TrailTrack routes

Visit Zolotarnoye, Zelyony and Pikantny during one mountain journey with returns to familiar lake approaches. Explore different saddles without adding Dinosaur Peak’s ascent.

The woodland link to Im Boden offers a more intimate passage through the rear valley. It fits a walking day focused on small bends and changes of woodland light.

This walk links a pastoral meadow with a woodland descent to Zakopane’s outskirts. As the closing section of a Kopieniec outing, it lets open meadow surroundings gradually give way to the forest and the return to Cyrhla.

Examine Narcissus Spring, Väinämöinen and the Chinese Bridges, then explore the island fortifications if access is confirmed. Monrepos combines intimate park objects with the historical outer side of Tverdysh Island.

Follow the specific Kairakty direction and the Avalyak ridge’s northern mountain side. The long eastern approach ends beside Iremel’s high paths and differs from the southern Baysakalovo direction.

Discover Paravani and the villages of the Javakheti highland, then explore the forested Nunisi region. Rework the border section first: the old continuous crossing is impermissible, while separate permitted walks may form the basis of a rewarding longer journey.

Clot Raffin and the old mule path reveal the working side of Emparis. Look beyond the mountains to how people reached the hay meadows and brought the harvest back to their village.

Explore northern England through contrasting layers of history: Aesica’s Roman earthworks, the low stone remains at Sewingshields and Newcastle’s contemporary Chinatown. Sycamore Gap also recalls how vulnerable familiar landscapes can be: protected regrowth now occupies the site of the famous mature tree. Once the road connections are revised, these places offer meaningful stops worth dismounting and spending time at.

Walk from upper Kamenka to a small mountain lake and enjoy the water without adding other summits. It provides a clear separate destination for a group already in the mountains.

Sa Capelleta gives the walk a particular focus: a small chapel worth examining closely rather than a long list of museum stops. Its modernist design and history belong to the local community. If you arrange access, the grotto-like interior adds another reason to linger; when the door is closed, the exterior remains a worthwhile stop along the way.

Beshenka Pool gives a small woodland outing above the village a definite destination. Descending provides a gentle conclusion to the river visit without continuing towards high lakes or waterfalls.

Spend several touring days between Vinstra’s river, the summer-farm gravel road Jotunheimvegen and mountainous Slettefjellvegen. Southern loops offer additional exploration of Golsfjellet when nights and departure from Høyme’s surroundings are planned.

Platthorn offers a high-summit perspective on Zermatt’s western surroundings, with Obergabelhorn’s rock ridges and Wellenkuppe’s snow formations especially striking in clear weather. The summit and its open panorama are the main reward. Choose the ascent when prepared for an Alpine path and with the lower approach already organised.

Connect lakeside scenery, John Ruskin’s history and the Langdale valleys in one substantial journey. Coniston Water, stony roads around Tilberthwaite and the river at Woodburn Bridge provide particularly distinctive contrasts. This variant allows time at interesting places for those prepared for a long day, return branches and separate walking sections.

Choose the contrast between Es Figueral’s stone remains and the town churches of Inca and Muro. Compare Sant Domingo and Santa Maria la Major in Inca; find Santa Anna and two wayside crosses in Muro. Ermites del Raiguer names a broader cycling itinerary. This outing has its own stops, so visits to the hilltop sanctuaries need separate planning.

The walk unfolds around a clear destination: Dombay, the wooded approach, the named camp and the waterfall. It offers a view of the gorge without promising a glacier excursion. A memorial to a century of Soviet mountaineering beside the lower road also connects the outing with the climbing heritage of Dombay.

At Alpine Lounge, observations from the meadow can be compared with explanations about animals, plants, snow and ice. The themed path encourages careful attention to nature without promising a marmot encounter.

Experience Ben Nevis beyond an ascent and descent on a single slope. The summit memorial, exposed arête and northern glen make a substantial mountain day, while the succession of Càrn Mòr Dearg and Càrn Dearg Meadhonach gives the circle its distinctive shape. It offers most to groups comfortable on exposed rocky ridges and with sufficient energy for a further ascent.

Meet Ala-Kul after the ascent from Keldike and follow the transition from open high country to a wooded valley. Altyn-Arashan adds a distinct stop at the hot springs when a visit has been arranged in advance.

Link Marble Waterfall and Lake with a definite saddle, a named rocky field and two separate upper lakes. The contrast between wooded Tushkanchik and Minotaur’s Labyrinth gives this passage a distinct character.

Volcanic rock and Black Pyramid’s distinctive form give it a definite mountain identity. Exploring the rocky massif is rewarding with appropriate preparation and an agreed visiting format.

Link Old Diklo and Omalo in a walking day, see the ruins beside the beginning and cross the Pirikitis Alazani valley. Shenako offers a pause for local architecture between the two mountain settlements.

The atsanguar adds human history to the mountain walk. Seasonal meadow life and a real archaeological feature beside the path give the outing a distinct focus.

This Likani outing brings its named river valley and enclosing woodland into one mountain day. Choose it for an introduction to the national park beyond central Borjomi, with time to walk the entire forest passage.