Overseas

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.

Popular Walks

Walks in France

Medium
25 km return
5 hrs

L'Hers river from Belesta and over the hills to Belesta

This is a 25 km circuit walk that takes you along the banks of a lovely river for 7 kms and then up onto a valley between two ridges, giving wonderful views of snow capped mountains(season dependent), before coming back down to Belesta.

Easy
6.8 km return
4 hrs

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel a UNESCO world heritage site and starting point or end point of many GR trails and caminos. This abbey rests high on a tidal island surrounded by mud flats in Mont Saint-Michel bay.

Easy
2.5 km return
1 hr

Omaha Beach Circuit

A short circuit around the historic Omaha Beach with the option to visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. This walk lies outside the paid memorial and instead focuses on widerstandsnest 62, the monument of the 1st U.S. infantry division and the beach itself with the combat medics memorial.

Easy
6 km return
3 hrs

Park and Gardens of Fontainebleau Château

A walk around the Park and Gardens of Fontainebleau Château with the option to visit the Fontainebleau Château.

Medium
5.8 km return
3 hrs

Roche Eponge - Tour Denecourt - Croix du Calvaire

A route through the Fontainebleau Forest to the Roche Eponge then the Tour Denecourt and finally the Croix du Calvaire.

Walks in Germany

Easy
2 km return
1 hr

Bastei Bridge, Saxon Elbe Sand Stone National Park

Saxon Elbe Sand Stone national park is a national park just outside of Dresden that can also be reached from Berlin as a day trip if you are keen enough. It has some unique rock formations, the highlight being a medieval castle that was built on a cliff face.

Easy
5 km return
2 hrs

Lormecke Turm Tower

An easy walk on forestry roads to a tower that gives you spectacular views over the woods and to surrounding towns.

Walks in Greece

Easy
1.8 km return
1 hr

Acropolis Walk

A short walk to the top of the Acropolis a prominent limestone and schist peak in central Athens topped with an ancient citadel which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and houses the world famous Parthenon. Views of Athens.

Very Hard
19.5 km return
2 days

Mt Olympus

A 2 day hike/scramble to the roof of Greece and the home of Zeus.

Walks in Crete

(Greece)
Hard
12.8 km
6 hrs

Samaria Gorge

The Samaria Gorge is the longest in Europe at 18km and the walk is one of the main sights on the island of Crete in Greece.