Summary

We all know Australia is the place for bushwalking... New Zealand has some good tracks too... but surprisingly the rest of the world has some places worth visiting too! (imaging that!)

This is the place to share walks from outside of Australia/New Zealand.

Walks in United States of America

Easy

2 km return

78 mins

Devils Tower

Devils Tower is an interesting national monument in Wyoming. The walking trail around is very easy and flat and goes around in a loop. Nice lil walk when driving past !

Easy

19.5 km

6 hrs

Grand Canyon Rim Walk

The highlight of course is the Grand Canyon, nothing you have ever seen can prepare you for how big it really is, the path is mostly paved with some gravel sections, and views up to 40miles to the other side of the canyon. There is a bus for the return journey and planning to be on the rim at sunset is a must.

Medium

11 km return

3 hrs

Jenny Lake Trail

Take the ferry across Jenny Lake and hike up to Hidden trail and Inspiration Point. Awesome views from above the lake and a waterfall in between. From inspiration point you may , just may see some black bears that roam in the area. Grand Teton National Park is worth a visit and just down the road from Yellowstone

Very Hard

13.7 km return

10 hrs

Mt St Helens

A long and progressively steep day walk up the smoldering husk of what remains of Mt St Helens after the 1980 eruption.

Medium

Ohh Ahh Point

Great views as you walk down into the canyon. First major stop on the longer Kaibab trail.

Easy

7 km return

2 hrs

Wildcat Trail

7km loop from the carpark around the West Mitten of Monument Valley

Walks in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

(United States of America)

Hard

9.7 km

4 hrs

Mailbox Peak

A tough hike basically straight up the side of a mountain from its base to peak. Elevation gain is 1250 m. The trail is initially forested until about the top 1500 m which are above the tree line. The mountain is also a perfect pyramid and is the first major peak on the edge of the range. All this adds up to amazing, distant, 360-degree views.

Very Hard

24 km return

2 days

Mt Baker

A challenging alpine ascent to the summit of the stratovolcano Mt Baker - a perfect mountain to learn basic alpining techniques.

Easy

16 km

5 hrs

Ptarmigan Ridge

Alpine wilderness

Walks in Mount Rainier National Park

(United States of America)

Medium

9 km

4 hrs

Skyline Loop

Hike up the highest mountain in Washington state. Snow, glaciers, meadows, panoramas, marmots abound.