A Fresh Perspective on Travel Every Day
Our slow travel series explores how you can take more mindful journeys by train, boat, bus, or bike – with tips on how to reach your no-fly destination, and what to see and do along the way. Here, Christopher GJ Cooley explains how going hiking in the Pyrenees is possible by arriving on bicycle and high-altitude train.
The Appalachian Trail is a five to seven-month, 2000-mile trek spanning Georgia to Maine. “Thru-hikers” carry their belongings and camp along the way, sometimes opting for hostels and hotels when the trail runs through a town. Given the intense terrain, which involves an elevation change of roughly 500,000 feet, only about 25% of hikers complete the journey.
Climb Kilimanjaro, trek to Machu Picchu, or hike the Appalachian trail. The world’s top hikes, climbs, and rides await.