The Best Hiking Adventures for a Real Getaway on Your Next Vacation

Whether it’s solo travel, a group trek, or a backpacking tour, Hiking Adventures really make you feel alive and more connected to the place you’re visiting.

The usual city tour just doesn’t do it for me.

I need to feel myself in a place and I do that by getting close to the land and experiencing it beneath my feet.

Woman hiking in Grand Canyon

One of the best times in my life was when I took advantage of a few weeks in between jobs and traveled across the U.S. with a good buddy. Our hiking journey took us from California to just past the Mississippi River and back.

Although this wasn’t a purely hiking adventure and we were taking a “road trip,” we stopped to camp in the afternoons and explored the landscape of each place on foot before journeying on.

Sure, we stopped at the big cities to check out the night life, maybe have a beer at ten-thirty in the morning, and see some of the sights…

party of mountaineers mount raineer washington state

But the best moments for me were being in the solitude of nature the day before, seeing for miles from the top of a peak with no name, or camping by a mountain river in the Rockies…

An adventure like this was an awesome experience that makes you feel free and alive while getting to know new places in a very intimate way.

Then… Ugh… Back to the daily grind.

Well, this is the time to plan the next hiking trip for your upcoming vacation, or even a long weekend getaway.

To that end, we have selected some of the best hiking trips the world has to offer, along with our first-hand experiences and recommendations.

Peruse… and post your own adventures!

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