[at-l] Long Distance Hiking Around the World

[KAB@concordia-ny.edu (Kurt Bodling)]

Topher et al.,

Here's a web site that has tons of links to tons of trails; some
commercial sites, yes, but also personal pages from hikers all over
the world, and organizational ones, too (though I haven't spotted
the ATC site, hmmm).

http://www.traildatabase.org/

It's a big world, and somebody's got to hike it!

concordia

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> Message: 20
> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 16:51:26 -0500
> From: Topher Hughes <topher_hughes@earthlink.net>
> To: AT-L@backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [at-l] RE: No Hunting?
>
> Ok, Im hoping to maybe hijack this thread onto a more pleasant subject we
> all enjoy, namely, long distance hiking. Does anyone know the status of
> long distance hiking trails in other countries? Know of good resources to
> learn more? Im starting to do some research now on whats probably a
> nearly-impossible (for legal reasons) hike: from singapore to the british
> channel. I've really just started researching recently (have bought books
> to read, but havent gotten around to reading them yet). Im also very
> interested in wandering around in central/south america, oceania, etc.
>
> SO - whats the status for the rest of the world? 1st-world,
> 2nd-world,3rd-world, I dont really care...communist, democracy,
> totalitarian, anarchist, matriarcy,etc....im not interested in the
> people or the governments for right now, just in the nature thats out
> there. Once I feel like I've started to digest the possibilities of
> nature, then, and only then, will I begin to worry about the people along
> the way - I think I'll have a much easier time there. I want to wander all
> over the globe for a while, and enjoy this beautiful planet we have, to
> see the sites from all sides, to experience winter in june, and 24 hours
> of daylight.
>
> you get the idea. =-)
>