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In the mountains

Hiking

Walking uphill for the view.

Hiking spans a gentle half-day path to a full mountain day.

Best months for hiking

In season: Jan–Oct · Peak: Sep

Where to go hiking

9 adventures

Hiking in PreikestolenHiking
Length
Flexible
Kids
Kid+
Cost
$$$
Permit
Not needed
Crowd
Busy

Hiking in Preikestolen

Norway

The single most photographed viewpoint in Norway.

Skill · Beginner–Intermediate
Hiking in DolomitesHiking
Length
Flexible
Kids
Kid+
Cost
$$$
Permit
Not needed
Crowd
Busy

Hiking in Dolomites

Italy

The visual shorthand for the entire Alps.

Skill · Beginner–Intermediate
Hiking in Mount EtnaHiking
Length
Flexible
Kids
Kid+
Cost
$$$
Permit
Not needed
Crowd
Steady

Hiking in Mount Etna

Italy

Continuously erupting, permanently in the news, and visible from most of eastern Sicily.

Skill · Beginner–Intermediate
Hiking in MeteoraHiking
Length
Flexible
Kids
Kid+
Cost
$$
Permit
Not needed
Crowd
Steady

Hiking in Meteora

Greece

A UNESCO site that looks structurally impossible in every photograph ever taken of it.

Skill · Beginner–Intermediate
Hiking in Ijen & BromoHiking
Epic
Length
5 days
Kids
Teen+
Cost
$$
Permit
Required
Crowd
Steady

Hiking in Ijen & Bromo

Indonesia

Five days across East Java's volcanoes, including a night descent into a crater where the sulphur burns blue.

Skill · Intermediate–Advanced
Hiking in Aeolian IslandsHiking
Epic
Length
6 days
Kids
Teen+
Cost
$$$
Permit
Not needed
Crowd
Steady

Hiking in Aeolian Islands

Italy

Six days across seven volcanic islands, finishing on Stromboli's rim after dark as it fires.

Skill · Intermediate–Advanced
Hiking in Tatra MountainsHiking
Length
Flexible
Kids
Toddler+
Cost
$
Permit
Not needed
Crowd
Packed

Hiking in Tatra Mountains

Poland

Poland's most visited mountain destination and the country's default postcard.

Skill · Beginner
Hiking in Góry StołoweHiking
Length
2 days
Kids
Kid+
Cost
$$
Permit
Required
Crowd
Busy

Hiking in Góry Stołowe

Poland

A sandstone plateau cracked into corridors narrow enough to turn sideways for.

Skill · Beginner–Intermediate
Hiking in the Słowiński DunesHiking
Length
2 days
Kids
Kid+
Cost
$
Permit
Required
Crowd
Steady

Hiking in the Słowiński Dunes

Poland

A desert of sand advancing several metres a year on the Baltic coast, which has already buried one village.

Skill · Beginner

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