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Undoubtedly one of the world’s most famous hiking routes, the Inca
Trail leads hikers 43km through the Andes before spectacularly
terminating at the 15th-century Incan city of Machu Picchu. The
ancient settlement is the highlight of the walk, but the trail would be
on many trekkers’ bucket lists even if the city had never been built.
The trail starts at an altitude of 2,800m, climbs to 4,200m at
the infamous Dead Woman’s Pass, and finishes at a height of
2,500m. Along the way, you’ll pass through forests and jungles
and encounter towering mountains that, between June and October,
are capped with snow. You’ll see scores of Incan ruins as well as
tunnels and paving stones laid well over half a millennium ago.
It’s now impossible to hike the Inca Trail without a guide. Since
permits for the route are limited, you should plan your adventure well
in advance. Most tours last four days, which may sound like a long
time for a 43km walk, but doing it this way means you can properly
enjoy the scenery and avoid suffering from altitude sickness.
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The Narrows is the most spectac lar of Zion National Park’ many
hiking trails. Like so many of the other routes in this Utah hotspot,
the Narrows winds its way along the base of a huge canyon with
dizzyingly tall pink, cream, and red sandstone cliffs. What makes
this path so special is that while it’s around 600m deep, the walls
are little more than 6m wide in some places. These dimensions
leave hikers with a sense of the natural world’s awesome power.
Any hike through the Narrows will require that you get your
feet wet, as you will be walking along the bed of the Virgin
River, but in the hot summer months the cool water can be
refreshing.
Many people start their walk at the bottom of the canyon,
heading upstream before turning round and heading back.
However, if you get a permit, you can make your way
downstream and cover the full 16km trail. While some hikers
make the journey in a single day, others prefer to stretch it out
over two, camping under the stars somewhere along the way.
Leading to the 15th-century citadel of Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail is a
dream destination for many serious hikers.
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Following the winding path of the Virgin River, The Narrows is one of the
most popular walks in Utah’s Zion National Park.
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