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Recent Developments
June 2010: Walkopedia features on World Cup Walking in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post and a South African in-flight magazine
May 2010: over 19,000 page visits this month
March 2010: the UK's Spectator magazine carries a Walkopedia exploration of Greece's holy Mt Athos
Dec 09: 105,000 page visits in 09. Walkopedia magazine features Alta Via 1 in Italy's Dolomites and Torajaland in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Nov 09: coming up: World Cup walking: best walks for those who need to clear their heads....
May 2010: over 19,000 page visits this month
March 2010: the UK's Spectator magazine carries a Walkopedia exploration of Greece's holy Mt Athos
Dec 09: 105,000 page visits in 09. Walkopedia magazine features Alta Via 1 in Italy's Dolomites and Torajaland in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Nov 09: coming up: World Cup walking: best walks for those who need to clear their heads....
Questions for You
Charity walks: we are planning to have a focus on good charity walks (it will take a while to change the site)... in the meantime let us know of great upcoming walks around the world - the longer the notice, the better!
Posted on: 14/07/2009
Posted on: 14/07/2009
Got any pictures of Roraima in Venezuela? We wd love to publish them - send them in!
Posted on: 19/02/2009
Posted on: 19/02/2009
What is your favourite walk, and why? How would it rate using our system?
Posted on: 01/05/2008
Posted on: 01/05/2008
Anyone have photos of the Diamond Mountains in North Korea?
Posted on: 01/05/2008
Posted on: 01/05/2008
Your Thoughts and Feedback
pifawood - Posted on: 25/10/2009
your ranking system is good, but still too subjective. having done some of the walks there are glaring mistakes, the Overland track in Australia is streets ahead of Jabel Toubkal in Morocco ( which is 7 days of repetition)
Walkopedia say: THANK you for your comments, most helpful. Much comes down to the rating system: we believe that not to give marks for human interest would be an omision in reaching the perfect (or at lerast least bad) system. Jebel Toubkal loses out to the Overland on all counts except "human interest" - and, it is the fascinating glimpses into the Berber way of life that give it the edge, we think. To be kept under review.
docdiamond - Posted on: 21/08/2009
I love your site, but the ranking is way out of whack. How can the Grand Canyon beat out the Tour du Mont Blanc? And so many of the highly ranked hikes are very obscure. Don't take this wrong, but you guys need to bring in some other folks to help with the ratings.
Walkopedia say: THANK you - comments like this are invaluable. It comes down to how one devises the best (or least bad??) rating system. Some people may feel they don't agree with our approach; their ideas for improvement would be vrey useful, as this is a long project. On our system, TMB suffers from the fact that there are lots of amazing mountains in the world, so it is not all that unique, despite being lovely. But there are few canyons (Fish River, Colca and Cotahuasi?) to rival the Grand one. Finally, we do plan to bring in interactive scoring, so the community can affect a walk's ranking - but, this is for the future....
tom - Posted on: 07/03/2009
A walk should be just that. There should be no need for equipment other than walking poles, and no need for skills other than putting one foot in front of the other. In other words, leave the climbs to the mountaineers. They have their Alpine clubs.
A walk should be just that. There should be no need for equipment other than walking poles, and no need for skills other than putting one foot in front of the other. In other words, leave the climbs to the mountaineers. They have their Alpine clubs.
Ghostwriter - Posted on: 17/01/2009
What a great idea and a great site! A pity that New Zealand's walks do not rank more highly - after all, to the best of my knowledge, it's the only country which merits an entirely separate Lonely Planet dedicated to tramping and nothing else. But maybe I am being too partisan! I was surprised that you did not rate the Routeburn more highly since that is one of the best walks there. Also, there’s no sign of the Queen Charlotte Walkway, which is the one of the best ways to discover and enjoy the Marlborough Sounds – I would not rank it in the top tier but it’s worth a look if you visit NZ and can easily be done in sections. The Tongariro Crossing is one of the best one-day walks in the world, but I agree that the crowds can get a bit much in the summer. It’s better to go on a clear day in the winter or autumn.
What a great idea and a great site! A pity that New Zealand's walks do not rank more highly - after all, to the best of my knowledge, it's the only country which merits an entirely separate Lonely Planet dedicated to tramping and nothing else. But maybe I am being too partisan! I was surprised that you did not rate the Routeburn more highly since that is one of the best walks there. Also, there’s no sign of the Queen Charlotte Walkway, which is the one of the best ways to discover and enjoy the Marlborough Sounds – I would not rank it in the top tier but it’s worth a look if you visit NZ and can easily be done in sections. The Tongariro Crossing is one of the best one-day walks in the world, but I agree that the crowds can get a bit much in the summer. It’s better to go on a clear day in the winter or autumn.
HollandPeople - Posted on: 05/07/2008
(1) love your site (2) rating Kinabalu's difficulty as DIFFICULT, while Fuji and Stromboli as STRENUOUS is off the mark. I've climbed all 3 and can tell you Kinabalu's 7200' ascent then decent was particularly brutal. Especially with all those steps. The volcanoes allowed the climber to adjust his/her steps as needed with no particular shock to the quads on the way up or the joints or hams going down. All experiences were excellent.
Kinabalu with it's 7 vegetation zone beauty, Fuji with it's cultural dimension and sunrise and Stromboli with the very real threat of getting beaned by an errant projectile (3) not including Sentiero degli Dei (Path of the Gods) a 5 hr. hike linking Positano with Priano, along the Amalfi coast is a crime as is no mention of the Cinque Terre.
Thank you, Jim Holland
Mary. - Posted on: 22/06/2008
Hello Walkopedia and welcome - we need a site like you very much. I just wanted to recommend the Cinque Terre - a World Heritage "walk" which must rate up there very high. Check it out - plenty of websites - I just walked it in April, and it's FABULOUS - a lifetime highlight - and easy so lots of people could do it.
Hello Walkopedia and welcome - we need a site like you very much. I just wanted to recommend the Cinque Terre - a World Heritage "walk" which must rate up there very high. Check it out - plenty of websites - I just walked it in April, and it's FABULOUS - a lifetime highlight - and easy so lots of people could do it.
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Roll of Honour: notable contributors
Reggie Heyworth
Champion walker: irritating near high passes, when he draws inexorably ahead of the field. He has accompanied and entertained Walkopedia at Mt Kailash, in the Atlas, Bhutan and the Pindos. Having worked in Tanzania for many years, he has devised the ultimate walking expedition there for Oct 08.
Champion walker: irritating near high passes, when he draws inexorably ahead of the field. He has accompanied and entertained Walkopedia at Mt Kailash, in the Atlas, Bhutan and the Pindos. Having worked in Tanzania for many years, he has devised the ultimate walking expedition there for Oct 08.
Jim Holland
Jim has pointed us toward some very special walks in Italy - the wonderful Sentiero degli Dei snd the Cinque Terre - and given us some great photos!
Jim has pointed us toward some very special walks in Italy - the wonderful Sentiero degli Dei snd the Cinque Terre - and given us some great photos!
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