The World’s Top 10 Hiking Spots
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008It goes without saying that the best way to see the world is to do it on foot. Candidates for the World’s Top 10 hiking spots are all are considered to be reasonable treks for fit hikers.
Our picks are:
1. John Muir Trail, California, USA
Not only is the scenery magnificent, but the John Muir Trail can boast of having the sunniest and most mild climate of any mountain trek in the world. The trail starts in the Yosemite Valley and stretches for 211 miles to Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the US. Along the way, it takes you past countless lakes and waterfalls, ancient giant sequoias and looming granite towers as it follows the spine of the Sierra Nevada range. The area is so remarkable for its breathtaking vistas that naturalist John Muir once wrote it was “as if into this one mountain mansion Nature had gathered her choicest treasures.” Despite complaints that it is the crowded Interstate of Sierra trails, the JMT was named as Outside magazine’s 2004 North America Trip of the Year, and places high on Adventure magazine’s list of top 11 classic hikes.