Hiking
HikingGifts for hikers who have everything: give them the trail
The hiker who has everything does not need another headtorch. What they lack is the trail itself on the wall. How to choose a print of a hike they have done, from an Alpine loop to the Camino, a print of their own recorded route, or a gift voucher when you do not know the route.
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HikingCamino Francés stages: from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago
The Camino Francés runs about 770 to 800 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela. We break it into its regional stages, explain the winter closure over the Pyrenees and the Compostela rules, then look at two long-distance trails for walkers who want something wilder.
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HikingDolomites Alta Via 1: stages, huts and the Tre Cime loop
The Alta Via 1 crosses the Dolomites from Lago di Braies to Belluno, hut to hut, in 11 or 12 stages. Here is every stage, how hard the route is, when the huts open and how bookings work, plus the Tre Cime loop as a day hike and Triglav as the Julian Alps alternative.
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HikingMont Blanc loop trek: route, stages, huts and difficulty
About 170 km, roughly 10,000 m of ascent and three countries. We follow the loop around Mont Blanc anticlockwise from Les Houches, pass by pass, and cover how many days to allow, how hard it really is and how hut bookings work.
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HikingThe Low Tatras ridge hike: Slovakia’s classic multi-day trek
The red-waymarked main ridge of the Low Tatras, from Donovaly to Telgárt, is the high point of Slovakia’s SNP trail and a slice of the E8. Here is the route with distances between its key points, the summits just off the trail, planning tips and the shorter ridge walks nearby.
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HikingThe best hikes in Slovakia: High Tatras, Low Tatras and Slovak Paradise
One list for a first trip to Slovakia: a tarn walk and two big summits in the High Tatras, the highest peaks of the Low Tatras, and the ladders of the Suchá Belá gorge in Slovak Paradise. With distances, ascent, timings and the seasonal closure explained.
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HikingRysy hike: Slovakia or Poland, time, difficulty and elevation gain
Rysy is where Poland reaches its highest point, yet one of the two ways up starts in Slovakia. Here is the route from Štrbské Pleso leg by leg, how hard it really is, when the trail is open, and how it compares with the climb from Morskie Oko.
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