Hikes I’ve Done

Three days circling an active volcano – the Crossing’s famous day, minus the crowds.

My honest ranking of every one of New Zealand’s flagship multi-day tracks.

Four days from beech forest to nikau palms on the wild West Coast.

Golden sand and turquoise water – the Great Walk you can almost do in jandals.

Wild hot pools under the Southern Alps. Maybe the best overnight in the South Island.

A short, sharp climb to a hanging glacier – day trip, or a night camped up top.

Stone staircases and a summit scramble a couple of hours from Auckland.

An easy overnighter with a sunset view back across the whole Coromandel.

A long, leg-burning ridge walk to a lighthouse at the end of the world.

The Great Walk you paddle – five days down the river by canoe.

Dome Ridge, crater-lake views, and the odd reminder that it’s still an active volcano.

A sharp little climb above Taupo for the best sunset on the central plateau.

Giant dunes and empty beaches at the very top of the North Island.

Ancient pilgrimage trails through cedar forest, onsen villages and mountain shrines.

Eight days up the roof of Africa via the Lemosho route – my full day-by-day.

Two weeks of trekking to 5,364m and the foot of the highest mountain on earth.

A brutal, beautiful volcano trek to a crater lake on Lombok.

A pre-dawn scramble for sunrise above the clouds – Bali’s classic hike.

A midnight climb up 5,500 steps to a sacred summit and a sunrise shadow.

16km down Europe’s longest gorge, from mountain pines to the Libyan Sea.