Worldwide Hiking & Trekking Timing

Monte Solaro Ridge Trails

High-Altitude Trekking

High-altitude desert routes across Moon Valley and Guatin Canyon reaching elevations between 8,000 and 14,000 feet.

Ounasvaara & Pyhä-Luosto Fell Trails

Arctic fell circuits and ancient pine forest boardwalks across Pyhä-Luosto National Park under 24-hour midnight sun.

Walking Safaris & Foot Tracking

Guided multi-hour bush walks led by armed rangers tracking big game along the Sabi and Sand river corridors.

Laugavegur Trail & Fimmvörðuháls

Famous 34-mile highland trek connecting Landmannalaugar's rhyolite mountains to Þórsmörk through glacial river crossings.

W Trek, O Circuit, Fitz Roy & Cerro Torre

Iconic multi-day glacial circuits in Torres del Paine and day ascents to the granite towers of Laguna de los Tres and Laguna Torre.

High-Alpine Basin Trekking

Glacial basin and turquoise alpine lake circuits above 11,000 feet in the Mount Sneffels and Uncompahgre wilderness areas.

Alpine Ridge Trekking

Extensive high-alpine trail network beneath the Matterhorn and Eiger connected by scenic mountain railways and gondolas.

Escarpment Trail, Kaaterskill Falls & Overlook Mountain

Historic 24-mile ridge traverse over rocky summits, 260-foot Kaaterskill Falls, and Fire Tower vistas above the Hudson Valley.

Alta Via 1, Tre Cime & Seceda

High-altitude limestone traverses between mountain rifugi across the Rosengarten, Seceda ridgeline, and Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

Val d'Orcia Hill Hikes

Rolling clay hill tracks and ancient cypress-lined paths along the historic Via Francigena pilgrimage corridor.

Old-Growth Forest Hiking

Boardwalks and muddy coastal rainforest trails winding through 800-year-old western red cedars in Pacific Rim National Park.

Angels Landing Peak Hikes

Sheer knife-edge sandstone ridge climb with fixed chains requiring NPS lottery permits for Scout Lookout to the summit.

Path of the Gods Cliff Trek

Ventana Wilderness

Coastal redwood canyon trails and rugged ridge climbs ascending over 3,000 feet directly above the Pacific shoreline.

Granite Headland Trekking

Sub-arctic coastal trails across 400-million-year-old volcanic granite headlands and coastal sea stack lookouts.

Coastal Cliff Hiking

Wild limestone cliff and coastal mallee trails within Flinders Chase National Park visiting Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch.

Reinebringen, Ryten & Munken

Steep Sherpa-built stone staircases and dramatic coastal summit ridges dropping 1,500 feet sheer into Arctic fjords.

Tramuntana Ridge Hikes

Ancient dry-stone cobbled trails (GR 221) traversing the UNESCO-listed Serra de Tramuntana limestone peaks.

Sonoma Redwood & Bluff Hikes

Shaded old-growth coastal redwood groves in Armstrong Redwoods and dramatic Pacific bluff circuits at Bodega Head.

Montecito Bluff Hikes

Chaparral trails and ocean-view ridge paths climbing into the Santa Ynez Mountains behind Montecito and Santa Barbara.

Montauk Bluff Hikes

Coastal headland trails along the Paumanok Path and dramatic ocean bluffs within Montauk Point and Camp Hero State Parks.

Canyon Mountain Biking

Singletrack and gravel canyon descents through the Devil’s Throat (Garganta del Diablo) and Catarpe Valley rock labyrinths.

East Cape Dune Hikes

Coastal granite arroyos, desert dune ridges, and protected canyon trails into the Sierra de la Laguna biosphere.

Coyote Gulch, The Wave & Escalante Slot Canyons

Navajo sandstone slot labyrinths and natural stone arches requiring BLM day-use lottery permits for Coyote Gulch and North Coyote Buttes.

Kalalau Trail, Waimea Canyon & Kokee

Challenging cliffside trails along the Nā Pali Coast and 3,000-foot-deep red canyon overlooks in Waimea.

Apricot Dune Hiking

Pre-dawn ascents of 1,000-foot red sand dunes at Big Daddy and Dune 45 overlooking the stark white clay pans of Deadvlei.

Cathedral Rock, Devil's Bridge & Boynton Canyon

Red sandstone canyon scrambles and iconic rock arches situated along the Colorado Plateau escarpment.

Teton Crest Trail, Cascade Canyon & Paintbrush

High-mountain pass circuits between 9,000 and 10,700 feet with jagged granite peaks and hanging glacial canyons.

Tatai River & Jungle Ridge Trails

Dense evergreen canopy and ridge routes through Southeast Asia’s largest unbroken rainforest corridor along the Tatai River.

Mashpi Reserve & Chocó Cloud Forest Trails

Equatorial cloud forest trails through a 6,000-acre private bio-reserve spanning 1,600 to 4,600 feet in elevation.

Waterfall Catwalk Trekking

Elevated rainforest catwalks extending directly over the Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat) canyon precipice.

Bamboo Forest Hiking

Ancient stone staircases, cedar-forested moss gardens, and mountain temple paths in the Arashiyama and Kitayama hills.

Corcovado Trails

Primary lowland rainforest expeditions in Corcovado National Park requiring licensed MINAE naturalist guides and river-crossing tidal timing.

Cerro del Mono & Sierra Madre

Tropical jungle ridge climb up Monkey Mountain (Cerro del Mono) providing panoramic 360-degree views of the Banderas Bay coastline.

Cascada El Limón

Jungle canyon trail through mango and coconut plantations descending to a 130-foot freshwater waterfall pool.

Mistico Hanging Bridges, Arenal 1968 & Cerro Chato

Features 2 miles of canopy suspension bridges, hardened 1968 lava flows, and a strenuous 4-hour climb to Cerro Chato's jade crater lake.

Sete Cidades, Pico Summit & Faial Caldeira

Volcanic caldera rim circuits and the steep climb up Mount Pico, Portugal's highest peak at 7,713 feet.

Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Waipiʻo Valley & Mauna Kea

Crosses active Kīlauea caldera crusts, 1,000-foot Waipiʻo cliff descents, and high-altitude alpine terrain up to 13,796 feet.

Volcanic Crater Trekking

Hikes across hardened black pahoehoe lava fields and the massive 6-mile-wide caldera rim of Sierra Negra Volcano.

Blue Mountain Hiking

Midnight ascents to Jamaica’s highest point at Blue Mountain Peak (7,402 ft) to catch sunrise above the cloud inversion.

Volcanic Ridge Trekking

High-altitude bamboo and afro-alpine volcanic slopes ascending Mount Bisoke (12,175 ft) to its crater lake.

Glacier & Tundra Trekking

Trail-less sub-arctic tundra navigation and moraine traverses beneath the 20,310-foot Alaska Range.

Highline Trail, Grinnell Glacier & Iceberg Lake

Iconic alpine ledge trails along the Continental Divide; bear spray mandatory and trails typically snow-covered until early July.

Cinque Torri, Tre Cime & Innerkofler

Protected historic World War I iron paths (vie ferrate) requiring via ferrata climbing harness sets and helmets.