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Limestone towers of the Dolomites above a high valley

Trails

Alta Via 1: Walking the Dolomites on a Shoestring

The 150-kilometre classic from Braies to Belluno, without the resort prices.

8 min read · By the editors

 Stone pilgrim steps climbing through a cedar forest in the Kii Mountains

Trails

Kumano Kodo vs. the Camino: Choosing Your Pilgrimage

Two UNESCO pilgrimages, very different rhythms — here is how to pick.

6 min read · By the editors

 Misty green hills on the Camino Primitivo in Asturias

Trails

Camino Primitivo: A Week Without a Plan

Oviedo to Santiago's greenest route, walked one unbooked day at a time.

7 min read · By the editors

 Grey-green slopes above the wooded narrows of Loch Lomond on the West Highland Way

Trails

The West Highland Way: Five Days Through the Highlands

Ninety-six miles from Glasgow's doorstep to Fort William, done in five walkable days.

7 min read · By the editors

 Granite peaks and a narrow stone path climbing through a cirque on the GR20 in Corsica

Trails

GR20: Corsica's Brutal, Beautiful Traverse

The 180-kilometre spine of Corsica, from Calenzana to Conca, planned in a fortnight.

8 min read · By the editors

 A high grassy valley and snow-streaked granite peaks on the Tour du Mont Blanc

Trails

Tour du Mont Blanc Without the Circus: Dates, Huts and Detours

Booking strategy, shoulder-season dates and quieter high detours around Mont Blanc.

7 min read · By the editors

 The snow peak of Salkantay rising above a grassy high-altitude ridge on the trek

Trails

Inca Trail or Salkantay: Which Peru Route Fits You?

Permits, altitude, price and scenery — Peru's two Machu Picchu classics compared.

6 min read · By the editors

 Streaked orange and green rhyolite mountains above a steaming geothermal valley on the Laugavegur

Trails

Laugavegur: Iceland's Rainbow Valley Traverse

Fifty-five kilometres of rhyolite, black desert and glacier rivers, hut to hut.

6 min read · By the editors

 A wide dirt trail winding through granite slabs and pine forest in the Sierra Nevada

Trails

Pacific Crest Trail: How to Hike a Section, Not the Whole Thing

Two-week chunks of the PCT — desert, Sierra or Cascades — planned properly.

7 min read · By the editors

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