About Us

Walkopedia was started in 2008, by William and Alexandra Mackesy. We aim to provide information on the world's best walks, and some fun, for other walk lovers.

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Walkopedia encourages responsible travel.

 
 

Walkopedia originated from William’s project to identify and walk the world’s 100 best walks. This will, he fondly believes, be as near definitive as can be achieved. He will have undertaken all the walks himself, and assessed them using consistent criteria.

William has so far tackled more than a third of the world’s best walks, and his descriptions of these walks will be appearing on this website. Of our preliminary Top 100, he has so far walked:

 
  • Mt Kailash Kora, Tibet, China
  • Torajaland, Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • Huangshan, China
  • Around Yangshou, Guilin, China
  • Great Wall, China
  • Hadrian's Wall, England, UK
  • Meteora, Greece
  • Hunza, Pakistan
  • Lofoten Islands, Norway
  • Ganden and Tsurphu Koras, Tibet, China
  • Crater Lake, USA
  • Jomolhari trek, Bhutan
  • Route of Volcanoes, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
  • The Arsenale to the Salute, Venice, Italy
  • Tiger Leaping Gorge, China
  • Pindos/Vikos Circuit, Greece
  • Angkor, Cambodia
  • Emei Shan, China
  • Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
  • Kungsleden, Sweden
  • South West Coast Path, England, UK
  • Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
  • Upper Humla Valley, Nepal
  • Lake Mansarovar, Tibet, China
  • Mt St Helens, USA
  • Tongariro Alpine Crossing, New Zealand
  • Altai Mountains, Mongolia
  • Huashan, China
  • Everest Base Camp, Tibet, China
  • Jebel Toubkal Circuit, Morocco
  • The Fugitive’s Trail, Isandlwana to the Buffalo River, South Africa
  • Jiuzhaigou and Huanglongsi, China
  • Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • Sentier Cathar, France/Spain
  • Tash Rabat, Kyrgyzstan
  • Labrang Kora (Xiahe), China
  • Pembrokeshire Coast Path, UK
  • Mount Olympus, Greece

 

William Mackesy walked in Scotland and Wales as a child. He worked in Hong Kong for more than a decade, during which he travelled and walked extensively in Asia, particularly China. He is now based in the UK, but is on the road (or trail) for a chunk of every year.

 
 
 

 

 
 

Alexandra Mackesy encouraged (kicked?) William into doing something about this site.  Lateral thinker, inspiration, mountain goat.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CONTACTING WALKOPEDIA

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Walkopedia can also be contacted at info@walkopedia.net.

 

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