Lonely Planet Epic Hikes of the World 1
With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet’s Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey shares one defining feature: being truly epic.

In this follow-up to Epic Bike Rides and Epic Drives, we share our adventures on the world’s best treks and trails. Epic Hikes is organised by continent, with each route brought to life by a first-person account, beautiful photographs and charming illustrated maps. Additionally, each hike includes trip planning advice on how to get there, where to stay, what to pack and where to eat, as well as recommendations for three similar hikes in other regions of the world.

Hikes featured include:

Africa & the Middle East:

  • Cape Town’s Three Peaks (South Africa)
  • Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
  • Camp to Camp in South Luangwa National Park (Zambia)

Americas:

  • Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park (USA)
  • Skyline Trail, Jasper National Park (Canada)
  • Concepción volcano hike (Nicaragua)

Asia:

  • 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku Pilgrimage (Japan)
  • Markha Valley (India)
  • Gubeikou to Jinshanling on the Great Wall (China)

Europe:

  • Wordsworth’s Backyard: Dove Cottage and around Rydal and Grasmere (UK)
  • Alpine Pass Route (Switzerland)
  • Camino de Santiago (Spain)

Oceania:

  • Sydney’s Seven Bridges Walk (Australia)
  • The Routeburn Track (New Zealand)
  • Kokoda Track (Papua New Guinea)

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, on mobile, videos and in 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

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Lonely Planet Epic Hikes of the World 1
With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet’s Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey shares one defining feature: being truly epic.

In this follow-up to Epic Bike Rides and Epic Drives, we share our adventures on the world’s best treks and trails. Epic Hikes is organised by continent, with each route brought to life by a first-person account, beautiful photographs and charming illustrated maps. Additionally, each hike includes trip planning advice on how to get there, where to stay, what to pack and where to eat, as well as recommendations for three similar hikes in other regions of the world.

Hikes featured include:

Africa & the Middle East:

  • Cape Town’s Three Peaks (South Africa)
  • Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
  • Camp to Camp in South Luangwa National Park (Zambia)

Americas:

  • Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park (USA)
  • Skyline Trail, Jasper National Park (Canada)
  • Concepción volcano hike (Nicaragua)

Asia:

  • 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku Pilgrimage (Japan)
  • Markha Valley (India)
  • Gubeikou to Jinshanling on the Great Wall (China)

Europe:

  • Wordsworth’s Backyard: Dove Cottage and around Rydal and Grasmere (UK)
  • Alpine Pass Route (Switzerland)
  • Camino de Santiago (Spain)

Oceania:

  • Sydney’s Seven Bridges Walk (Australia)
  • The Routeburn Track (New Zealand)
  • Kokoda Track (Papua New Guinea)

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, on mobile, videos and in 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

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With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet’s Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey shares one defining feature: being truly epic.

In this follow-up to Epic Bike Rides and Epic Drives, we share our adventures on the world’s best treks and trails. Epic Hikes is organised by continent, with each route brought to life by a first-person account, beautiful photographs and charming illustrated maps. Additionally, each hike includes trip planning advice on how to get there, where to stay, what to pack and where to eat, as well as recommendations for three similar hikes in other regions of the world.

Hikes featured include:

Africa & the Middle East:

  • Cape Town’s Three Peaks (South Africa)
  • Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
  • Camp to Camp in South Luangwa National Park (Zambia)

Americas:

  • Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park (USA)
  • Skyline Trail, Jasper National Park (Canada)
  • Concepción volcano hike (Nicaragua)

Asia:

  • 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku Pilgrimage (Japan)
  • Markha Valley (India)
  • Gubeikou to Jinshanling on the Great Wall (China)

Europe:

  • Wordsworth’s Backyard: Dove Cottage and around Rydal and Grasmere (UK)
  • Alpine Pass Route (Switzerland)
  • Camino de Santiago (Spain)

Oceania:

  • Sydney’s Seven Bridges Walk (Australia)
  • The Routeburn Track (New Zealand)
  • Kokoda Track (Papua New Guinea)

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, on mobile, videos and in 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781838694548
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Publication date: 03/16/2021
Series: Epic Series
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, videos and in 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction 06

Africa 08

Cape Town's Three Peaks in Three Days (South Africa) 10

Top of the World: Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 16

Animal Magic: Zambian Walking Safari 22

Americas 30

A Winter Descent of the Grand Canyon (USA) 32

Trekking the 'W' in Chile 38

Boston's Freedom Trail (USA) 44

Rockies Road: The Skyline Trail (Canada) 50

Concepción Volcano Hike (Nicaragua) 56

Border Patrol on the Pacific Crest Trail (USA) 62

Heli-Hiking in the Bugaboo Mountains (Canada) 68

Choquequirao: The Crowd-Free Inca Trail (Peru) 74

The Long (And Winding) Trail (USA) 80

Angels Landing (USA) 86

The Lost Coast Trail (USA) 92

Asia 98

Shikoku's 88 Sacred Temples Pilgrimage (Japan) 100

Village to Village in the Markha Valley (India) 106

Mamasa to Tana Toraja (Indonesia) 112

Mt Kailash Pilgrimage Circuit (China) 118

Huángshan (China) 126

A Summit of Island Peak (Nepal) 132

Alone on the Great Wall of China 138

The Hong Kong Trail (China) 144

Steps Ahead: Mt6 Kinabalu (Malaysia) 150

Europe 156

Coast to Coast on Hadrian's Wall (England) 158

Walking History: The Lycian Way (Turkey) 164

Godly Ways: II Sentiero degli Dei (Italy) 170

The Fourteen Peaks of Snowdonia (Wales) 176

Four Days on the Alpine Pass Route (Switzerland) 182

Mallorca's Dry Stone Route (Spain) 188

A Walk through Time: the Thames Path (England) 194

Wild Blue Yonder: Selvaggio Blu (Italy) 200

Guiding Stars: Transcaucasian Trail (Georgia) 206

Earth, Wind and Fire: Laugavegurinn (Iceland) 212

Beside the Lake in Wordsworth Country (England) 218

Across the Balkans on the Via Dinarica Trail 224

Camino de Santiago (France to Spain) 230

Walking on the Troll's Tongue (Norway) 236

A Winter Traverse of the Great St Bernard Pass (Switzerland to Italy) 242

The Ring of Steall (Scotland) 248

Happy Families: A Donkey Hike in the French Pyrenees 254

Enchanted Forest: The Westweg (Germany) 260

Oceania 266

The Routeburn Track (New Zealand) 268

Sydney's Seven Bridges (Australia) 276

The Great South West Walk (Australia) 282

Tasmania's Three Capes Track (Australia) 288

War and Peace: The Kokoda Track (Popua New Guinea) 294

The Abel Tasman Coast Track (New Zealand) 300

Feathertop to Bogong Traverse (Australia) 306

Indiana Jones and the Gold Coast (Australia) 312

To the Lighthouse: Cape Brett Track (New Zealand) 318

Index 324

Acknowledgments 328

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