Are you like me and have hard time staying put even for a day? Given my need to explore, regardless of having arrived to the hotel around 4am, we chose to go for a half day hike to a waterfall at Mount Meru on the first day of our holiday. We had booked the hike... Continue Reading →
Our last hike on our 8 day trip to Andalusia started just 20 min outside Granada from the small town of Monachill. This is also where Sierra Nevada mountains begin, but we only hiked in the lower parts of it. Actually, since it was may, the top parts were still covered in snow! Our hiking... Continue Reading →
Right behind Estepona is Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja which offers amazing views to the entire Andalusian coastline, and you can even see all the way to Gibraltar and Morocco. And what is best, you can get to the viewing platform by car, so no need to hike unless you want like we did. We ended... Continue Reading →
The surroundings of the village of Competa has plenty of hiking opportunities routes which are mostly well marked. The hike we took was some 10km and started on the hill behind Competa (you can see our route here). The first half was mainly uphill, with amazing views from the top over the valleys on the other... Continue Reading →
Our first longer hike started just 1km from our house (our route in wikiloc). The entire hike was some 10km, and lasted some 3-4h, including a break for light lunch which we had packed with us. We found the hike with Wikiloc hiking tracking app which is great for discovering hikes, I just wish tracking... Continue Reading →
One of the reasons why I was so excited about going to Lake Como was the amazing hiking scenery: I could not wait to climb up to the mountains to admire the beautiful lake view. Finding hiking routes near our place ended up being much more difficult than I thought, and I could not find... Continue Reading →
On our first day we didn’t want to drive anywhere and started hiking some 100m from the house along the well marked route 742. The first bit was relatively steep and I could definitely tell I had not been hiking in a month or so. Luckily you get used to it pretty quickly and start... Continue Reading →
When we woke up on our second day the weather was misty and it was raining a bit. As we were determined to go hiking we decided to ingnore the weather and go anyway. This time, we chose to drive to Lenzerheide some 10min away from Churwalden. Our hike on trail 746 started from the... Continue Reading →
When you think of Hong Kong you typically think of the sky scrapers. But when I fell in love with Hong Kong it wasn't the skyscrapers or amazing restaurants that stole my heart, but the amazing opportunities for hiking right in the city. In Hong Kong, there are 4 main hiking trails (each 50-100km): Hong... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite easily reachable hikes in Kowloon is the combination of Little Hawaii and Wilson Trail 3 which is a medium level hike and roughly 13km long. Little Hawaii trail starts in Po Lam and is a relatively relaxed trail with a lot of green and not too much climbing. If you... Continue Reading →
One of my absolute favourite trails in terms of views is definitely MacLehose trail 2. I've always done it on opposite way, starting from Pak Tam Au (where you can get either with a taxi or green mini bus from Sai Kung Town). The trail offers already in the beginning some great views, then goes... Continue Reading →
Wilson trail 1 is only 5km long but probably the toughest hike on Hong Kong island involving some 2000 steps to climb, crossing both the Twins and the Violet hill. I did it starting from the end at Park View and going towards Stanley, and all I can say is to strongly recommend against this... Continue Reading →
Chi Ma Wan country trail is easily reachable from the village of Pui O by first walking through Ham Tin and then continuing on the Chi Ma Wan road which is also part of the Lantau trail section 12. The starting point of the trail is on the right hand side at the same place where... Continue Reading →
South Lantau country trail is a nice and relatively flat trail starting near the Ham Shan campsite between Pui O and Mui Wo. The roughly 10km trail goes past couple of small rivers and offers amazing views to the southern side of the Lantau island. But be prepared: if you are the first to visit... Continue Reading →
This hike I did with the Hong Kong Hikers and it started near Bride's Pool in the remote corners of Hong Kong and right next to the border to China. First half of the hike was on the Pat Sin Leng nature trail, after which we took the Wilson 10 until the water falls at... Continue Reading →
Morning trail which starts at the end of Hatton road makes for an excellent morning hike and I've done it tens and tens of times. Depending how much time you have, you can either just go up and return down the same way. The length of the actual trail is only 2.3km but it's almost... Continue Reading →
Tai Tan country trail is a beautiful and easy country trail at the very far end of Sai Kung. It offers some nice views to archipelago and mountains of Sai Kung. But if you plan on doing it on a sunny and hot day, you should be aware that the trail is mostly sunny making... Continue Reading →
Morning trail is convenient both day and night as it is always lit with street lights. While going up morning trail is a great activity on its own, it gets even better when you reach the top and go around the Peak: the night time views to Hong Kong are amazing and if you don't... Continue Reading →
If you are interested in visiting the old and authentic fishing village of Tai O, one option is to hike there from Tung Chung. I did this hike with Hong Kong Hikers (track details from another hiker), but this track is easy to follow also alone as long as you can find the starting point... Continue Reading →
Dragon's back (also know HK trail section 8) is without a doubt the most famous and known of all the hikes in Hong Kong. And for a reason: it offers amazing views to both sides of the trail. It has also been selected the best city hike in Asia. This is also why I rarely... Continue Reading →
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