Elgon day-hikes across the Kenya-Uganda border — Koitoboss Peak, Endebess Bluff, the Kitum and Makingeny caves, Sipi Falls and Kapkwai Forest.
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Uganda — Kigezi Highlands
Five essential day-hikes in the Kigezi Highlands and Mgahinga — Mounts Muhavura, Sabyinyo and Gahinga, the Gahinga golden-monkey hike and the Batwa Trail to Garama Cave.
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Argentina — Sierra de la Ventana / Ventania: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Sierra de la Ventana day-hikes — Cerro Ventana, Cerro Tres Picos, Cerro Bahía Blanca, Garganta Olvidada and Los Piletones.
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Argentina — Comechingones & San Luis: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Comechingones and San Luis day-hikes — Cerro Champaqui via Los Linderos, Quebrada del Condorito, Sendero Tono and Salto del Tabaquillo.
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Argentina — Potrero de los Funes & Villa de Merlo: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Potrero de los Funes and Villa de Merlo day-hikes — Cerro de la Cruz, Salto del Arco Iris, Cruz del Mogote Bayo, Salto del Tigre and Cascada de los Vencejos.
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Argentina — Tandil & Tandilia Hills: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Tandil and Tandilia day-hikes — Reserva Natural Sierra del Tigre, Senda de las Ánimas, Villa del Lago / Lago del Fuerte, Paseo de los Pioneros / Cerro El Mate and Cerro El Centinela.
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Brazil — Aparados da Serra
Five essential day-hikes across Brazil's Aparados da Serra — Itaimbezinho rim viewpoints, Rio do Boi canyon floor, Malacara and Cânion Índios Coroados.
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Brazil — Pico do Itambé Region
Five day-hikes around Pico do Itambé — the summit, park waterfall trail, Trilha dos Tropeiros, São Gonçalo-Milho Verde traverse and Cachoeira do Lajeado.
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Brazil — Rio de Janeiro / Tijuca / Pedra da Gávea region
Five essential day-hikes around Rio de Janeiro — Pedra da Gávea, Pico da Tijuca, Pedra Bonita, Corcovado via Parque Lage and Dois Irmãos via Vidigal.
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Brazilian Highlands: Serra Catarinense
Five essential Serra Catarinense day-hikes — Pedra Furada from Morro da Igreja, Cânion das Laranjeiras, Mirante da Serra Geral and Pedra da Águia.
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Brazilian Highlands: Serra dos Órgãos
Five essential Serra dos Órgãos day-hikes — Pedra do Sino from Teresópolis, Bonfim to Morro Açu, Mozart Catão viewpoint loop and Cachoeira Véu da Noiva.
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Brazil — Brazilian Highlands: Rio Grande do Sul canyon country
Five essential Rio Grande do Sul canyon-country day-hikes — Cânion Fortaleza, Tigre Preto, the Malacara and Churriado canyons, and Pico do Monte Negro.
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Brazil & Venezuela — Tepui Country: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Guiana Highlands tepui-country entries — Mount Roraima, the Gran Sabana objectives Quebrada de Jaspe, Salto Kawi and Aponwao Falls.
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Brazil & Venezuela — Pico da Neblina region
Five essential Pico da Neblina region routes in the Guiana Highlands — Yaripo / Pico da Neblina, Pico 31 de Março, Morro dos Seis Lagos and the Serrania de la Neblina flank.
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Canada — Québec Appalachians: Chic-Choc Mountains
Five Chic-Choc Mountains day-hikes on the Gaspé Peninsula — the Tour-du-Mont-Albert circuit, Mont-Jacques-Cartier and Mont-Xalibu via Lac aux Américains.
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Canada — McGerrigle Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential McGerrigle day-objectives — Mont Jacques-Cartier, Mont Xalibu, Mont Richardson, Mont Joseph-Fortin, and the Jacques-Cartier–Xalibu–Lac aux Américains traverse.
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Canada — Québec Appalachians: Notre-Dame Mountains
Five essential Notre-Dame Mountains day-hikes across Québec — the Trois-Sommets loop at Mont-Mégantic, the Mont Gosford summit loop, and the Mont Saint-Magloire climb in Massif du Sud.
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Canada — Québec Appalachians: Sutton Mountains
Five essential Sutton Mountains day-hikes in the Eastern Townships — Round Top, the Boucle du Dos d'Orignal, the Boucle du Lac Spruce, the Lake Mohawk route, and the Circuit des Sommets.
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Chile — Central Andes: Cajon del Maipo
Five essential Cajón del Maipo day-hikes — San Francisco Glacier in El Morado, Glaciar El Morado via Parque Arenas and Estero El Manzano.
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Chile — Santiago Foothills
Five essential day-hikes across the Santiago foothills — Cerro Manquehue, Salto de Apoquindo, Alto del Naranjo, Cerro Provincia and Quebrada de Macul.
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China — Qinling Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes, Shaanxi
Five Qinling day-hikes — Mount Hua's stairways, Taibai Shan's summit, Cuihua Mountain landslide lakes, South Wutai temple ridge and Niubeiliang forest ridge.
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Guyana — Guiana Highlands: Kaieteur / Pakaraima Escarpments
Five essential Kaieteur / Pakaraima day-hikes — Kaieteur Falls viewpoint, Makarapan/Wowetta, Surama Mountain and Orinduik Falls.
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Guyana — Guiana Highlands / Tepui Country
Five essential day-hikes across Guyana's Guiana Highlands — Kaieteur Falls, Iwokrama, Surama, Makarapan and Saddle Mountain Ranch.
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Central Indian Highlands: Vindhya / Satpura / Maikal
Five day-hikes across the Central Indian Highlands — Chauragarh Temple, Dhupgarh, Bee Falls, the Amarkantak Narmada-source walk and Bhimbetka.
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India — Western Ghats
Five essential day-hikes across India's Western Ghats — Kalsubai, Rajmachi, Kudremukh, Tadiandamol and Chembra Peak.
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Indonesia — Barisan Range: Sumatra / Barisan Range
Five Barisan Range day-hikes across Sumatra — Gunung Sibayak crater from Jaranguda, Gunung Talang via Nagari Batu and the Danau Gunung Tujuh caldera.
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Indonesia — Java Volcanic Arc
Five Java Volcanic Arc day-hikes — the Bromo caldera from Cemoro Lawang, the Kawah Ijen sulfur-lake rim from Paltuding and the Papandayan fumarole circuit.
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Indonesia — Lesser Sunda Islands
Five essential day-hikes across Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands — the Mount Batur sunrise volcano, the Mount Agung climb via Pasar Agung Temple.
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Indonesia — Sulawesi Mountains
Five essential Sulawesi day-hikes — Mount Lokon, Mount Mahawu, Mount Soputan, Mount Lompobattang, and Mount Batuangus in the Tangkoko Nature Reserve.
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Iran — Alborz: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Iran's Alborz mountains — Tochal, Darakeh, Kolakchal, Darabad and the Damavand south approach.
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Oman / United Arab Emirates — Al Hajar Mountains
Five essential day-hikes in the Al Hajar Mountains — Jabal Shams Balcony Trail, Jebel Akhdar village walk, Wakan Village Trail, Wadi Shab and Wadi Shah loop.
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Papua New Guinea / Indonesia — New Guinea Highlands
Five essential New Guinea Highlands day-hikes — the Mount Wilhelm summit stage, the Wamena White Sand Dunes, the Jiwika Mummy walk and Tage Lake.
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Philippines — Cordilleras & Volcanic Ranges: Essential Day-Hikes
Five day-hikes across the Philippine Cordilleras and Luzon's volcanic ranges — Mount Pulag's Ambangeg trail, Mount Ulap, Pinatubo crater lake, Arayat and Makiling.
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Russia — Sakhalin / Kuril Mountains
Five Sakhalin and Kuril Islands day-hikes — Peak Chekhov above Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Mendeleev solfataras on Kunashir, Ebeko on Paramushir and Golovnin caldera.
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Saudi Arabia & Yemen — Asir / Sarawat Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five entries from the Asir/Sarawat arc — the Jebel Sawda ridge, Wadi Lajab canyon, Habala cliff-village, and Yemen-side Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb and Haraz walks as candidates.
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Sri Lankan Central Highlands
Five essential Sri Lankan Central Highlands day-hikes — Adam's Peak / Sri Pada, Horton Plains World's End loop, Kirigalpotta, Ella Rock and the Knuckles 5 Peak Trail.
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Suriname & French Guiana — Interior Highlands
Five Suriname and French Guiana interior-highlands route candidates — Mazaroni Top, Voltzberg, Kasikasima, and the Roche Bateau and Monts La Fumee loops from Saul.
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Taiwan — Central Range: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Taiwan's Central Range — Hehuanshan, Zhuilu Old Road, Walami / Batongguan, Jinshuiying Trail east, and Xiangyang / Jiaming Lake.
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Tajikistan — Tajik Pamir
Five essential Tajik Pamir day-hikes — Jizeu/Jisev Valley, Karakul lakeshore, Bulunkul to Yashilkul, Pshart Valley, and Yamchun Fortress with Bibi Fatima Springs.
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Turkey — Armenian Highlands / Eastern Anatolia
Five essential Eastern Anatolia day-hikes — Süphan, Nemrut caldera and crater lakes, Artos, the Palandöken ridge and a lower-camp viewpoint on Mount Ararat.
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Turkey — Pontic Mountains
Five essential Pontic Mountains day-hikes — Kaçkar Dağı summit, a Kaçkar Traverse day, Samistal Plateau to Ayder, the Pokut-Sal balcony walk and Horma Canyon.
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Venezuela — Guiana Highlands / Gran Sabana tepuis
Five essential day-hikes in the Gran Sabana and Canaima tepui country — Sororopan-tepui, Quebrada de Jaspe, Salto Aponwao, Kavac Canyon and the Angel Falls Mirador Laime.
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Venezuela, Guyana & Brazil — Mount Roraima / Kukenan: Essential Hikes
Five essential stages of the Mount Roraima guided trek — the Paraitepuy approach, Kukenan camp, base-camp arrival, the La Rampa ascent and the summit plateau.
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Afghanistan — Hindu Kush: Afghan Hindu Kush
Five essential Bamyan-area day-hikes in the central Afghan Hindu Kush — the Band-e Amir lakes sightseeing walk in Afghanistan's first national park.
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Afghanistan — Hindu Kush: Nuristan and Kunar
Five unverified day-hike entries across the Eastern Hindu Kush — the Parun terraced-field and forest-slope walk, the Wama / Chitraas cedar-valley walk.
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Afghanistan / Tajikistan — Pamir: Wakhan Pamir
Five essential Wakhan Pamir day-hikes across the Tajik Wakhan and Afghan Wakhan — Yamchun Fortress and Bibi Fatima Springs.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey — Lesser Caucasus
Five essential day-hikes across the Lesser Caucasus — Mount Aragats South Summit from Kari Lake and the Azhdahak crater summit in Armenia.
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Borneo Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Borneo Mountains day-hikes — the Kinabalu Park Kiau View / Silau-Silau / Liwagu trail circuit, the Mount Santubong summit trail in Sarawak.
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Canada — Atlin / Tagish Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Atlin / Tagish Highlands day-hikes — the Monarch Mountain (A Xeegi Deiyi Shaa) viewpoint above Atlin Lake, the Ruby Mountain volcanic summit.
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Canada — Stikine Ranges: Northern BC / Yukon Border Ranges
Five day objectives across the Stikine Ranges and adjacent northern BC / Yukon border country.
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Canada — Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37: Cassiar Mountains corridor
Five day-hikes along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37 in northern BC — Todagin above Tatogga, the Cascade Falls trails, Boya Lake and Eve Cone.
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Canada — Yukon Interior Mountains: Dawson Range
Five essential day-hikes around the Dawson Range and broader Klondike travel corridor — Miller Ridge and Plume Agate from Carmacks.
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Lesser Caucasus — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey
Five essential day-hikes across the Lesser Caucasus — Mount Aragats and Mount Azhdahak in Armenia, the Borjomi-Kharagauli Footprint Trail in Georgia.
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China — Daba Mountains: Daba Shan / Chongqing-Sichuan Border Region
Five essential day-hikes in the Chongqing-Sichuan border sector of the Daba Mountains — the Bashan Grand Canyon Taoxi Valley and Luopanding walk.
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China — Daba Mountains, Micang Shan: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Daba Mountains' Micang Shan region on the Shaanxi-Sichuan divide — Micangshan's Xianglu Mountain.
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China — Daba Mountains, Qinba Transition: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Qinba transition region of southern Shaanxi — the Niubeiliang high ridge out-and-back.
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China — Daba Mountains: Shennongjia, Hubei
Five essential day-hikes across the Shennongjia region of the Daba Mountains in Hubei — the Shennongding and Shennong Valley high view walk.
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China — Daba Mountains: Wudang Mountains, Hubei
Five essential day-hikes in the Wudang Mountains region of the Daba / Qinba system in northwestern Hubei.
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China — Desert-edge: Ningxia-Inner Mongolia escarpments
Five essential desert-edge day-hikes across the Ningxia-Inner Mongolia transition — the Shapotou Yellow River-Tengger dune ridge walk.
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China — Helan: Helan Mountains
Five essential Helan Mountains day-hikes on the Ningxia-Inner Mongolia desert mountain wall — the Suyukou Cliff Plank Road, the Helankou trek.
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China — Helan Mountains (Ningxia): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Helan Mountains day-hikes on the Ningxia / Inner Mongolia border — the Suyukou cliff plank road, the Helankou Helan Mountain trek.
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China — Hengduan Mountains: Haba Snow Mountain and Tiger Leaping Gorge
Five essential day-hikes around Tiger Leaping Gorge and Haba Snow Mountain in northwest Yunnan — the full High Trail, a shorter Half Trail section.
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China — Hengduan Mountains: Meili Snow Mountain / Deqin Region, Yunnan
Five essential day-hikes in Yunnan's Meili Snow Mountain / Deqin region of the Hengduan Mountains — Xidang Hot Springs to Upper Yubeng via the Nanzong Pass.
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China — Hengduan Mountains: Shaluli / Litang-Daocheng-Yading, Sichuan
Five essential day-hikes in the Shaluli / Litang-Daocheng-Yading sector of western Sichuan — the Luorong Pasture to Milk Lake and Five-Color Lake route.
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China — Yulong Snow Mountain / Lijiang: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes around Yulong Snow Mountain and the Lijiang region in Yunnan — the Glacier Park upper boardwalk on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
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China — Liupan: Liupan Mountains
Five essential Liupan Mountains day-hikes across the Ningxia-Gansu forest block — the Xiaonanchuan stream-and-waterfall trail, the Liangdianxia gorge trail.
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China — Liupan Mountains (Ningxia-Gansu): Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Liupan Mountains of southern Ningxia and neighbouring Gansu — the Xiaonanchuan stream-and-waterfall trail.
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China — Luliang Mountains: Central Luliang region, Shanxi
Five essential day-hike candidates in the central Luliang Mountains, Shanxi — the Pangquangou Badao Valley forest landscape route.
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China — Luliang Mountains: Fen River Escarpment, Shanxi
Five essential day-hikes across the Fen River escarpment of the Luliang Mountains — the Jinci to Tianlong Mountain cultural route.
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China — Luliang Mountains: Yellow River Bend / Western Shanxi Region
Five essential day-hikes in the Yellow River bend / western Shanxi edge of the Luliang Mountains — the Laoniuwan Great Wall and Yellow River bend rim walk.
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China — Ordos: Upland margins
Five essential Ordos upland-margin day-hikes across the Inner Mongolia-Shaanxi plateau, desert, and Yellow River edges.
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China — Ordos Upland Margins: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Ordos upland-margin day-hike candidates on the Inner Mongolia / Shaanxi border — the Salawusu / Dagouwan desert grand canyon.
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China — Qinling: Cuihua-Zhongnan Shan, Shaanxi
Five essential day-hikes across the Qinling Mountains' Cuihua-Zhongnan Shan region of Shaanxi — Cuihua Mountain's Tianchi and landslide maze.
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China — Funiu Mountains / Eastern Qinling, Henan
Five essential Funiu Mountain day-walk options — Laojun Mountain's Ten-Mile Gallery and Golden Top, Baiyun Mountain's Yuhuangding and Jiulong Grand Canyon.
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China — Qinling Mountains: Hua Shan / Eastern Qinling Region, Shaanxi
Five essential day-hikes in the Hua Shan / eastern Qinling region of Shaanxi — the West-up / North-down five-peak traverse of Mount Hua.
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China — Qinling Mountains: Hua Shan and Eastern Qinling, Shaanxi
Five essential day-hikes around Mount Hua and the eastern Qinling in Shaanxi — the West-up / North-down five-peak traverse.
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China — Qinling: Micang-Daba Transition: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Qinling Mountains' Micang-Daba transition region spanning Shaanxi, Sichuan and Chongqing.
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China — Qinling: Taibai Shan, Shaanxi
Five essential day-hikes in the Taibai Shan / central Qinling region of Shaanxi — the high Tianyuan Difang to Daye Hai and Baxiantai approach.
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China — Taihang, Cangyan / Central Hebei: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Taihang Mountains' Cangyan Mountain and central Taihang region of Hebei.
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China — Taihang Mountains: Guoliang-Wanxian, Henan
Five essential day-hikes in the Guoliang-Wanxian Mountains region of Henan's South Taihang — the Guoliang Village and Guoliang Tunnel cliff-corridor walk.
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China — Taihang Mountains: Wangmangling-Baligou, Shanxi-Henan
Five essential day-hikes in the Wangmangling-Baligou region of the South Taihang on the Shanxi-Henan border.
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China — Yanshan Mountains, Chengde / Rehe: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Yanshan mountains around Chengde — the UNESCO Mountain Resort circuit, Qingchui Peak / Sledgehammer Rock, Shuangta Mountain.
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China — Yanshan Mountains: Eastern Yanshan / Qinhuangdao Region, Hebei
Five essential day-hikes in the eastern Yanshan / Qinhuangdao region of Hebei — the Jiaoshan Great Wall ridge climb.
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China — Yanshan Mountains: Jiankou-Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing
Five essential day-hikes in the Jiankou-Mutianyu Great Wall region of the Yanshan Mountains north of Beijing.
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China — Jinshanling-Gubeikou Great Wall: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Jinshanling-Gubeikou Great Wall region of the Yanshan Mountains on the Hebei-Beijing border.
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China — Yanshan Mountains: Northern Beijing mountain region
Five essential day-hikes across the northern Beijing mountain region of the Yanshan Mountains — the Dongling / Lingshan summit via the Lingshan Ancient Trail.
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China — Yinshan, Helan, Liupan & Ordos Uplands: Day-Hikes
Five candidate-level day-hike entries across the Ordos upland margins — the Salawusu Desert Grand Canyon, the Batuwan reservoir and Salawusu wetland margins.
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China — Yinshan: Hohhot-Baotou region
Five essential Yinshan day-hikes on the Hohhot-Baotou Daqing Mountain front — the Daqing Mountain National Hiking Trail Shuimo / Xiaojinggou loop.
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China — Yinshan Mountains: Hohhot–Baotou (Inner Mongolia)
Five essential day-hikes across the Yinshan front in Inner Mongolia — the Daqing Mountain National Hiking Trail near Hohhot, Pingdingshan from Huangtugou.
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Colombia — Northern Andes / Central Cordillera: Los Nevados
Five essential day-hikes in Colombia's Los Nevados area — the Cocora Valley to Acaime loop, the Laguna del Otun and Santa Isabel approach.
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Colombia — Bogota Highlands, Eastern Cordillera: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Bogota-area day-hikes in Colombia's Eastern Cordillera — Monserrate via the Pilgrims' Way, Quebrada La Vieja to Alto de la Cruz.
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Colombia — Northern Andes / Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Five essential day-hikes around the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta — the Canaveral / Arrecifes / Cabo San Juan coastal walk in PNN Tayrona.
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Colombia — Northern Andes / Western Cordillera
Five essential day-hikes in Colombia's Western Cordillera — Pico de Loro in Farallones de Cali, the short Charco Burbujas river-forest walk.
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Georgia — Caucasus: Greater Caucasus
Five essential day-hikes across Georgia's Greater Caucasus — the Stepantsminda to Gergeti Glacier climb under Mount Kazbek.
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India — Aravalli Range
Five essential day-hikes across India's Aravalli Range — the Guru Shikhar high point of Mount Abu, the Kumbhalgarh Fort viewpoint walk.
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India — Eastern Ghats
Five essential day-hikes across India's Eastern Ghats — the Deomali summit ridge walk in Odisha, the Nagalapuram Falls trek in Andhra Pradesh.
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India — Himalaya: Western Himalaya
Five essential day-hikes across the Indian Western Himalaya — the Triund trek above McLeod Ganj, the Chopta to Tungnath and Chandrashila pilgrim-summit climb.
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Indonesia — Maoke / New Guinea Highlands: Papua / New Guinea Highlands
Five day-hikes in the Indonesian New Guinea Highlands — Wamena White Sand Dunes, the Jiwika Mummy and Salt Spring walk and the Aikima Mummy Trail.
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Iran — Central Iranian Ranges
Five essential day-hike summits across the Central Iranian Ranges — Mount Karkas from Ureh/Kesheh, Shir Kuh from Deh Bala / Sheikh Ali Shah.
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Iran / Turkmenistan — Kopet Dag: Kopet Dag / North-East Iranian Ranges
Five essential day-hikes in the Kopet Dag and north-east Iranian ranges — Shirbad Peak in the Binalud Mountains, Mount Binalud from Ferizi.
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Iran — Zagros Mountains
Five essential day-hikes across the Zagros — Qash Mastan in Dena, Gahar Lake in Oshtorankuh, Kolonchin in Zard Kuh, Bisheh waterfall country in Lorestan.
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Kazakhstan — Kazakh Altai: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Kazakh Altai day-hikes — the Orman Zholdary ecotrail in Katon-Karagay National Park, the Lake Yazevoye Belukha-view walk.
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Mongolia — Altai: Mongolian Altai
Five essential Mongolian Altai day-hikes — the non-technical summit of Malchin Peak from Tavan Bogd base camp.
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Mongolia — Gobi Altai
Five essential day-hikes across Mongolia's Gobi Altai — the Yolyn Am gorge, the Khongoryn Els high dune climb, the Bayanzag / Flaming Cliffs rim walk.
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New Zealand — Fiordland, Darran Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Darran Mountains day-objectives — the Gertrude Saddle Route, Lake Marian Track, Homer Saddle Route, Tūtoko Valley Route.
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New Zealand — Fiordland, Earl Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Earl Mountains day-objectives — the Key Summit Track from The Divide, the historic Dore Pass Route to Glade House, the Mistake Creek Track.
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New Zealand — Fiordland: Kepler Mountains
Five essential Kepler Mountains day-walks on the Kepler Track — the Te Anau Visitor Centre to Kepler Track Carpark / Control Gates access walk.
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New Zealand — Fiordland, Milford Sound Area: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Milford Sound / Piopiotahi day-walks — the Milford Foreshore Walk, Milford Sound Lookout Track, The Chasm Walk.
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New Zealand — Fiordland: Murchison Mountains
A restricted-access note for the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland National Park.
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New Zealand — Fiordland, Stuart Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day sections inside Fiordland's roadless Stuart Mountains — the Middle Fiord landing to Lake Hankinson gateway.
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New Zealand — Pisa Range: Central Pisa Range
Five essential day-hikes across the central Pisa Range in Central Otago — Mt Pisa via Tinwald Burn Ridge Track, the Kirtle Burn Track loop.
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New Zealand — Pisa Range: Northern Pisa Range
Five essential day-hikes in New Zealand's northern Pisa Range — Pt 1,444 Trig from Queensberry, the Locharburn Track to Pisa Ridge.
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New Zealand — Pisa Range: Southern Pisa Range
Five essential southern Pisa Range day-hikes in the Pisa Conservation Area — the Rock Peak Track from Crown Saddle.
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New Zealand — Aoraki/Mount Cook: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park — the current open section of the Hooker Valley Track to Kakiroa/Mount Sefton View Lookout.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Main Divide: Bealey Valley
Five essential Bealey Valley day-hikes in Arthur's Pass National Park — the Bealey Valley Track and Bealey Chasm, the Bealey Spur Track to Bealey Spur Hut.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Main Divide: Hooker, Mueller, Sealy and Tasman
Five essential Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park day-walk options — the Hooker Valley Track to Kakiroa/Mount Sefton View Lookout, Kea Point, Sealy Tarns, the Mueller Hut Route, and the linked Tasman Glacier View and Tasman Lake/River tracks.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Main Divide: Otira Valley
Five essential Otira Valley / Arthur's Pass day-walk options — the Otira Valley Track to the footbridge, the Temple Basin Track to the Lockwood Day Shelter.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Main Divide: Murchison Valley
Five essential day-hikes around the Murchison Valley access corridor of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park — the Tasman Lake and River Track.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Main Divide: Temple Basin
Five essential day-hikes around Arthur's Pass summit in the Temple Basin pass area — the Temple Basin Track to the Lockwood day shelter.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / West Coast Sector: Whataroa Area
Five essential day-hikes across the wider Whataroa sector of the West Coast Southern Alps — the Whataroa road-end to the Whataroa-Perth Track junction.
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New Zealand — Takitimu Mountains: Central Takitimus
Five essential central Takitimu Mountains day-hikes — the Aparima River Track to Aparima Hut, the Princhester Saddle Route to Aparima Huts.
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New Zealand — Takitimu Mountains: Mount Linton Area
Five essential day-hikes and day-sized backcountry sections around the Mount Linton side of the Takitimu Mountains.
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New Zealand — Takitimu Mountains: Southern Takitimus
Five day objectives and hut-route stages in the southern Takitimus of Southland, New Zealand — the Aparima Hut to Lower Wairaki Hut Te Araroa stage.
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New Zealand — Taranaki Volcanic Centre / Kaitake Range
Five essential day-hikes on the Kaitake Range — Waimoku Track to Patuhā Trig, the Sefton Ridge — Waimoku loop, Davies Track to Patuhā Trig.
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New Zealand — Mount Taranaki: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes on Mount Taranaki / Taranaki Maunga — the summit climb from North Egmont, the Panitahi / Fanthams Peak and Syme Hut track.
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New Zealand — Taranaki Volcanic Centre / Pouākai Range
Five essential day-hikes on the Pouākai Range — the full Pouākai Crossing, the Mangorei Track to the Pouākai tarns, the Pouākai Trig viewpoint.
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New Zealand — Tongariro Volcanic Centre / Eastern Desert Road Slopes
Five essential day-hikes and one-day sections on the eastern Rangipo / Desert Road side of Tongariro National Park — the Historic Waihohonu Hut Track.
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New Zealand — Tongariro Volcanic Centre / Mount Ngauruhoe Area
Five essential day-hikes around the Mount Ngauruhoe volcanic core of Tongariro National Park — the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Soda Springs Walk.
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New Zealand — Tongariro Volcanic Centre / Mount Ruapehu Area
Five essential day-hikes on Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park — the Skyline Walk above the Whakapapa Sky Waka, the Meads Wall Track.
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New Zealand — Tongariro Volcanic Centre / Tongariro Massif
Five essential day-hikes on the Tongariro Massif — the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the Tama Lakes Track and Upper Tama viewpoint, the Taranaki Falls Walk loop.
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New Zealand — Tongariro Volcanic Centre / Western Plateau
Five essential day-hikes on the western flank of the Tongariro Volcanic Centre — the Silica Rapids Walk from Whakapapa, the Whakapapaiti Valley Loop.
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New Zealand — Two Thumb Range, Lake Tekapo Sector: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Lake Tekapo sector of the Two Thumb Range — the Mount John Walkway, the Cowans Hill town walk.
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New Zealand — Two Thumb Range: Northern Two Thumb Range
Five day-hike entries in the northern Two Thumb Range of Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park — the Macaulay Hut Track.
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New Zealand — Two Thumb Range, Southern Sector: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes and hut-route sections across the southern Two Thumb Range — Spurs Hut via the North Opuha track, the South Opuha Hut approach.
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Paraguay — Uruguayan and Paraguayan Highlands / Amambay and Mbaracayú Ranges
Five essential day-hikes across Paraguay's Amambay and Mbaracayú ranges — the Cerro Muralla viewpoint in Cerro Cora National Park, the park's historical / Aquidaban loop, the Chacurru Ecoturismo / Salto San Juan circuit, the Cerro Memby summit walk, and the Salto Karapa trail inside the Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú.
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Paraguay — Amambay and Mbaracayú Ranges: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Paraguay's Amambay and Mbaracayú ranges — the Cerro Muralla walk in Cerro Corá National Park.
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Paraguay — Cordillera de los Altos: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-walks across Paraguay's Cordillera de los Altos — the Cerro Kavaju circuit above Caacupé, the Ecoreserva Mbatoví canopy and trail loop.
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Paraguay — Uruguayan and Paraguayan Highlands / Ybytyruzú Highlands
Five essential day-hikes across Paraguay's Ybytyruzú highlands — the Cerro Tres Kandú national high point, the Cerro Akatí balcony viewpoint.
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Turkey — Taurus Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Taurus Mountains day-hikes — the Lycian Way's Ovacik to Faralya opening stage, the Chimaera / Yanartas circuit at Cirali.
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Uruguay — Uruguayan and Paraguayan Highlands: Cuchilla Grande
Five essential Cuchilla Grande day-hikes across Lavalleja, Treinta y Tres and surrounding departments — Cerro Arequita and Gruta Colón.
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Uruguay — Uruguayan and Paraguayan Highlands / Sierra Carapé
Five essential Sierra Carapé day-walk options — the Cerro Catedral high-point walk (Uruguay's national high point).
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Uruguay — Sierra de las Ánimas: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Uruguay's Sierra de las Ánimas — Cerro de las Ánimas via Cabaña Base, the Cañadón de los Espejos canyon, the Pozos Azules pools.
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Venezuela — Northern Andes: Sierra La Culata
Five essential Sierra La Culata day-hikes in the Venezuelan Andes — La Culata to Pico Pan de Azúcar, the Valle de Mifafí and Lagunas Las Verdes circuit.
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Venezuela — Sierra Nevada de Mérida: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across Venezuela's Sierra Nevada de Mérida — the Mucubají to Laguna Negra paramo walk, the La Mucuy ascent to Laguna La Coromoto.
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Venezuela — Northern Andes: Trujillo / Táchira Andes
Five essential day-hikes in the Trujillo and Táchira Andes of Venezuela — Teta de Niquitao / Pico Musí, Guaramacal's Laguna de Los Cedros.
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Vietnam and Laos — Annamite Range
Five essential day-hikes across the Annamite Range in Vietnam and Laos — Bach Ma's Five Lakes / Do Quyen Waterfall, Lang Biang via Radar Peak.
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Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan — Western Tian Shan
Five essential day-hikes across the Western Tian Shan — Little Chimgan above Tashkent, the Gulkam Gorge via Sandy Pass.
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Yemen — Yemen Highlands
Five unverified day-hike entries across the Yemen Highlands — the Kawkaban to Shibam stone stairway, the Manakhah to Al-Hajjarah Haraz village walk.
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China — Luliang Mountains: Wutai Shan, Shanxi
Five essential day-hikes around Wutai Shan in northern Shanxi — the Dailuoding Wisdom Path and Taihuai temple loop, Hongmenyan to East Terrace / Wanghai Peak.
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China — Taihang Mountains, Baishi / Laiyuan: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Taihang Mountains' Baishi Mountain / Laiyuan region of Hebei — the Baishi Mountain high plank-road loop.
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China — Taihang Mountains / Beijing-Hebei northern Taihang region
Five essential Beijing-Hebei northern Taihang day-walk options — Dongling Mountain via the Lingshan Ancient Trail, the Baihua Mountain Natural Scenic Area.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Main Divide: Avalanche Peak Area
Five essential day-hikes around Arthur's Pass village in the Avalanche Peak area — the Avalanche Peak Track and Scotts Track loop.
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Argentina — Aconcagua and Horcones
Five essential Aconcagua and Horcones day-hikes — the Laguna de Horcones interpretive trail, the Quebrada de los Horcones bridge and lagoon walk.
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Argentina — Central Andes: Argentine Puna / Jujuy-Salta-Catamarca
Five essential day-hikes in Argentina's Puna and adjoining quebradas — Paseo de los Colorados in Purmamarca, Quebrada de las Señoritas long circuit.
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Argentina — Central Andes: Vallecitos / Cordón del Plata
Five essential Vallecitos day-hikes in Argentina's Cordón del Plata — the Veguitas and Piedra Grande approach, the Arenales / Andresito acclimatisation ridge.
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Argentina — Mendoza Andes
Five essential Mendoza Andes day-hikes — Horcones to Confluencia in Aconcagua Provincial Park, Cerro Arco from Puerta de la Quebrada.
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Argentina — Bariloche & Nahuel Huapi: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Bariloche–Nahuel Huapi day-hikes — Refugio Frey from Villa Catedral, Cerro López and Pico Turista from Arroyo López.
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Argentina — Patagonia: Los Glaciares / El Calafate
Five essential day-hikes from El Calafate in southern Argentine Patagonia — the Perito Moreno Glacier walkways, Cerro de los Cristales from Lago Roca.
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Argentina — Patagonia: El Chaltén / Fitz Roy / Cerro Torre
Five essential day-hikes from El Chaltén in Argentine Patagonia — Laguna de los Tres via El Pilar / Río Eléctrico, Laguna Torre and the Cerro Torre viewpoint.
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Argentina — Tierra del Fuego National Park: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego — the Senda Costera coastal traverse, the Cerro Guanaco summit from Lago Roca / Acigami.
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Argentina — Patagonia: Ushuaia & the Martial Mountains
Five essential day-hikes around Ushuaia and the southern Fuegian Andes — the Glaciar Martial / Circuito de las Nubes, Laguna Esmeralda, Laguna Turquesa.
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Argentina — San Juan High Andes
Five essential San Juan high-Andes day-hikes — Cerro El Leoncito, Cascada El Rincón and Senderos de Agua, Cerro Alcázar.
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Argentina — Sierras Chicas, Córdoba: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Sierras Chicas day-hikes in Argentina's Córdoba sierras — Cerro Uritorco from Capilla del Monte, Cerro Las Gemelas on the Sendero del Cóndor.
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Argentina — Los Gigantes, Córdoba: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Los Gigantes day-hikes in Argentina's Sierras Grandes de Córdoba — Cerro Mogote / Cerro Los Gigantes via the Sendero Norte.
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Argentina — Quebrada del Condorito: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Quebrada del Condorito day-hikes in Argentina's Sierras Grandes de Córdoba — the Sendero Principal al Balcón Norte.
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Bolivia — Condoriri / Huayna Potosi: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Condoriri and Huayna Potosi day-hikes in Bolivia's Cordillera Real — the Laguna Chiar Khota approach to the Condoriri base camp.
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Bolivia — Cordillera Quimsa Cruz: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cordillera Quimsa Cruz day-hikes in the Bolivian Andes — the Viloco–La Salvadora ascent, Ch'amak Qullu, a South Glacier viewpoint.
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Bolivia — La Paz / Illimani Region: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential La Paz and Illimani day-hikes in Bolivia's Cordillera Real — the Circuito del Valle de las Animas, the Devil's Molar / Muela del Diablo trek.
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Bolivia — Lake Titicaca Eastern Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Lake Titicaca eastern highlands day-hikes in Bolivia — the Isla del Sol ridge and archaeological circuit.
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Bolivia — Pelechuco / Apolobamba: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Pelechuco / Apolobamba day-hike stages in Bolivia's remote northern Cordillera — Pelechuco to Hilo Hilo Camp, Hilo Hilo to Sunchulli Pass.
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Bolivia — Sajama / Western Bolivia Volcanoes: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Sajama and western-volcano day-hikes in Bolivia — the Sajama village to geysers walk, the Sajama - Monte Cielo viewpoint.
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Bolivia — Sorata / Illampu-Ancohuma Region: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Sorata and Illampu-Ancohuma day-hikes in Bolivia's Cordillera Real — the Mirador Ulluntija viewpoint, the Sorata to Gruta de San Pedro walk.
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Bolivia — Uyuni / Lípez Volcanic Andes: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Uyuni and Lípez day-hikes in Bolivia's south-western volcanic Andes — the Incahuasi Island circuit on the Salar de Uyuni.
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Chile and Argentina — High Volcanoes of the Central Andes
Five essential high-volcano day-hikes of the Central Andes border zone — Nevado San Francisco from Laguna Verde.
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Chile / Argentina — Lake District Volcanoes: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Chilean and Argentine Lake District volcanic chain — Volcán Villarrica / Rukapillán crater route.
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Chile / Argentina — Patagonia: Southern Patagonian Icefield margins
Five essential day-hikes on the Southern Patagonian Icefield margins — Lago del Desierto's Huemul viewpoint, Villa O'Higgins' Mosco and Altavista.
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Chile — Central Andes: Farellones / La Parva / El Plomo
Five essential day-hikes in the Farellones / La Parva / El Plomo sector above Santiago — Cerro Pintor from La Parva, the Cerro La Parva summit.
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Chile — Central Andes: Maule / Central Chile volcanic Andes
Five essential Maule and central Chilean volcanic Andes day-hikes — the Laguna El Alto and Enladrillado loop in Altos de Lircay.
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Chile — Lake District (Araucanía and Los Lagos)
Five essential day hikes in Chile's Lake District — the guided ascent of Volcán Villarrica, the Sendero Los Lagos circuit in Huerquehue.
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Chile — Patagonia: Cerro Castillo
Five essential Cerro Castillo day-hikes — the Mirador Laguna Cerro Castillo from Villa Cerro Castillo, Sendero Laguna Chiguay.
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Chile — Cordillera Darwin / Southern Fjords: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Cordillera Darwin and southern Chilean fjords — the Cerro Bandera viewpoint from Puerto Williams.
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Chile — General Carrera and Parque Nacional Patagonia
Five essential day hikes in Chile's General Carrera / Patagonia Park region — the Lagunas Altas Loop and Avilés Loop in Valle Chacabuco, the Lago Chico Circuit.
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Chile — Patagonia: Northern Patagonian Icefield access regions
Five essential day-hikes along Chile's Carretera Austral access to the Northern Patagonian Icefield — Queulat's Ventisquero Colgante viewpoint.
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Chile — Southern Andes / Patagonia: Queulat / Puyuhuapi
Five essential day-hikes in Parque Nacional Queulat and the Puyuhuapi sector of the Carretera Austral — the Ventisquero Colgante hanging-glacier viewpoint.
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Chile — Patagonia: Torres del Paine / Cordillera del Paine
Five essential day-hikes in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park — Mirador Base Las Torres, Valle del Francés / Mirador Británico.
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China — Changbai / Manchurian Mountains
Five essential Changbai / Manchurian Mountains day-walk options — the North Slope Tianchi, Changbai Waterfall and Julong Hot Spring walk.
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China — Hengduan Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Hengduan Mountains day-hikes across Yunnan and Sichuan — Tiger Leaping Gorge High Trail, Yubeng Sacred Waterfall and Daocheng Yading Five-Color Lake.
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China — Khunjerab Pass and the Karakoram Highway Frontier
Five access-controlled day walks in the Chinese side of the Karakoram Highway frontier, from the Khunjerab Pass border-monument plateau and the Hongqilafu.
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China and Kazakhstan — Chinese and Kazakh Altai
Five essential Chinese and Kazakh Altai day-hikes — the Kanas Lake Fish-Viewing Pavilion panorama, the Kanas Three Bays river boardwalk.
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China — Pamir / Karakoram: Karakul Lake and Muztagh Ata
Five essential day-hikes on the Kashgar-Tashkurgan section of the Karakoram Highway — the Karakul Lake shore and Kyrgyz meadow walk.
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China — Pamir Plateau: Tashkurgan, Xinjiang
Five essential day-walks around Tashkurgan and the Chinese Pamir — Stone City and the Golden Grassland wetland boardwalk.
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China — South China Ranges: Wuyi / Nanling / South China Ranges
Five essential day-hikes across the Wuyi, Nanling, Luoxiao, and Danxia landscapes of south China — Wuyi Mountains' Tianyou Peak and Nine-Bend Stream.
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China — Tian Shan: Aksu-Tomur Region, Xinjiang
Five essential day-hikes in the Aksu-Tomur area of the western Chinese Tian Shan — the Wensu Grand Canyon Valley 4 to Valley 3 traverse.
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China — Tian Shan: Bogda Shan / Heavenly Lake Region, Xinjiang
Five essential day-hikes in the Bogda Shan massif and the Tianchi / Heavenly Lake scenic area on its north side — the full Tianchi lakeside circuit.
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China — Tian Shan, Xinjiang: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Chinese Tian Shan day-hikes — the Heavenly Lake / Tianchi and Maya Mountain viewpoint walk in the Bogda Mountains.
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China — Tian Shan: Central Tian Shan / Bayanbulak Region, Xinjiang
Five essential day-hikes across the Bayanbulak grasslands and nearby Gongnaisi National Forest Park in the central Xinjiang Tian Shan.
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China — Eastern Tian Shan, Barkol and Hami
Five essential day walks in the dry eastern end of Xinjiang's Tian Shan — the Barkol Lake trestle and lakeshore, the Gaojiahu Wetland boardwalk loop.
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China — Tian Shan: Ili Tian Shan / Nalati-Kalajun region, Xinjiang
Five essential Ili Tian Shan day-hikes — the Kalajun Flower Terrace to Qiongkushitai grassland traverse, the Kalajun small loop linking Flower Terrace.
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China — Tian Shan: Urumqi Nanshan, Xinjiang
Five essential day-hikes in the Urumqi Nanshan region of the Chinese Tian Shan — Tianshan Grand Canyon (Zhaobi Mountain, Swan Lake, Qiaoya Grassland).
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China — Western Kunlun, Hotan-Keriya: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Western Kunlun on the Hotan-Keriya side — the Kunlun Grand Canyon boardwalk.
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China — Yunnan / Guizhou Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes across the Yunnan / Guizhou Highlands — Fanjingshan's Mushroom Stone, Old Golden Summit and Red Clouds Golden Summit.
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Ecuador — Chimborazo / Central Andes: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in Chimborazo and the central Ecuadorian Andes — the Refugio Carrel–Whymper–Laguna Condor Cocha walk, the Templo Machay traverse.
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Ecuador — Cotopaxi / Avenue of Volcanoes: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential day-hikes in the Cotopaxi region and Ecuador's Avenue of Volcanoes — the José Rivas Refuge and glacier viewpoint.
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Ecuador — Southern Ecuadorian Andes / Cajas-Loja: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cajas-Loja day-hikes in Ecuador's southern Andes — Cajas Route 1 (Naturaleza e Historia Humana / Lagunas Unidas), Sendero Uku at Laguna Llaviucu.
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Ecuador — Imbabura-Cayambe: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Imbabura and Cayambe day-hikes in the northern Ecuadorian Andes — the Cuicocha crater-lake rim loop in Cotacachi-Cayapas.
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Ecuador — Northern Andes / Quito / Pichincha: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Quito / Pichincha day-hikes in Ecuador's northern Andes — Rucu Pichincha from TelefériQo, the Pasochoa summit / upper refuge trails.
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Japan — Fuji / Hakone / Izu Volcanic Region
Five essential day-hikes in Japan's Fuji-Hakone-Izu volcanic region — Mount Fuji's Yoshida Trail, Mount Kintoki, Mount Amagi's Banzaburo–Banjiro Loop.
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Japan — Hokkaido Mountains
Five essential Hokkaido day-hikes — Mount Asahidake from Sugatami Station, Mount Kurodake from the 7th Station, the Mount Tarumae crater loop.
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Japan — Japanese Alps
Five essential Japanese Alps day-hikes — Mount Yakedake from Kamikochi, Tateyama Oyama from Murodo, Mount Kiso-Komagatake from Senjojiki Cirque.
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Japan — Tohoku / Northern Honshu Mountains
Five essential Tohoku day-hikes — the Hakkoda O-dake loop, the Yanagisawa Trail up Mount Iwate, the Hokodate Route on Mount Chokai.
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Kazakhstan — Tian Shan: Kazakh Tian Shan
Five essential day-hikes in the Kazakh Tian Shan above Almaty — Big Almaty Lake from the roadblock, the Kok-Zhailau Plateau, Kolsai Lake 1 to Middle Kolsai.
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New Zealand — Craigieburn Range: Broken River Area
Five essential day-hikes from the Broken River area of Craigieburn Forest Park — Mistletoe Track to Lyndon Saddle and Helicopter Hill.
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New Zealand — Craigieburn Range: Craigieburn Forest Park
Five essential day-hikes in New Zealand's Craigieburn Forest Park — Helicopter Hill via Mistletoe Track.
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New Zealand — Craigieburn Range: Mount Cheeseman Area
Five essential Mount Cheeseman day-hikes — the Hogs Back Track from Castle Hill to Texas Flat, the Dracophyllum Flat Track to Jacks Pass.
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New Zealand — Fiordland: Hump Ridge area
Five essential Hump Ridge area day sections — the Hump Ridge Track from Rarakau car park to Okaka Lodge, the Okaka Loop Walk.
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New Zealand — Hunter Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Hunter Mountains day-hikes in Fiordland — Mt Burns Tarns, Eldrig Peak, Green Lake from Borland Road, North Borland Track to Rock Bivvy, and Borland Saddle to Clark Hut.
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New Zealand — Fiordland: Franklin Mountains
Five essential Franklin Mountains and Lake Te Anau day-hikes — the Dore Pass Route from Kiosk Creek to Glade House.
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New Zealand — Harris Mountains: Cardrona Area
Five essential Cardrona-area day-hikes in New Zealand's Harris Mountains — Little Criffel Track, Roaring Meg Pack Track to Meg Hut.
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New Zealand — Soho Basin: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Soho Basin perimeter day-hikes — Motatapu Track sections to Roses Hut and Macetown, Big Hill Trail and the Bush Creek / Coronet Face section.
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New Zealand — Mount Aspiring: Matukituki Valley
Five essential Matukituki Valley day-hikes — the Rob Roy Glacier Track, the West Matukituki Track to Aspiring Hut, the East Matukituki to Glacier Burn.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Aspiring Sector: Cascade Saddle Area
Five essential Cascade Saddle day-hikes — the Raspberry Creek approach to Aspiring Hut, the steep Aspiring Hut to Pylon and Cascade Saddle climb.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Aspiring Sector: Wilkin Valley
Five essential Wilkin Valley day-hikes — the Siberia Hut to Crucible Lake side trip, the Siberia Hut to Kerin Forks descent.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / Aspiring Sector: Young Valley
Five essential day-hike sections in the Young Valley side of the Gillespie Pass Circuit, Mount Aspiring National Park — Blue Pools Track.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps: Welcome Flat & the Copland Track
Five essential day-walks from a Welcome Flat base on the Copland Track in Westland Tai Poutini National Park — the hot pools and Sierra Range stroll.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps: Copland Valley
Five essential day-walkable stages of the Copland Track in South Westland — the full lower-valley approach to Welcome Flat Hut and hot pools.
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New Zealand — Southern Alps / West Coast Sector: Fox Glacier Area
Five essential day-hikes around Fox Glacier/Weheka in Westland Tai Poutini National Park — the Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati mirror-lake circuit.
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Pakistan — Chitral Hindu Kush: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Chitral day-hikes — Birmoghlasht above Chitral Gol National Park, a Bumburet Kalash irrigation-channel walk.
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Pakistan, India and China — Karakoram: Eastern Karakoram
Five essential day-hikes on the Ladakh side of the Eastern Karakoram — Diskit Monastery from Photang, Yarab Tso, the Ensa Gompa Trail.
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Pakistan — Karakoram: Baltoro / Central Karakoram
Five essential Baltoro day stages in Pakistan's Central Karakoram National Park — Jhola to Paiju, Paiju to Khoburtse, Khoburtse to Urdukas, Urdukas to Goro II.
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Pakistan — Hunza, Nagar and Gilgit Karakoram
Five essential Karakoram day hikes from the Hunza-Nagar-Gilgit corridor — the Rakaposhi Base Camp trail from Minapin, Ultar Meadow above Karimabad.
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Peru — Ausangate / Cordillera Vilcanota: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Ausangate and Cordillera Vilcanota day-hikes in the high glaciated mountains southeast of Cusco.
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Peru — Cajamarca / Amazonas Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cajamarca and Amazonas highland day-hikes in northern Peru — the Catarata de Gocta waterfall walk from Cocachimba.
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Peru — Colca / Arequipa Volcanic Andes: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Colca and Arequipa day-hikes in Peru's volcanic Andes — the Cabanaconde descent to Sangalle Oasis.
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Peru — Cordillera Blanca / Huascarán: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cordillera Blanca day-hikes in Peru's Parque Nacional Huascarán — Laguna 69 from Cebollapampa, Laguna Churup from Pitec.
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Peru — Cordillera Huayhuash: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cordillera Huayhuash day sections — Carhuac Pass to Laguna Carhuacocha, Carhuacocha to Huayhuash via Siula Pass and the Tres Lagunas viewpoint.
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Peru — Cordillera Negra: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cordillera Negra day-hikes in the dry western range of Ancash facing the Cordillera Blanca — the Laguna Wilcacocha walk from Puente Santa Cruz.
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Peru — Cordillera Urubamba: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cordillera Urubamba day-hikes above Peru's Sacred Valley — the Inti Punku / Sun Gate above Ollantaytambo.
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Peru — Misti, Chachani and Ampato: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cordillera Volcánica day-hikes around Arequipa — the Chachani volcano from the high camp roadhead.
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Peru — Cusco / Sacred Valley / Vilcanota: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Cusco and Sacred Valley day-hikes — the Huchuy Qosqo high traverse to Lamay, the Pisac town-to-ruins loop, the Chinchero to Urquillos Inca trail.
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Peru — Huancavelica / Ayacucho Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Huancavelica and Ayacucho day-hikes in Peru's central Andes — the Santa Barbara mining ascent above Huancavelica.
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Peru — Junín / Huaytapallana: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Junín day-hikes in Peru's central Andes — the Huaytapallana Viewpoint / Ruta de las Lagunas, the ACR Huaytapallana lagoons circuit.
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Peru — Lima Andes / Cordillera Central: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Lima highland day-hikes in Peru's central Andes — the Marcahuasi stone forest above San Pedro de Casta.
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Peru — Puno / Lake Titicaca Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Puno / Lake Titicaca highlands day-hikes in Peru — crossing Taquile Island, the Amantani Pachamama Trail.
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Algeria — Ahaggar / Hoggar Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Hoggar day-hikes — Sommet Assekrem loop, Mount Tahat summit route from Tahart, Tahat Atakor direct climb, Sommet Tahleft 2688 m.
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Algeria — Saharan Atlas: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Saharan Atlas day-hikes — the Moghrar Tahtani to Ain Sefra high crossing, the Djebel Ksel traverse from Stittene, the El Ghour Brezina loop.
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Algeria — Tassili n'Ajjer: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Tassili n'Ajjer day-hikes — the Djanet to Jabbaren rock-art approach, the Erg Admer dune walk near Djanet.
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Algeria & Tunisia — Aurès Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Aurès day-hikes — the Djebel Chelia summit route, the El Ghoufi canyon loop, the Menaa valley and old-village walk.
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Guinea — Fouta Djallon: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Fouta Djallon day-hikes — the Kambadaga Falls walk, the Ditinn Falls route, Pont de Dieu from Dalaba, the Douki Fouta Cliffs loop.
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Lesotho Highlands — Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Lesotho Highlands day-hikes — Thabana Ntlenyana from Sani Top, the Sani Top escarpment walk, the Maletsunyane Falls Overlook Trail.
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Morocco — Anti-Atlas: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Anti-Atlas day-hikes — Jbel Lekst / Jbel Kest from Tagdicht, Tafraoute Painted Rocks and granite valley walk, Amtoudi and Agadir Id Aissa.
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Morocco — High Atlas: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential High Atlas day-hikes — Jbel Toubkal from the Toubkal Refuge, Imlil with Tizi Mzik and the Tamsoult Waterfalls, Lake Ifni from Amsouzart.
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Morocco — Middle Atlas: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Middle Atlas day-hikes — Azrou cedar forest and Cedre Gouraud loop, Ifrane National Park Monkey Trail, Jbel Tazekka loop.
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Morocco — Rif Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Rif Mountains day-hikes — Akchour Waterfall and Bridge of God, Chefchaouen to Jebel el Kelaa, Chefchaouen to Azilane forest section.
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Namibia — Brandberg Massif: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Brandberg Massif day-hikes — the White Lady / Maack Shelter walk in Tsisab Ravine, a lower Tsisab rock-art extension.
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Namibia — Fish River Canyon
Five essential Fish River Canyon day-hikes — Hobas Main Viewpoint, Hiker's Viewpoint, the Fish River Lodge canyon descents and the Gondwana Canyon Park walk.
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Namibia — Khomas Hochland: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Khomas Hochland day-hikes — the Daan Viljoen Rooibos Trail, the Daan Viljoen Wag-'n-Bietjie Trail, the Farm Godeis Leopard Trail.
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Namibia — Naukluft Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Naukluft Mountains day-hikes — the Olive Trail and Waterkloof Trail in Namib-Naukluft National Park, plus the BullsPort Quiver Tree Gorge.
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Namibia — Spitzkoppe and Erongo Mountains
Five essential Spitzkoppe and Erongo Mountains day-hikes — Spitzkoppe Rock Arch and Small Bushman's Paradise, the Bushman's Paradise chain tour.
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Niger — Aïr Mountains
Five essential Aïr Mountains day-hike candidates — Timia waterfall, Mont Bagzane / Idoukal-n-Taghès, Iférouane, Assodé ruins, and the Tamgak massif.
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Red Sea Hills — Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Red Sea Hills day-hikes — Jebel Shayib el Banat summit route, Abul Hassan to Talla Hamra, Jebel Gattar Um Deesa to El Nagaata.
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Sierra Leone — Loma Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Loma Mountains day-hikes — Mount Bintumani / Loma Mansa from Sinikoro, the Bintunmani day 1 from Kondembaia.
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South Africa — Hex River Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Hex River Mountains day-hikes — Matroosberg Peak, Waaihoek Peak, Pells Hut, Milner Amphitheatre and the Mostertshoek Twins.
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South Africa — Cape Fold Belt: Langeberg
Five essential Langeberg day-hikes — Bloupunt, Sleeping Beauty, Twaalfuurkop Peak, Plaat Loop, and Grysboksirkel.
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South Africa — Outeniqua Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Outeniqua Mountains day-hikes — Cradock Peak from Witfontein, the Cradock Pass Trail, the Half-collared and Giant Kingfisher Trail.
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South Africa — Cape Fold Belt, Swartberg: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Swartberg day-hikes — the Platberg Trail, Tol Trail, De Hoek Trail, Grootkloof Interpretation Trail in Gamkaskloof.
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South Africa — Drakensberg: Eastern Cape
Five essential Eastern Cape Drakensberg day-hikes — Ben Macdhui from Tiffindell / Ben MacDhui Pass, the Gateshead Red Hut Trail at Rhodes.
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South Africa — Northern Drakensberg: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Northern Drakensberg day-hikes — the Tugela Gorge Trail, Tugela Falls via Sentinel Peak and the Chain Ladders, Thendele Camp to Gudu Falls Pool.
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South Africa and Lesotho — Drakensberg: Central
Five essential Central Drakensberg day-hikes — Cathedral Peak, Rainbow Gorge, Sterkspruit and Nandi Falls, Blind Man's Corner and the Injasuthi Grindstone Caves.
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South Africa and Lesotho — Drakensberg: Southern
Five essential Southern Drakensberg day-hikes — the Rhino Peak / Rhino Horn route, the Sani Pass Balancing Rocks and escarpment approach.
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South Africa — Limpopo Escarpment: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Limpopo Escarpment day-hikes — Summit Iron Crown above Haenertsburg, the Louis Changuion Hiking Trail in Haenertsburg Grassland Nature Reserve.
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South Africa — Mpumalanga Escarpment: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Mpumalanga Escarpment day-hikes — the Tufa, Guinea Fowl and Leopard Trail, the World's End Viewpoint Loop via Lower Viewpoint.
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South Africa — Sneeuberg: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Sneeuberg day-hikes — the Compassberg Summit, the Sneeuberg Nature Reserve Gordonville to Kliphuis day section.
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Algeria and Tunisia — Tell Atlas: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Tell Atlas day-hikes — Lac Agoulmine and Ras Tamedouine in Djurdjura National Park, Chrea cedar forest and ridge walk.
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Chad and Libya — Tibesti Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
Five candidate Tibesti Mountains day-hikes — Emi Koussi crater rim, Trou au Natron viewpoint, Tarso Tousside, Bardai oasis escarpment.
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West Africa — Guinea Highlands: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Guinea Highlands day-hikes — the Blue Lake Yekepa old LAMCO mine walk, the Nimba Walk Blue Lake south-ridge lookout.
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Alps — Austrian Central & Eastern Alps: Essential Day-Hikes
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 & North Tyrolean Alps: Essential Day-Hikes
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 & Eastern Swiss Alps: Essential Day-Hikes
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 — Dolomites, Adamello-Brenta & Julian Alps: Essential Day-Hikes
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 — Mercantour, Maritime & Ligurian Alps: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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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Slovenia & Croatia — Dinaric Alps: Essential Day-Hikes
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.
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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 Ibérico: Essential Day-Hikes
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 Mountains: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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: Essential Day-Hikes
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 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.
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South Africa — Blouberg: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Blouberg day-hikes — the high route to yellowwoods and pools, the guided Vulture Trail, the Blouberg Cultural Camp mountain community trail.
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South Africa — Cape Fold Belt: Cederberg
Five essential Cederberg day-hikes — Wolfberg Cracks and Wolfberg Arch, Maltese Cross, Algeria Waterfall, Stadsaal Cave and Truitjieskraal.
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South Africa — Cape Fold Belt: Tsitsikamma Mountains
Five essential Tsitsikamma day-hikes — Storms River Mouth Trail and Lookout Loop, the Waterfall Trail (Otter Trail day section), Blue Duiker Forest Trail.
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South Africa — Magaliesberg: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Magaliesberg day-hikes — the Hennops Krokodilberg Route, the Rustig high loop, the West Pools at Mountain Sanctuary Park.
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South Africa — Soutpansberg: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Soutpansberg day-hikes — Hanglip Forest Reserve loop, Entabeni Phadzima View and Redwood Trails, Old Salt Day 3 over Mt Lajuma and Leshiba Wilderness.
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South Africa — Waterberg: Essential Day-Hikes
Five essential Waterberg day-hikes — the Lindani Mountain Trail and Melkrivier Trail, the Bateleur / Stamvrug Escarpment Trail and Kloof 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: Essential Day-Hikes
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.