Walking The Worlds Most Exceptional Trails

This ultimate guide features the world's twenty-five best walking vacations, chosen for their unusual location, spectacular scenery, and awesome wildlife. This selection offers a great range of diversity, adventure, and discovery. From the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to the West Highland Way in Scotland to Nova Scotia and the Fundy Isles in Canada, there are exceptional walks presented here for hikers of all ages and abilities. Included in this collection of healthy and fun holidays is the Patagonia walk across the Argentina-Chile border, which traverses mountain paths and passes through pampas grass and nearby glaciers. Another singular trail on the Paths of Pindos in Greece is situated in one of Europe's finest wilderness areas, where bears and eagles dwell on the hillsides and meadows -- full of wildflowers and butterflies -- are edged by rustic villages.