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June 2017: comment from Di Batten:

"I have only recently discovered your site and I am finding it very interesting. I have not found any explanation of the "Level of Difficulty" ratings. I notice that a variety of descriptive terms are used; strenuous, very difficult, difficult, moderate and straightforward are ones that I have noticed, and I am thinking that they probably would be in descending order of challenge as I have listed them. It would be helpful to have this clarified though... Keep up your excellent work."

Walkopedia says: MOST helpful, many thanks. We've added a detailed explanation under "Walks grading".

April 2017: Theresa May calls an election in the UK after spending Easter walking. Interesting. A shaft of clarity or lost on a foggy hillside?? 

March 2017: Big moment - our 1,000th walk is loaded, and it is, fittingly, the magnificent Jebel Akhdar in Oman. 

February 2017: We are proud to be sponsoring Christopher Somerville's talk at the Chipping Norton Literary Festival on his book The January Man. Sunday 30 April, 2017.  

“The January Man is the story of a year of walks. Month by month, season by season and region by region, Christopher Somerville walks the British Isles, following routes that continually bring his father to mind.”

December 2016: We're building something beautiful, and we aren't Donald Trump!

Making walking great again!

The world's 100 best walks

What are the world's 100 best walks?

Here is our current Top 10:

• Mount Kailash Kora, China
• Inca Trails, Peru
• Mustang, Nepal
• Petra Area, Jordan
• The Dolomites, Italy
• Manaslu Circuit, Nepal
• Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa
• Garwhal, Kumaon Himalaya , India
• Mt Everest Region, Nepal
• Source of the Ganges and Above, India

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All our walks, by destination

See the full list of all our walks, arranged by country

Huangshan, China

Armchair exploration: a random walk

Walk of the month: Gemmi Pass

Which countries have the
most great walks?

Overland Track, Tasmania

Mustang, Nepal

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