8 Best Backpacking Trips Around the World

Astro · Apr 26th 2021, 9:41pm

How mant have you done?
How many would you like to do?

travelandleisure.com/trip-idea…ng-trips-around-the-world

odd man out · Apr 26th 2021, 10:42pm

Not done any.
My picks of these would be GC R2R, Kilimanjaro, Mt Blanc, and New Zealand.
I would add trekking the Mountains of northern Sweden, and the Khumu/Solukhumbu region of Nepal (already read those guidebooks).

LIhikers · Apr 27th 2021, 9:30am

I have to offer up my own opinion. The best backpacking trip in the world is the one you are on when you are on one.

odd man out · Apr 27th 2021, 2:29pm

I should have added Isle Royale. That is also on my short list for next trips (along with Grand Canyon). The international trips are less likely to happen very soon, if ever. The exception is Sweden. The combination of easy logistics and spectacular destination makes it hard to resist.
And the Northern Circuit Route on Killimanjaro would be much preferred over the Lemoshu route.

max.patch · Apr 27th 2021, 3:20pm

I'm in Tucson a couple times a year so one of these trips I'm sure I'll end up doing the GC Rim to Rim.

The international hike that has my most interest is the Pennine Way in England.

TBH there are more than enough hikes in our own country to keep me busy without going overseas; I'm sure most of my time on any international trips would be spent on more intellectual pursuits specific to the area with some day hikes thrown in.

odd man out · Apr 27th 2021, 8:37pm

max.patch wrote:

...I'm sure most of my time on any international trips would be spent on more intellectual pursuits specific to the area with some day hikes thrown in.

Up to now, all my overseas trips are with my wife who doesn't backpack so we see lots of museums. But we probably put in 5 miles in the Uffizi

IMScotty · Apr 30th 2021, 7:55am

odd man out wrote:

Up to now, all my overseas trips are with my wife who doesn't backpack so we see lots of museums. But we probably put in 5 miles in the Uffizi

What? No David?

odd man out · Apr 30th 2021, 1:06pm

IMScotty wrote:

odd man out wrote:

Up to now, all my overseas trips are with my wife who doesn't backpack so we see lots of museums. But we probably put in 5 miles in the Uffizi

What? No David?

David is in another museum, The Academia. It's actually quite small so you can get through that one pretty quickly. Many people go just to see David, but we rather like their room of paintings too. A few nice Perugino's.

IMScotty · Feb 9th 2023, 9:23am

Here is another list of places to try...

thediscoverer.com/blog/6-all-a…17471740&ST=RF_A&append=1

I have done zero on this list

Astro · Feb 9th 2023, 10:32am

IMScotty wrote:

Here is another list of places to try...

thediscoverer.com/blog/6-all-a…17471740&ST=RF_A&append=1

I have done zero on this list

Driven a little on a few of these. But never a full road trip. Potential for trying with wife after retirement.

odd man out · Feb 9th 2023, 2:37pm

We do a fall color tour every year, usually the third weekend of October. The UP is great, but a bit far for a weekend so we go up to Sleeping Bear Dunes area. M22 is probably the most famous road for fall color tours in MI.

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