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 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.

Walks in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

(United States of America)

Hard

21 km

8 hrs

Snow Lakes

A steep walk up into the mountains to a pair of alpine lakes at 1680 m elevation. Offers a good variety of terrains from exposed hillsides, cliffs, deep forest, whitewater creeks, meadows, rocks, high mountainous valleys and tranquil sleepy lakes.

Walks in Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area

(United States of America)

Medium

6 km

2 hrs

Rattlesnake Ledge

Short hike up a cliff with views of the surrounding area including Rattlesnake Lake and Mount Si.

Walks in Tiger Mountain State Forest

(United States of America)

Easy

6 km

2 hrs

Poo Poo Point

Hike up Tiger Mountain to a hang glider launch point. Views of Issaquah and Lake Sammamish.

Walks in Zion National Park

(United States of America)

Hard

8.7 km

4 hrs

Angels Landing via West Rim Trail

The most accessed, dangerous and beautiful view in Zion.

Easy

22 km

8 hrs

Coalwash Pits

A nice, yet surprisingly empty, hike and camp through the low desert canyons of the Zion wilderness

Hard

3.9 km

4 hrs

Hidden Canyon Trail

Follows along a cliff face to the mouth of a narrow canyon.

Very Hard

18 km

10 hrs

Orderville Canyon

A good introduction to canyoning in some of the prettiest canyons in the world. Tough work with some free-abseiling, wading and swimming required. Not to be attempted with any sign of rain

Easy

1.6 km

1 hr

Upper Emerald Pools Trail

A sandy and rocky trail that climbs to the Upper Emerald Pool at the base of a cliff

Walks in Vietnam

Very Hard

2 days

Mt Fansipan (Phan Xi Pang)

Fansipan is a mountain in Vietnam, the highest in Indochina (comprising Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), at 3,143 metres (10,312 ft). It is located in the Lào Cai province of Northwest Vietnam, 9 km southwest of Sa Pa Township in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.

Fansipan is dubbed "the Roof of Indochina"; it is to be approved as one of the very few ecotourist spots of Vietnam, with about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species.[