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

Hooker Valley Track
(20 ticks)
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
(17 ticks)
Milford Track
(14 ticks)
Everest Base Camp
(14 ticks)
Kepler Track
(13 ticks)

Sub-Regions

Walks in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

(United States of America)

Hard

9.7 km

4 hrs

Mailbox Peak

A tough hike basically straight up the side of a mountain from its base to peak. Elevation gain is 1250 m. The trail is initially forested until about the top 1500 m which are above the tree line. The mountain is also a perfect pyramid and is the first major peak on the edge of the range. All this adds up to amazing, distant, 360-degree views.

Very Hard

24 km return

2 days

Mt Baker

A challenging alpine ascent to the summit of the stratovolcano Mt Baker - a perfect mountain to learn basic alpining techniques.

Easy

16 km

5 hrs

Ptarmigan Ridge

Alpine wilderness

Walks in Mount Rainier National Park

(United States of America)

Medium

9 km

4 hrs

Skyline Loop

Hike up the highest mountain in Washington state. Snow, glaciers, meadows, panoramas, marmots abound.

Walks in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

(United States of America)

Hard

21 km

8 hrs

Snow Lakes

A steep walk up into the mountains to a pair of alpine lakes at 1680 m elevation. Offers a good variety of terrains from exposed hillsides, cliffs, deep forest, whitewater creeks, meadows, rocks, high mountainous valleys and tranquil sleepy lakes.