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Trails
Selvaggio Blu Trek in Sardinia
Dec 17th
Said to be the toughest trek in Italy, as well as one of the most beautiful, Selvaggio Blu is a 45 km (28 mi) hike around the Gulf of Orosei on the east coast of Sardinia, the Mediterranean’s second largest, island.
In the late 1980s, Peppino Cicalo and Mario Verin, two Tuscans, conceived the idea of finding and linking a network of shepherds’ and charcoal burners’ paths, long unused, around the Gulf, keeping as close to the sea as possible. These paths are only used by wild pigs and sheep, and arc so overgrown with Mediterranean vegetation that they are difficult to recognize – even the blue painted arrows that point the way quickly fade or become hidden, and taking a knowledgeable guide with you is a necessity. More >
Juan de Fuca Marine Trail – British Columbia, Canada
Sep 28th
The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail takes hikers along a narrow strip of coastal wilderness parallel to Highway 14. Starting at China Beach, the marine trail runs some 29 miles northwest along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Botanical Beach, just south of Port Renfrew. Blessed with sandy beaches, rocky bluffs, ample wildlife, and some outstanding tide pools, the shoreline is largely wild. The forest behind the shore features some old-growth and some older second-growth. More >
The Trans-Canada Trail
Aug 24th
Hike through forest, cycle along the coast of Vancouver Island, and kayak on the Athabasca River… the choices are endless on this mammoth trail crisscrossing the whole of Canada.
When completed, the Trans-Canada Trail will form an 11,233-mile (18,078 km) network slinking east to west from Saint John’s, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia, and northward from Calgary, Alberta, to the Arctic Ocean. It will touch every province, every territory, and every terrain. More >
The Kalalau Trail – Kauai, Hawaii
Aug 12th
A challenging hike on the third-largest island in Hawai’i brings sheer precipices, switchback climbs, and a night on a beach under the stars. Coffee plants grow wild on former agricultural terraces in the Hanakoa Valley. Native Hawaiians carved the terraces into the valley sides. More >
Baccalieu Trail – Newfoundland and Labrador
Aug 3rd
The Glorious coastal Baccalieu Trail hugs the coastline of the Bay de Verde Peninsula. This scenic drive rises and falls along formidable cliffs and promontories, skirts coves and inlets, and passes rocky beaches. It strings together picturesque small fishing communities, sites of historic interest, and the Baccalieu Island Ecological Reserve. More >
