Travel Planning

Naismith's Rule gives a quick hiking time estimate: 1 hour per 5 km plus 1 hour per 600 m ascent.

Road trip planning is a skill. Learn how to pick a route, budget fuel, and prepare your car for the journey.

The United States holds several distinct hiking worlds — alpine ranges, red-rock desert, rainforest coast, and eastern hardwoods. This guide maps the regions, seasons, and planning each one demands.

Canada's hiking is defined by scale, wildlife, and a short season. From Banff's alpine passes to Vancouver Island's rainforest, this guide covers the regions, the reservation system, and bear-country discipline.

Britain's hills are modest in height and serious in weather. This guide covers the National Trails, Scottish highlands, navigation skills, and the pub-to-pub walking culture.

Australia's hiking is defined by heat, distance, and reversed seasons. From Tasmania's alpine tracks to the Red Centre, this guide covers the great walks, water math, and honest wildlife risks.

Germany pairs serious Alpine terrain with the world's most meticulous trail marking. From Bavarian high routes to Black Forest ridges, this guide covers regions, huts, and the famous waymarking system.

France's red-and-white GR waymarks open up the Alps, Pyrenees, volcanic highlands, and Corsica. This guide decodes the trail system, the hut culture, and the honest difficulty of the famous routes.

Italy pairs the pale towers of the Dolomites with cliffside coastal paths and a rifugio culture built around long lunches. This guide covers the ranges, the seasons, and walking the Italian way.