NUMBER OF WALKS CURRENTLY IN WALKOPEDIA

CHARITY WALKS!

We are planning to feature good charity walks from around the world. Let us know of any charity walks you would like us to feature!

THE WORLD'S 10 BEST WALKS

Mount Kailash Kora, China
Mustang, Nepal
Inca Trails, Peru
Cappadocia, Turkey
Mrauk U, Myanmar
Petra Area, Jordan
Philosopher's walk, Japan
Torajaland, Indonesia
Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa
The Dolomites, Italy

(Walkopedia's provisional rating)

WALK OF THE MONTH

Villarrica NP, Patagonia: Villarrica NP, Chile

Just 15 minutes away from the popular resort town of Pucon, Villarrica NP is a rich landscape of Valdivian rainforest, glaciated stratovolcanoes, grim lava fields, rivers and lagoons.

Take in the full glory of this national park in the extended Villarrica Traverse, or find a guide and ascend to the summit of Volcan Villarrica, peering into the viscous lava lake simmering in the crater.

From the southern edge of the park, you can cross the Argentine border into the beautiful Lanin NP, and climb imposing 3,776m Volcan Lanin.

ANYONE GOT ANY GOOD PHOTOS? WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO POST THEM!

Further information

WALKOPEDIA NEWS

Feb 2013: over 625 walks on Walkopedia, Off to check out Myanmar treks in March
Any suggestions or ideas or experiences?
Jan 2013: winter magazine
Featuring Cappadocia in Turkey, Wind River Mountains and much more
November 2012: our 600th walk loaded!
June 2012: featured in Brummell magazine
Brummell magazine, "the little black book for the City", features Walkopedia and its origins: see http://issuu.com/showmedia/docs/vip4-brum_june12_single-62376/25 at page 25
March 2012: travel writing and photo competition results
We have had some brilliant entries, and selecting the winners was a real problem.

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LATEST WALK

Kalaw to Inle Lake, Myanmar

Trek through tribal hill country from Kalaw to famously lovely and atmospheric Inle Lake.

You will get properly up into the hills, crossing ridges, passing through (and staying in) tribal villages with differing customs and ways of life.

Beautiful scenery - an agricultural plateau with (some) forested ridges and traditional farming in the valleys. Rich vegetation and animal life.

There are various routes to choose from, enabling you to walk for two or three days. You will need to go with a guide, who can be hired locally.

Further information

SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU

We have been told that it is not currently possible to walk the full Cinque Terre route due to landslides, but this is not mentioned much on the internet. Does anyone have any more information?
Anyone walked the Lebanon Mountain Trail? Wew would love to get thoughts and pictures!
The Amalfi Coast in Italy, and the Lebanon Trail: got any good pictures we can show?
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!
What is your favourite walk, and why? How would it rate using our system?
Anyone have photos of the Diamond Mountains in North Korea?

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Useful Links

Here are some general links that should be useful. There are (or will in time be!) specifically relevant links on the individual walk pages. We are filtering the information on this page, to avoid a jumble of not always useful sites and save you scrolling time.

Your suggestions for useful links to add to this page would be much appreciated.

The best starting point for background information on an area is the often magnificent www.wikipedia.org.

Walking/hiking websites

www.onedayhikes.com - a great site, mainly North America focused, with a good selection of day walks.

http://www.besthikes.com/ - some good walks and information (best on North America), nicely presented.

www.traildatabase.org - a bit hit and miss, but can come up with some useful stuff.

www.peakware.com - basic information on huge number of mountains: many for serious climbers, but many for walkers too.

France: www.enlightened-traveller.co.uk

South Africa: marvellous, inspiring www.footprint.co.za

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Photo Websites

www.flickr.com

Hard to place in this page, as there are great commentaries and write-ups, as well as the pics: http://www.gang-gang.net/nomad/. Particularly good for Oceania.

www.marcheslointaines.com/index-e.html– good for pix of some out of the way treks

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Travel advice

UK Foreign Office: excellent for up-to-date information (including information on health) by country: www.fco.gov.uk/travel

US State Department: provides regularly updated information on each country, with travel tips, travel alerts and travel warnings – includes information on health. www.travel.state.gov

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Health information

Fit for Travel: UK government site for country-specific vaccination and other preparatory advice: www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk

UK National Travel Health Network and Centre (for information sheets on particular illnesses and health issues) www.nathnac.org

UK Dept. of Health: for general health information and information on major diseases: www.dh.gov.uk/travellers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): American site on health and disease, including lots of detailed information for prospective travellers: wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx

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Preparation

Resources: everything from tents to training. See our list of helpful sites:

BackpackingLight: www.backpackinglight.com - the site for those who like to travel ultra light (or just a bit lighter).

Also try Bigfoot Services: www.bigfootservices.co.uk - offering expedition and high altitude first aid training, and Pre-trek weekend training courses, in the UK's Brecon Beacons. 20% discount on clothing and equipment at their local outdoor shop.

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Expedition organisers

The following are some good expedition organisers. Browse their expeditions to get drool-inducing ideas…

Worldwide

Great Walks of the World: we have used them in the Himalayas and Tibet and were very pleased - www.greatwalks.net

Explore! – www.explore.co.uk

Steppes East: we have used them in Mongolia, Pakistan and Central Asia; while they are not cheap, they have always provided top grade expeditions and support – www.steppestravel.co.uk

Exodus: A fine selection of great walks – www.exodus.co.uk

World Expeditions:www.worldexpeditions.com

Wilderness Travel: have a fabulous selection of expeditions – possibly at the more expensive end – www.wildernesstravel.com

Classic Journeys:www.classicjourneys.co.uk

Inntravel:www.inntravel.co.uk

Sherpa Expeditions:www.sherpa-walking-holidays.co.uk

www.justyou.co.uk - some great walking holidays around the world, for singles.

Europe

Alternative Travel Group: groundbreaking firm with a fabulous selection of walks (guided and “meet your baggage”) throughout Europe and further afield - www.atg-oxford.com