When I took a closer look at the map, a relatively big island caught my eye: it does not only work as a barrier between the Gulf and the open Pacific, but it is also, appropriately, called Great Barrier Island. And apparently, there is also a hiking trail. The Aotea Track is a 25 km long trail that loops around the island’s rugged interior and climbs up to the island’s highest peak, Mount Hobson/Hirakimata (627 m). After doing some further research on the island, I learned that it lies about 100 km northeast of Auckland, is about the same size as Auckland, but only has a bit more than 1000 inhabitants (Auckland, on the contrary, has over 1.6 Mio inhabitants). Life on the island is often described as being “life in New Zealand many decades back “.
I always liked Arizona quite a bit. I love the heat, the dry and the desert-like country. Ever since I was in Flagstaff to visit Gran Canyon NP after finishing my Pacific Crest Trail hike in 2017, I have wanted to return. On a road trip, I crossed the state by Amtrak on one of my cross country trips by train.
++ length: 42 miles | location: Pennsylvania/USA | best season: almost year round, depending on the snow situation; best time to hike in spring and fall ++ The year almost came to an…
Numerous times I flipped through my hundreds, maybe even thousand, of pictures I took while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in ’17 and ’18. There’s still barely a day I don’t think about…
Dieser Weg, der übersetzt “Königsweg” heißt, ist ein Fernwanderweg in Schweden und besteht aus einem südlichen und einem nördlichen Teil. Der nördliche Teil verläuft über 440 km von Abisko nach Hemavan, wobei der nördliche Abschnitt von Abisko bis Nikkaluokta mit großem Abstand der beliebteste ist. Der weitaus weniger begangene südliche Teil verläuft über 350 km von Storlien nach Sälen. Auf beiden Teilen kann man in den
Ich war im August 2014 auf dem nördlichen Teil des Kungsleden zwischen Abisko und Vakkotavaare unterwegs. Für die 112 km benötigte ich 6 Tage und übernachtete in den Schutzhütten des Schwedischen Touristenvereins. Am…
171 miles around a lake? It doesn’t sound too challenging. Also, hiking on a rim with more or less constant views of the same lake day in, day out didn’t sound overly exciting…
These 55 kilometer, through the highlands of southern Iceland. That’s what I was planning to hike within 4 days together with my mom, with whom I met up halfway in between the US and Germany.
Der Kungsleden war meine erste längere Wanderung in einem skandinavischen Land. Da ich mich relativ spontan für dieses Ziel entschieden hatte, bin ich mit keinen Erwartungen oder bestimmten Bildern im Kopf in den…
As fall is approaching in Germany, I wanted to make the best out of the probably last sunny and golden days this year and go out hiking the area a bit. First of…