A summary of hikes (by length) and trip reports. All links for the hike location are to the starting point (trailhead) on Google Maps.
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Australia – ACT
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Gibraltar Peak (1,038m) | Dalsetta carpark, Tidbinbilla | Easy | All year | 7.7km circuit |
Mount Tennant (1,375m) | Namadgi Visitor Centre | Moderate | All year | 14.7km return |
Mount Gingera (1,857m) | Corin Dam car park | Moderate | All year | 20.4km return |
Australia – NSW
For a comprehensive list of multi-day walks – Overnight Walks around Sydney
The 59km Harbour to Hawkesbury walk from Manly to Berowra Waters traverses the Ku-ring-gai Chase, Garigal and Berowra Valley National Parks.
Sydney & Sydney Harbour
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Taronga Zoo to Balmoral Beach | Bradleys Head Road | Easy | All year | 6.8km one-way |
The Spit to Manly | Mosman, Sydney (north) | Easy | All year | 10km one-way |
Sydney North – West Head
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
The Duckhole (Lower Gledhill Falls) | Start of West Head Rd | Easy | All year | 800m return |
Topham Hill rock art | South of Topham Track | Hard | All year (8am-6pm) | 1km approx |
Koolewong Track | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 1.3km return |
West Head Army Track | West Head Lookout | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 1.3km return |
Flannel Flower Beach | West Head Lookout | Moderate | All year (8am-6pm) | 2km return |
Crystal Creek Falls | McCarrs Creek Road | Hard | All year | 2km return |
Bairne Trig | West Head Road | Hard | All year | 2.2km return |
Topham Track | West Head Road | Moderate | All year (8am-6pm) | 2.5km return |
America Bay Track | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 2.6km return |
Flint & Steel Bay | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 2.8km circuit |
Challenger Trail | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 3km return |
Hungry Beach | West Head Road | Moderate | All year (low tide) | 3.6km return |
Hungary Trail | General San Martin Drive | Hard | All year | 3.6km return |
Cottage Point Trigs | General San Martin Drive | Hard | All year | Approx 4km |
Resolute Loop Trail | West Head Lookout | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 4.3km circuit |
Elvina Bay Circuit | West Head Road | Hard | All year (8am-6pm) | 5.4km circuit |
Towlers Bay Circuit via Birnie Lookout | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 6.5km circuit |
Wallaroo Trig | West Head Road | Moderate | All year (8am-6pm) | 6.5km return |
Secrets of the Basin Trail | West Head Road | Hard | All year (8am-6pm) | 6-8km return |
Duckholes Trail loop (short) | McCarrs Creek Road | Easy | All year | 8.6km circuit |
Towlers Bay | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 9.4km return |
Waratah Trail | West Head Road | Easy/Hard | All year (8am-6pm) | 9.5km return |
Bairne Trail | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 9.6km return |
Bairne to Basin Circuit | West Head Road | Easy-moderate | All year (8am-6pm) | 12km circuit |
Salvation Loop, Wallaroo and Yeomans Tracks | West Head Road | Easy | All year (8am-6pm) | 13.6km return |
- Best West Head Walks for recommendations on the top West Head trails
- Guide to West Head Bushwalks covering all the trails, lookouts and picnic areas
Sydney North – Ku-ring-gai Chase NP (including St Ives Wildflower Garden)
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Terrey Hills Aboriginal Engravings | Larool Road | Moderate | All year | Approx 1.5km |
Chiltern Trail North | Chiltern Road, Ingleside | Easy | All year | 2km return |
Duffys Wharf Track and Slades Trail | Booralie Road, Duffys Forest | Easy/Moderate | All year | 2.8km circuit |
Solander Trail & Senses Track | St Ives Wildflower Garden | Easy | All year (8am-5pm) |
2.9km return |
Barrenjoey Lighthouse loop | Governor Phillip Park, Palm Beach | Easy | All year | 3km circuit |
Bibbenluke Trail | Bibbenluke Avenue, Terrey Hills | Easy | All year | 3.6km return |
Kierans Creek Route | Anembo Reserve, Duffys Forest | Moderate | All year | 3.9km circuit |
Sphinx Loop | Memorial Road / Sphinx car park | Moderate | All year (6am-8pm) |
4km circuit |
Mueller Track | St Ives Wildflower Garden | Easy | All year (8am-5pm) |
4.3km circuit |
Christies Pool | Warrimoo Road | Moderate | All year | 4.7km return |
Smiths Creek | Booligal Road, Terrey Hills | Easy | All year | 5.8km return |
Under the Motorway | Grosvenor Street, North Wahroonga) | Moderate | All year | 6km return |
Frog Hollow Circuit (Wahroonga Reserve) | Lister Street, North Wahroonga | Moderate | All year | 6.4km circuit |
Secrets of the Chiltern Trail | Chiltern Road, Ingleside | Moderate | All year | 6.6km circuit |
Bibbenluke to Anembo Reserve via Kierans Creek | Anembo Reserve, Duffys Forest | Hard | Summer best | 6.8km circuit |
Centre Track | General San Martin Drive: east and west | Easy | All year | 7.2km return |
Darri Track loop | End of Toolang Road, St Ives | Moderate | All year | 7.7km return |
Wildflowers on the Cowan Trail | End of Bulara St, Duffys Forest | Easy | All year | 8km return |
Mt Ku-ring-gai to Berowra | Harwood Ave / Berowra station | Moderate | All year | 9km one-way |
Shark Rock Ridge | Berowra railway station | Moderate | All year | 9.2km return |
Kierans Creek Loop | Anembo Reserve, Duffys Forest | Hard | All year | 9.4km circuit |
Sphinx Memorial to Bobbin Head loop | Memorial Road | Moderate | All year | 9.8km circuit |
Long Trail | Booligal Road (Terrey Hills) | Easy | All year | 10.4km return |
Mount Murray Anderson | Bulara St (Duffys Forest) | Moderate | All year | 11km return |
Cowan and Wilkins Tracks | Bulara St, Duffys Forest | Easy | All year | 12.2km return |
St Ives to Mt Ku-ring-gai via Warrimoo Track | Warrimoo Road (St Ives) and Mt Ku-ring-gai station | Moderate | All year | 13km one-way |
Brooklyn to Cowan (Great North Walk) | Hawkesbury River / Cowan stations | Moderate | All year | 13km one-way |
Pylons Loop (Warrimoo to St Ives Wildflower Garden) | Warrimoo Road (St Ives Chase) | Moderate/Hard | All year | 13.5km circuit |
Gibberagong Track & Murrua Fire Trail loop | Grosvenor Street, North Wahroonga | Moderate/Hard | All year | 14km circuit |
Guide to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park covers all the walking and mountain-biking trails
Sydney North – GARIGAL NATIONAL PARK
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Carroll Trig | Sir Thomas Mitchell Drive, Davidson | Easy | All year | 0.8km return |
Upper Cambourne Circuit | Cambourne Avenue, St Ives | Easy | All year | 1.5km circuit |
Natural Bridge Loop | Currie Road, Forestville | Easy | All year | 3.3km circuit |
Caleyi Trail Loop | Mona Vale Road, Ingleside | Easy | All year | 3.9km circuit |
Red Hill Loop | Maybrook Avenue, Cromer Heights | Easy | All year | 4km circuit |
Rocky Creek Loop | Eastern Arterial Road | Moderate | All year | 4.3km circuit |
Down to Five Mile Creek | Kamber Road, Terrey Hills | Moderate | All year | 4.7km circuit |
Pipeline Track | St Ives, Sydney (north) |
Easy | All year | 5.5km circuit |
Cascades Track | St Ives, Sydney (north) |
Easy | All year | 5.6km circuit |
Moon Rock Loop | Slippery Dip Trail, Morgan Road, Belrose | Easy/Moderate | All year | 6km circuit |
Carroll Trig to Cascades | Sir Thomas Mitchell Drive, Davidson | Moderate | All year | 6.3km circuit |
Heath Trail & Bare Creek Loop | Ralston Ave, Belrose | Easy | All year | 7km circuit |
Bantry Bay Loop | Ararat Reserve, Frenchs Forest) | Easy/Moderate | All year | 7.4km circuit |
Flat Rock Beach Circuit | Downpatrick Road (Killarney Heights) | Easy/Moderate | All year | 8.2km circuit |
Deep Creek Loop | Deep Creek Reserve, Narrabeen | Easy/Moderate | All year | 8.3km circuit |
Carroll Creek Loop | Hunter Ave, St Ives | Easy/Moderate | All year | 8.6km circuit |
Casuarina and Lyrebird Loop | Downpatrick Road (Killarney Heights) | Moderate | All year | 9.1km circuit |
Slippery Dip Loop | Slippery Dip Trail, Morgan Road, Belrose | Moderate/Hard | All year | 10.2km circuit |
Five Mile Creek Loop | Forest Way (0.9km from Mona Vale Rd | Moderate | All year | 11km circuit |
Middle Harbour Creek circuit | St Ives, Sydney (north) |
Easy/Moderate | All year | 19km circuit |
Guide to Garigal National Park covers all the walking and mountain-biking trails
Sydney North – Berowra Valley Regional Park / Berowra Valley National Park
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Refuge Rock & Natural Arch | Trevors Lane (Cherrybrook) | Easy | All year | 2.7km loop |
Blue Gum Walk | Rosemead Road Picnic Area (Hornsby) | Easy | All year | 4.2km loop |
Berowra Heights Circuit | Alston Drive (Berowra Heights) | Moderate | All year | 8.1km loop |
Pogson Trig Loop | Quarter Sessions Road (Westleigh) | Moderate | All year | 11km loop |
Cowan to Berowra | Cowan or Berowra station | Moderate | All year | 14km one-way |
Thornleigh to Berowra (Great North Walk) | Bellamy St, Pennant Hills | Moderate/Hard | All year | 26-29km one-way |
Sydney North – Muogamarra Nature Reserve
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Lloyd Trig | Old Pacific Hway 3.5km north of Cowan | Easy | Open 6 weekends Aug / Sep | 2.8km return |
Peats Bight and Deerubbin Lookover | Old Pacific Hway 3.5km north of Cowan | Easy/Moderate | Open 6 weekends Aug / Sep | 26-29km one-way |
Sydney North – Bouddi National Park
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Bullimah Spur Circuit | Bouddi National Park | Easy | All year | 4.6km circuit |
Bouddi Coastal Walk | Little Beach or Putty Beach | Easy | All year | 14km return |
Sydney North – Brisbane Water National Park
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Girakool Loop | Girakool Picnic Area | Easy | All year | 1.4km circuit |
Piles Creek circuit | Girakool Picnic Area (Girakool) | Easy | All year | 5.7km circuit |
Pindar Cave and Mt Wondabyne | Wondabyne Station (train access only) | Moderate | All year | 26.8km one-way |
Sydney West – Blue Mountains & Wollemi NP
Sydney South West – Bungonia Gorge, Nattai & Morton NP
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Bungonia Gorge circuit | David Reid carpark, Bungonia NP | Hard | All year. | 10km circuit |
The Castle | Long Gully, Morton NP | Very Hard | All year. | 12.6km return |
Russells Needle & Starlight Track | Wattle Ridge Rd, Nattai NP | Hard | All year. | 30km circuit |
Sydney South – Dharawal, Kamay Botany Bay & Royal NP
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Figure 8 Pool | Garrawarra Farm (Royal NP) | Easy | All year. Low tide. | 6.5km return |
Jingga Pool and Minerva Pool | Dhawaral NP | Easy | All year. | 6.5km return |
Curra Moors Loop | Curra Moors trailhead (Royal NP) | Easy/Moderate | All year. | 10.2km circuit |
Cape Baily Loop | Cape Solander carpark (Botany Bay) | Easy | All year. | 11km circuit |
Waterfall to Engadine | Waterfall or Engadine stations (Royal NP) | Easy/Moderate | All year. | 15.6km one-way |
Illawarra Escarpment Track | Stanwell Park railway station | Easy/Moderate | All year | 17km one-way |
Royal National Park Coast Track | Otford station to Bundeena Wharf | Moderate | All year | 26-32km one-way |
South West NSW
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Fitzroy Falls East to West Rim | Yarrunga Lookout Access Trail | Easy | All year | 8.1km mostly one-way |
South Coast
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Mumbulla Falls | Near Bega, South Coast | Easy | All year | 800m return |
Drawing Room Rocks | Brogers Creek Road, near Berry | Easy | Best at sunset / sunrise | 2.8km circuit |
Murrays Beach and Governors Head | Booderee National Park | Easy | All year | 3km return |
Little Dromedary / Najanuga (186m) | Central Tilba (south coast) | Moderate/Hard | All year /w permission | 5km return (off-track) |
Steamers Beach | Booderee National Park | Easy | All year. | 6.3km return |
Mt Dromedary (806m) | Central Tilba (south coast) | Easy-moderate | All year | 14.5km return |
Snowy Mountains – Kosciusko NP & Jagungal Wilderness
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Mt Jagungal (2,061m) | Snowy Mts | Moderate | Nov-Apr best | 38km circuit (2 days) |
Northern NSW
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Wonga Walk | Dorrigo NP | Easy | All year | 7.1km circuit |
Mount Warning / Wollumbin (1,156m) | Tweed Ranges, northern NSW | Moderate | All year | 8.8km return |
Rocky Crossing, Barrington Tops | Williams River Picnic Area | Easy | All year | 17km return |
Careys Peak, Barrington Tops |
Lagoon Pinch Picnic Area | Moderate | All year | 21km return |
Fernleigh Track | Belmont / Adamstown, Central Coast | Easy (cycling & hiking track) | All year | 31km one-way |
Mount Gower (875m) | Lagoon Road, Lord Howe Island | Moderate | All year. Book local guide | 11km return |
Trip report: A week exploring Lord Howe Island
Australia – NT
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Uluru Climb | Uluru carpark | Moderate | CLOSED | 3.1km return |
Valley of the Winds (Uluru) | Valley of the Winds carpark | Moderate | All year | 7.4km loop |
Uluru Base Walk | Uluru Mala carpark | Easy | All year | 11km loop |
Tabletop Track, Litchfield NP | Approx 100km from Darwin | Hard | May-Sep (Dry season) | Approx 45km circuit |
- A Guide to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park includes the best lookouts and main walking tracks
Australia – VIC
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Mount Pilot (545m) | Mt Pilot carpark, Chiltern-Mt Pilot NP | Easy | All year | 600m return |
Wilsons Promontory (Southern Circuit) | Tidal River, Wilsons Prom | Moderate/Hard | All year | 59km (shorter options) |
Australia – Queensland
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Chance Bay | Whitsunday Islands | Easy | All year | 5.1km return |
Coral Cove | Hamilton Island Resort | Easy | All year | 5.4km circuit |
Mount Warning / Wollumbin (1,159m) | Mount Warning Road | Moderate | All year | 8.8km return |
Passage Peak & Escape Beach | Hamilton Island Resort | Easy/Moderate | All year | 14km circuit |
Mount Barney (1,351m) | Yellow Pinch, Mount Barney NP | Hard | All year. Winter best | Approx 22km return |
Binna Burra | Lamington NP (Gold Coast) | Moderate | All year | 27km return |
Thorsborne Trail (Hinchinbrook Island) | Ramsay Bay (from Cardwell) or George Point (from Lucinda) | Moderate | All year32 | 32km on-way |
Australia – Tasmania
East Coast (inc Tasman Peninsula)
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Mount Amos (454m) | Freycinet carpark | Moderate | All year (when dry) | 4km return |
Fossil Cliffs & Reservoir Circuit | Maria Island | Easy | All year | 7.8km circuit |
Bishop & Clerk (620m) | Maria Island | Moderate | All year | 13.8km circuit |
Freycinet Peninsula | Coles Bay | Moderate | All year | 41km circuit (2-3 days) |
Three Capes | Fortescue Bay, Tasman Peninsula | Hard | All year | 41km circuit |
Darlington to Frenchs Farm, Haunted Bay & Mt Maria (711m) | Maria Island | Moderate | All year | 70km circuit (3 days) |
Trip report: Wombats & Devils on Maria Island
Launceston Region & Great Western Tiers
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Liffey Falls | Liffey Falls upper carpark | Easy | All year | 2.4km return |
Meander Falls | Meander | Moderate | All year | 12km circuit |
Mount Roland | O’Neills Rd, Gowrie Park | Moderate | All year | 17.5km return |
Central Highlands
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Kitchen’s Hut | Cradle Mountain | Moderate | All year | 11.5km return |
Narcissus Hut to Cynthia Bay | Lake St Clair Lodge (Cynthia Bay) | Moderate | All year | 19km one-way |
Dixons Hut, Walls of Jerusalem | Walls of Jerusalem NP | Moderate | Sep/Oct – April | 22km return |
Mt Rufus (1,416m) and Little Rufus circuit | Lake St Clair Lodge (Cynthia Bay) | Moderate | Sep/Oct – April best | 25.5km circuit |
Barn Bluff (1,559m) | Cradle Mountain | Moderate | Sep/Oct – April | 24-28km circuit |
Flinders Island
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Castle Rock | Allports Beach, Flinders Island |
Easy | All year (low tide best) | 4km one-way |
Egg Beach | West End, Flinders Island |
Easy | All year (low tide best) | 5km return |
Mt Strzelecki (756m) | Trousers Pt Rd, Flinders Island | Moderate | All year (morning best) | 6.6km return |
Mt Killiecrankie circuit (316m) | Killiecrankie, Flinders Island | Hard | All year | 18km circuit |
Trip report: Flinders Island
Australia – Western Australia
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Monadnocks & Mt Cooke loop (Bibbulman Track) | Albany Hwy, 9.5km after Jarrahdale Rd | Moderate / Hard | All year | 40km circuit |
Austria
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Schneeberg (2,076m) | Puchberg am Schneeberg | Easy/Moderate | May-Nov |
Botswana
Trip report: On Safari in Botswana
Canada
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
High Falls Creek | Squamish River Forest Road (Squamish, BC) | Moderate/Hard | May-Nov | 3-8km |
Stawamus Chief, South Peak | Stawamus Chief Provincial Park or Shannon Waterfall carpark | Moderate/Hard | Mar-Oct | 6km return |
Lake Garibaldi | Rubble Creek car park | Moderate | May-Oct | 18.2km return |
France
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Grottes du Cerdon | Labalme (French Jura) | Easy | All year | 1.2km |
Gorges du Fier | Lovagny, near Annecy | Easy | Mar-Oct | 2-7km return |
Lac Blanc | Argentière, near Chamonix | Moderate/Hard | May-Oct | 12km loop |
Hong Kong
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Dragon’s Back (284m) | Shek O Country Park | Easy | All year | 10.5km one-way |
Iceland
Trip report: A circuit around Iceland
Indonesia
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Gunung Agung (3,031m) | Pura Besakih, Bali | Hard | All year | 16.2km return |
Gunung Rinjani (3,726m) | Sembalun or Senaru (Lombok) | Very Hard | Mar-Dec | 28km return |
Italy
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Villa Gregoriana and Monte Castillo | Tivoli (near Rome) | Easy | All year | Approx 11km |
Mount Faito | Castellammare Di Stabia station (Sorrento) | Easy | All year | 3.6km return |
Japan
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Mount Nantai (2,486m) | Nikko Futarasan Jinja Chugushi Shrine | Hard | 5 May to 25 Oct | 9km return |
Mount Fuji (3,776m) | Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station | Moderate/Hard | 1 Jul to 14 Sep | 16km return |
Korea
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Manisan Mountain (Ganghwa Island) | Manisan Mountain entrance | Easy | All year | 5.6km loop |
Malaysia
Around Kuala Lumpur (KL)
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Bukit Tabur East (357m) | Jalan Kolam Air | Moderate | All year | 4.2km circuit |
Bukit Tabur West (446m) | Jalan Kolam Air | Moderate | All year | 4.3km circuit |
Pisang Falls | Karak Highway near Batu Caves, Selangor | Easy | All year | 5km return |
Medang Falls | Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor | Easy | All year | 12km return |
Bukit Kutu (1,050m) | Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor | Moderate | All year | 12km return |
Gunung Angsi (825m) | Near Seremban | Moderate | All year | 12km open loop |
Further Afield
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Gunung Machinchang (701m asl) | Jalan Telega Tujuh | Moderate | All year. Nov-Mar best | 9.3km return |
Mt Kinabalu (4,095m) | Timpohon Gate, Kinabalu NP | Hard | All year | 2 days / 12km |
Mount Trusmadi (2,642m) | Sinua, in Keningau District | Hard | All year | 3 days / 24km |
Pinnacles (Mulu) | Mulu National Park. Sarawak | Hard | All year | 7km caves tour + 21km Pinnacles |
Trip report: Chasing Orangutans in Borneo
Morocco
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Jebel Toubkal (4,167m) | Imlil, 2hrs from Marrakech | Hard | All year | 2 days / 28km |
Namibia
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Damaraland Desert Hiking | Camp Kipwe | Easy | All year | 3-5km |
Giraffe Trail | Okonjima Nature Reserve | Easy | All year | 5km circuit |
Kalahari Dunes Walk | Kalahari Red Dunes | Easy | All year | 7.5km circuit |
Olive Trail | Naukluft Mountains | Moderate | All year | 9.7km circuit |
Trip report: Two Weeks Around Namibia
New Caledonia
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Ouen Toro | Promenade Pierre Vernier | Easy | All year | 2-4km |
Pic Malaoui | Mont Koghi (30min from Noumea) | Moderate | All year | 7.1km return |
New Zealand
North Island
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Tawhai Falls | State Highway 48 | Easy | All year | 1km return |
Ridge Track, Tongariro NP | Whakapapa | Easy | Oct-Apr | 2.4km return |
Ruapehu Crater Lake | Iwikau | Moderate / Hard | Oct-Apr | 12km return |
Tongariro Northern Circuit | Whakapapa Village | Moderate / Hard | Oct-Apr | 59km circuit |
Ruapehu Round the Mountain | Whakapapa Village | Hard | Oct-Apr | 75km circuit |
South Island
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Allans Beach (Otago Peninsula) | Allans Beach Road | Easy | All year | 1km return |
Tunnel Beach (Dunedin) | Tunnel Beach Road | Easy | All year. Low tide. | 2.2km return |
Mt Charles (Otago Peninsula) | Allans Beach Road | Easy | All year | 4km return |
Alta Lake (The Remarkables) |
Remarkables skifield carpark | Easy | Oct-Apr | 4.4km return |
Mt Cargill & Organ Pipes (Dunedin) | End of Cowan Road | Easy | All year | 4.4km return |
Shadow Basin Lookout (The Remarkables) | Remarkables skifield carpark | Moderate | Oct-Apr | 5.8km return |
Victory Beach (Otago Peninsula) | End of Dick Road | Easy | All year | 6km circuit |
Sandymount (Otago Peninsula) | Sandymount Road | Easy/Moderate | Oct-Jul | 7.2km circuit |
Ben Lomond (Queenstown) | Skyline Queenstown or end of Brecon Street | Moderate | Oct-Apr | 11.8km return |
Silver Peak Circuit (Dunedin) | End of Mountain Road | Hard | Oct-Apr | 26.4km circuit |
Routeburn Track | The Divide or Routeburn Shelter | Moderate | Oct-Apr | 37.2km one-way |
Trip report: Best of Milford Sound
Norway
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Reinebringen (448m) | Reine | Moderate | Jun-Oct | 2km return |
Plateaufjellet | Longyearben, Svalbard | Easy | Jun-Sep | 3.1km return |
Trondheim city walk | Trondheim | Easy | All year | 7.2km circuit |
Fløya (590m) | Svolvaer | Moderate/Hard | Jun-Oct | 4km return |
Glomtinden (419m) | Henningsvær | Easy | May-Nov | 6km return |
Sukkertoppen (456m) | Hamn i Senja | Moderate | Jun-Nov | 6.2km return |
Stokkvikskaret | Å (Lofoten Islands) | Moderate | May-Nov | 7km return |
Storhaugen (1,142m) | Lyngen | Moderate/Hard | Jun-Oct | 8.8km return |
Trollsteinen (850m) | Longyearben, Svalbard | Moderate | Jun-Sep | 10km return |
Nordenskioldfjellet (1,053m) | Longyearben, Svalbard | Moderate | Jun-Sep | 11km return |
Justadtinden (738m) | Hagskaret, near Leknes | Easy/Moderate | Jun-Oct | 12km return |
Sommarsetvatnet | Sjøvegan | Moderate | Jun-Oct | 12.5km return |
Trolltunga (1,100m) | Skjeggedal | Moderate | Jun-Oct | 23km return |
Trip Reports:
– Senja & the Lofoten Islands
– Svalbard (and also Pyramiden, in Svalbard)
Philippines
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Mt Maculot traverse | Cuenca, Batangas | Moderate | All year (Jan-Mar best) | 9km circuit |
Poland
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Giewont (1,894m) and Kasprowsky Wierch (1,987m) | Kuźnice (2hr from Krakow) | Moderate | May-Nov | 15km one-way |
Singapore
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Changi Boardwalk | Changi Point | Easy | All year | 2.2km one-way |
Southern Ridge Walk | Harbourfront MRT or Kent Ridge Park | Easy | All year | 9km one-way |
Switzerland
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Sex des Ganges | Salvan, near Martigny | Hard | All year | 16km circuit |
Taiwan
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Taroko Gorge | Taroko National Park, East Taiwan | Easy | All year | Varies |
United Kingdom
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Cheddar Gorge Loop | Cheddar Gorge and Caves car park | Easy | All year | 5km circuit |
Black Mountain | Glyntawe, Brecon Beacons | Moderate | All year | 26.6km circuit |
USA
Arizona
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Cherum Peak (2,128m) | Near Kingman | Easy | All year | 8.5km return |
Havasu Falls | Hualapai Hilltop | Moderate | All year (need permit) | 47km return (2 days) |
California
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Badland Loop | Zabriskie Point, Death Valley | Easy | Avoid summer | 4.3km circuit |
Badwater | Badwater Basin, Death Valley | Easy | Avoid summer | Up to 6.4km return |
Telescope Peak (3,368m) | Mahogony Flat Campground, Death Valley | Moderate | All year | 22.1km return |
Mount Whitney (4,420m) | Whitney Portal, 18.5km from Lone Pine | Very Hard | May-Nov | 34.6km return |
Clouds Rest and Sunrise Lakes | Sunrise Lakes trailhead on Tioga Road | Hard | Jun-Oct | 36.9km circuit |
Nevada
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Cathedral Rock (1,514m) | Cathedral Rocks Picnic Area | Easy | May-Nov best | 5.2km return |
Blue Diamond Overlook | Highway 160, near Blue Diamond Road | Easy | Avoid summer | 5.5km return |
Turtlehead Peak (1,834m) | Red Rock Canyon | Moderate | Avoid summer | 8km return |
Mummy Mountain (3,514m) | Trail Canyon trailhead | Hard | May-Nov best | 14.4km return |
Mount Charleston (3,632m) via South Loop | Cathedral Rocks Picnic Area | Moderate/Hard | May-Nov best | 28km return |
Texas
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Tuff Canyon | Big Bend NP | Easy | All year | 1.2km return |
Hamilton Pool | Dripping Springs | Easy | All year. Booking Apr-Oct | 800m – 2.4km return |
Santa Elena Canyon | Big Bend NP | Easy | All year | 3.2km return |
Enchanted Rock | Central Texas | Easy | All year | 7.3km circuit |
Lost Mine Trail (2,088m) | Big Bend NP | Easy | All year | 7.8km circuit |
The Chimneys | Big Bend NP | Easy | All year | 8.4km return |
The Window | The Basin, Big Bend NP | Easy | All year. Avoid after storms | 9km return |
Emory Peak via North and South Rim (2,385m) | The Basin, Big Bend NP | Moderate | All year | 24.6km circuit |
Trip report: The Best of Big Bend (Texas)
Utah
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Canyon Overlook | Zion NP | Easy | All year | 2km return |
West Rim Trail | Zion NP | Moderate | Jun-Nov | 24km one-way |
Bryce Canyon – multiple trails | Sunrise Point or Sunset Point | Moderate/Hard | All year | 26.8km circuit |
Vanuatu
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Mele Cascades | 12km from Port Vila | Easy | All year (9am-5pm) | 4km return |
Efate Jungle Trek | Ulei to Port Vila airport | Hard | All year (9am-5pm) | Approx 19km one-way |
Vietnam
Hike | Location | Difficulty | When? | Length |
Ham Ron (Dragon) Mountain | Behind Sapa Church | Easy | All year (9am-5pm) | 2.8km return |
Sapa hiking | Sapa | Moderate | All year | 8km approx |
Biking Van Long Reserve | Van Long Reserve | Easy | All year | 15km approx |