Overseas

Summary

We all know Australia is the place for bushwalking... New Zealand has some good tracks too... but surprisingly the rest of the world has some places worth visiting too! (imaging that!)

This is the place to share walks from outside of Australia/New Zealand.

Popular Walks

Walks in Malaysia

Medium
2.4 km return
1 hr

Bukit Lapai

A short but steep hike up Mt Lapai where you are rewarded with excellent coastal views around Kota Kinabalu.

Medium
22 km one-way
2 days

Headhunters Trail

The headhunters trail through Borneo is there for anyone seeking a jungle adventure. Located in Mulu National park this walk takes you through some dense jungle along rivers, a secluded jungle camp, monkey bridges and there are plenty of leeches and sweating along the way.

Hard
17 km return
2 days

Mt Kinabalu

A two day walk up the hightest mountain in South East Asia 4095m. Kinabalu is just outside the capital of Sabah on the island of Borneo...with unbelievable views of the surrounding country if the clouds clear. The walk/climb,stops near the summit where you stay over night with the final part of the walk done in the dark so you can watch the sun rise. Some people experience altitude sickness

Hard
6.8 km
3 hrs

Sliding Sands Trail

Hike down into the huge crater (11 km across) of an inactive volcano. The crater is mostly eroded. There are two gaps in the sides of the crater walls that water has eroded through over the centuries. The interior of the crater is sandy and desolate and contains many cinder cones (sand hills formed from smaller volcanic activity).

Walks in Nepal

Very Hard
120 km
14 days

Everest Base Camp

Everest Base Camp Trek is extremely popular and famous trekking trail has people from all over the world come here to be totally absorbed by this exotic corner of the world, to be placed in visual awe of the magnificent Mt Everest and its sibling mountain ranges. Trekking to Everest base camp takes you to the Base Camp (5,320m/17,450ft) of the highest mountain in the world- Mt. Everest (8,848m/29,021ft).

Easy
1.4 km return
45 mins

Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls (Māori name Wairēinga Falls) is a plunge waterfall located along the Pakoka River in the Waikato area. The waterfall is 55m high and has over time caused the formation of a large pool at the base of the waterfall.

Easy
1.9 km return
45 mins

Castlecliff Dune Walk

A short walk through the pretty dune flora, with plenty of bird life and flowering plants and flowers.

Easy
2.5 km return
1 hr

Craters of the Moon

Craters of the Moon lies within the Taupo volcanic zone and its landscape can be traced back over 700 years.
Underground geothermal activity along the belt shows itself on the surface as fumaroles, geysers, mud pools and hot springs.

Hard
7 km return
6 hrs

Fanthams Peak

http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/taranaki/places/egmont-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/dawson-falls-tramping-tracks/

Easy
100 m return
15 mins

Haruru Falls

Haruru Falls is a five metre high waterfall on the Waitangi River near the settlement of Haruru three kilometres west of Paihia. In the Māori language, the word haruru means 'continuous noise or roar'.