World
Description
Links
Facts
- Klettersteige - via-ferrata.de - Bergtouren Klettern (German)
Depository of European Klettersteige (via ferrata, secured routes).
- Mountains of The World on Map
Collection of mountains and peaks worldwide, shown on a map with some basic info.
- Trekkingvisions
"We are a team of two trekking lovers and we have a mission - to present you the best treks of the planet". Some fine hikes selected for you in all continents.
Reports
- Mein Weg in die Berge (German)
Jörg Marretsch has climbed quit a few mountains all over the world and keeps track of them on his home page.
- OROPHOTO : photos de montagne et récits de voyages (French)
Mountain pictures and popular trails. Special: lots of panorama's.
- Distantpeak.com | - climbs and travels to remote places
This guy makes a living of climbing mountains and hiking long distances. Have a look at his blog, and browse around, and be amazed of what our planet has to offer.
- Mountains I have climbed and remember.
Petter E. Bjørstad is professor in Mathematics and he climbed an awful lot of mountains, from Australia to Alaska.
- One for the Road: On Long Walks
Bjørn gives you some reasons and tips on why and how to make long distance hikes!
- Pieds Libres
Caroline Moireax started on a world hike in june 2011. She intends to cross all continents.
- Travels | Francis Tapon: author, world traveler, public speaker, personal coach
Francis Tapon traveled 70 countries and hiked 20.000 km. You will get to know him, because he is on almost every picture.
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
- Mountaineering Clubs Around the World
List of more than 400 mountaineering clubs worldwide, by the British Chamois Mountaineering Club.
- worldwide mountaineering & hiking club directory
Useful (if incomplete) listing of mountaineering and hiking clubs around the world.
Tour operators
GPS
Other
- Backpacking and Hiking TrailHead
Trailhead is a useful website if you're looking for help on backpacking in the wild: "The overall general theme is traveling and camping in a manner that minimizes impact on the outdoor environment". So you will learn how to choose a good campsite, safety in bear country, low impact on nature etc. Allthough the material origins from the United States, it will be useful anywhere in the world.
- Bergfotos.com (German)
This website is a perfect escape route for a rainy afternoon! Enjoy the many pictures from all over the world.
- Timbos, Bergwandelen met de hond (Dutch)
Timbos, Bergwandelen met de hond
Books

Netherlands
2011
- De mooiste wandelroutes van Europa | ICOB |
- Prachtig boek met heel veel mooie fotos; puur een boek (groot formaat / harde kaft) ter inspiratie en voor ideeen. Met 35 tochten met kaarten, tips en routebeschrijvingen. Dit boek wekt het verlangen op de wandelschoenen aan te trekken om in onbekende gebieden op stap te gaan, over paden die alleen aan wandelaars zijn voorbehouden. Ontdek 35... Read more

Germany
2009
- Crolla, Rachel;McKeating, Carl: Europe´s High Points
- Getting to the Top in 50 Countries. 1st edition. Read more
- Also available from:
- Cicerone Press , United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2009
- Europe's High Points
- A guide to reaching the summit of every country in Europe - driving, walking and climbing routes to the tops of 50 countries in Europe. Detailed route descriptions, sketch maps - advice on transport, seasons, grading and gear. From afternoon strolls in Malta to three-day mountaineering ascents on classic Alpine routes such as Mont Blanc. Read more
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Netherlands
2009
- Wandelgids - reisgids Europe´s High Points – summits of 50 European countries | Cicerone |
- Voor de verzamelaar: de enige gids die alle hoogste punten per land beschrijft en beklimmingen biedt met goede informatie. A guide to reaching the summit of every country in Europe – driving, walking and climbing routes to the tops of 50 countries in Europe. Detailed route descriptions, sketch maps – advice on transport, seasons, grading and... Read more

United Kingdom
- Road to San Giovani
- Road to San Giovani comprises five elegant autobiographical meditations written by Italo Calvino, who delves into his past, remembering awkward childhood walks with his father, a lifelong obsession with the cinema and fighting in the Italian Resistance against the Fascists. He also muses on the social contracts, language and sensations... Read more

United Kingdom
- Unforgettable Walks to take before you die
- Unforgettable Walks to take before you die is the fifth title in an exciting series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world; a collection of 30 of the world Read more

United Kingdom
- The Harrowing
- January, 1916, and the rooftops of Leeds creak with the weight of the winter's snows. William Redmond, soon to join the Chapeltown Rifles, wanders with his younger brother Samuel through the old haunts of their childhood - and, there, at the top of the Moor across which they are forbidden to walk, Samuel, for too long trapped in his brother's... Read more

United Kingdom
- Classic Safari Camps of Africa
- Classic Safari Camps of Africa was started 11 years ago as an association of independent, privately-operated camps and lodges - each situated in some of the finest and most unusual wildlife destinations in Southern and East Africa. In this spectacular, full-colour coffee table book, author and photographer David Rogers journeys to more than 40... Read more

United Kingdom
- Britain's Great Waterways Outdoors
- Britain's Great Waterways Outdoors is the ultimate leisure guide to Britain's canals. Discover the slow world of canals, a haven for wildlife and people. Packed with days out, holidays and all the best things to do on the water and along the waterside. This book is a collaboration from the heart of the canals giving handpicked favourites from... Read more
Maps

United Kingdom
- World Map Placemat
- This is a fantastic colourful and resistant placemat by Little Wigman, featuring a political world map. Kids will love it and have fun locating remote places or guessing capitals of the world. The Mercator projection map shows the continents in different bright colours, all countries and seas and oceans are named, as well as most capitals,... Read more

United Kingdom
- Global Mapping Magnetic Fridge Map of the World
- One of our best-selling maps of the world is now available to stick on your fridge, or any other magnetic surface.At a scale of 1:100,000,000 this wonderful fridge magnet measures 25.5x41.5cm and is flexibly made to simply peel on and peel off whenever you wish to display it.Bright, colourful and informative, this quirky magnetic World map... Read more

United Kingdom
- Poperinge - Ieper: World War I Battlefields
- Poperinge - Ieper, map No. 28/1-2 in the topographic survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 covering the central part of the Ypres Salient battlefields of World War I. Coverage extends west to the Hooge Crater Cemetery, north to Boezinge, and south to Voormezele, and includes Zillebeke and St-Juliaan. Although not specifically designed to highlight... Read more

United Kingdom
- Zonnebeke - Moorslede - Passendale: World War I Battlefields
- Zonnebeke - Moorslede, map No. 28/3-4 in the topographic survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 covering the World War I battlefields area between Passendale / Passchendaele at the top edge of the map, Zonnebeke and Geluveld. Although not specifically designed to highlight locations connected with WWI, the map contains all the information expected of... Read more

United Kingdom
- Wervik - Menen
- Wervik - Menen, map No. 28/7-8 in the topographic survey of Belgium at 1:20,000 covering the area to the east of the Messines frontlines in World War I. Please note that only top part of the map covers Belgium and that the area across the border in France is shown with topographic information but only in monochrome.For full specifications of... Read more

United Kingdom
- Limpopo and North West Pocket Tourist Map
- Limpopo and North West Pocket Tourist Map is an indexed double sided map consisting of a road map of the Limpodo and North West province at a scale of 1:1,800,000 and a regional road map of Sun City, Phokeng and Rustenburg at a scale of 1:280,000, as well as street plans of Limpodo/Polokwane and North West/Rustenburg at scales of 1:20,000. The... Read more

United Kingdom
- Lake Dorjan
- Lake Dorjan, one of two maps covering the site of the Battle of Doiran between British and Greek troops against Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian Front during World War I. Both maps are reproductions by G.H. Smith & Son of the original British Army trench maps at approximately 7/10th of the original scale quoted against each title.Lake Dorjan... Read more

United Kingdom
- Magaliesburg Pocket Map
- Small pocket map of the Magaliesburg region and its tourist attractions. Magaliesburg lies about 35km north-west of Johannesburg where the Gauteng and Limpopo provinces meet. The main map covers the expanse of the Magaliesburg Nature Area and also includes the nearby Renosterspruit Nature Reserve. The coverage extends north to Ga-Luka and south... Read more

United Kingdom
- Global Mapping Dynamic World Wall Map ENCAPSULATED
- With this encapsulated 1:40,000,000 scale wall map of the world, learn how natural phenomena creates our dynamic planet.The cartography displays contours through detailed shadings for both land and bathymetric formations. The map features detailed descriptions of plate tectonics, earthquakes and tsunamis, volcanoes, hotspots and impact craters,... Read more

United Kingdom
- Couronne
- Couronne, one of two maps covering the site of the Battle of Doiran between British and Greek troops against Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian Front during World War I. Both maps are reproductions by G.H. Smith & Son of the original British Army trench maps at approximately 7/10th of the original scale quoted against each title.Lake Dorjan map... Read more
Walking holidays

Netherlands
- WALKING THE FJORDS
- Set your camera to 'scenery' as you enter fjord Norway, heading deep into the heart of the country where no ungainly cruise ships can access. This is a landscape born from violence; yet the artistry of nature leaves a world etched with beauty, carved by centuries of grinding glacial arms. The thunder of cascading waterfalls remains a constant... Read more

Netherlands
- HIGHLANDS OF SRI LANKA
- Think Sri Lanka, and trekking is rarely the first thought that springs to mind. But the unusualness of the destination is also half its charm; quiet trails lead up verdant mountainsides, passing beneath the groaning boughs of dense forests. The distinctive call of monkeys and the roaring of waterfalls punctuate the stillness between the remote... Read more

Netherlands
- VENEZUELA: THE LOST WORLD/ANGEL FALLS
- Conan Doyle's classic adventure novel was inspired by Venezuela's 'Lost World', a region of dense jungle and rolling grassland dominated by immense sandstone table mountains known as tepuys. Towering almost 3000m above the tropical savannah, the bare cliffs of the tepuys were once regarded impossible to climb. On a classic six-day trek we reach... Read more
Forum
- Jeannette 2013-04-28 21:00:07
Suitable beginner trails for longer hike -3-6 weeks
- What would be a recommended trail for beginners. We are considering the Camino due to the supportive infrastructure, so we can start with light loads, and that it does not require hanging from cliffs by your fingernails.We have heard it it extremely crowded but are planning to travel late Sept/Oct so maybe we are ok on that front, Any other trails we ought to consider - anywhere on the planet that give more peaceful experiences?
Regards
Jeannette
- Henk Nouws 2013-05-08 09:09:35
- Hi Jeanette. October can be fine in southern and central Europe, but is not good for the UK and northern Europe. There will be snow in the mountains and mountain huts will be closed. But for the French and Spanish part of the Camino de Santiago it is okay and not too busy. The advantage is you will find accommodation easily. If you have 6 weeks, my suggestion would be to pick up a part of a European Long Distance path, because they cross borders and offer great variety and often the best routes. I would suggest the E3, start in Paris, and walk east.



