On Trails Worth Hiking, we bring you the most interesting backpacking and trekking routes in the world. Every trail has a story. In the first part of each episode, we tell you the stories behind the trail. In the second part, we tell you how to hike the trail. In each episode, guests who have hiked the trail join Jeremy, our host, to talk about the experience of hiking it. Join us on each episode as we hear the story, then hike the trail.
Subscribe:.rss.atom.json.md.m3u.pls
Live Last read · last published · next check
Saves to your Listen queue, to pick up on another day or another device.
Listener Brett Bauch joins Jeremy to discuss this relatively new trail that crosses the entire country of Liechtenstein in less than a week. The trail takes hikers through the Upper Rhine Valley in the heart of the Alps. The trail winds through all 11 municipalities of this European monarchy, where hikers will see castles, walk on a roman road, and pass through quaint villages. And of course…
Listener Kevin Morgan joins Jeremy to talk about his hike of the Gerard Hiking Trail in Northwestern Pennsylvania's Oil Creek State Park. This loop hike takes backpackers on a 36-mile adventure through not only a beautiful wilderness, but also through the remnants of the world's first oil boom. To make things more interesting, Kevin tells us how he hiked this trail in the dead of winter. And…
Emma Fry of Vegan Adventure Holidays joins Jeremy to talk about her solo thru hike of more than 600 miles on England's South West Coast Path. England's longest national trail takes hikers along the bucolic, yet rugged and challenging coastline of the southwest peninsula of Britain. And Jeremy gives us the colorful history of Cornwall and the surrounding areas, including how its mining past…
In this episode we hear about two very different ways to design a local wilderness adventure in the same area. Jeremy recounts his local backpacking adventure in Marin County, California, and listeners Janna and Grant Glaze describe their own lodge-to-lodge adventure in the same area, which they hiked with their toddler son, Summit. Jeremy also talks through some of the factors to consider in…
Nutritionist and naturopath, Steph Watts, joins Jeremy to talk about the Larapinta Trail, a long-distance trail of more than 200 kilometers in the remote outback of Australia's Northern Territory. This trail takes hikers through a picturesque desert region of red rock, mountains, and gorges. To donate to the Alzheimer's Society in support of Mick Donaldson's Pacific Crest Trail thru hike attempt:…
Seismologist Harry Kuril joins Jeremy to talk about Harry's thru hike of the Transcaucasian Trail through the countries of Armenia and Georgia in the South Caucasus. On this epic adventure along a newly-developed long-distance trail, hikers cross forest, mountains, canyons, pastoral lands, farms, local villages, and cultural heritage sites. The South Caucasus are a fascinating crossroads between…
Not all the best adventures are deep in the wilderness. Join Jeremy as he hikes on an urban adventure from his home to the house he grew up in. And learn how you too can design a multi-day urban adventure that is personally meaningful and every bit as adventurous as a backcountry trip. 10% off backpacking meals at Outdoor Herbivore (TWH10P): https://outdoorherbivore.com/ 20% off at Highlander Big…
Photographer William Armstrong joins Jeremy to discuss the Cottonwood-Marble Canyon Loop hike in Death Valley National Park. This hike takes backpackers off trail through three desert canyons in the largest national park in the contiguous United States. And Jeremy tells us how Death Valley got its ominous name. William Armstrong's photography: https://www.wta.photography/ Outdoor Herbivore, our…
Dorji Dhradhul, former Director General of the Tourism Council of Bhutan, joins Jeremy to talk about the Trans Bhutan Trail, a newly redeveloped historical trail of more than 400 kilometers that crosses the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan from west to east. Dorji also informs Jeremy about Bhutan's high value, low volume tourism policy, and how it impacts travel to Bhutan and the experience trekkers…
Aaron Reinke and Penney Gilbert join Jeremy to talk about their hike of the Long Range Traverse in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada. This route takes hikers across a wild and trailless landscape of alpine scenery, forest, gorges, and beautiful fjords. Jeremy tells us how "Newfoundland" is actually pronounced, which we learn can be a matter of life and death. And there are even…