10 Roads worth walking at least once in your life

Many have long enjoyed comfortable travel, with convenient flights, hotels and other all-inclusive services. But the true spirit of adventure appears only when traveling with a backpack on your shoulders. This is how you can really get to know another country, test your strength and feel like a part of our beautiful Land.

We have collected for you the most amazing hiking trails around the world.

The Haiku Trail, or the so—called Stairway to Heaven, is an iconic 4,000-step extreme route on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It was made by the American military during World War II to get to the antennas located on the hills. Local authorities close the dangerous staircase from time to time, but there are no fewer people willing to climb it. Yes, if you’re going there, remember — it’s better not to look down.

On the island of Shikoku, all the charm of ancient Japan has been preserved intact. Therefore, not only Buddhist pilgrims in conical hats, but also crowds of tourists walk along the road leading across the island. The route takes two whole months, and during this long walk you can see 88 ancient Buddhist temples with the most beautiful Japanese gardens and find peace in your soul.

The ancient road built by the Incas has survived for almost 6 centuries, and today local guides lead tourists along it. The road dives into the jungle, then climbs high into the mountains, and at the end a real revelation awaits — the “city in the sky”, the holy city of the Inca empire Machu Picchu.

Lapland, the land of the Snow Queen, is not a fairy tale, but the landscapes here are of fabulous beauty. You can get to know its wild northern nature in Sarek National Park. Sweden’s highest mountains, rivers, glaciers, the northern lights and an indescribable sense of freedom await travelers here.

An all—inclusive vacation is not all that Turkey has to offer. She’s cooler than we used to think. The Lycian trail will reveal the wonders of this country: from azure desert coves to tombs in the rocks, which were left almost 3 millennia ago by the inhabitants of ancient Lycia.

The Bay of Lights got its name because of the unusual color of the coastal rocks covered with bright orange lichen. The four-day route goes along the coast with its unrealistically beautiful views that you will not find anywhere else in the world: white sand, huge orange boulders and an azure ocean.

The famous Australian route passes through the most beautiful places of Tasmania, past high mountain peaks, lakes with crystal clear water, waterfalls and heather fields. Wombats, echidnas, kangaroos and other funny local animals are included.

Pilgrims used to walk along this road in the Middle Ages to worship the grave of the patron saint of Spain, the Apostle James. Nowadays, the route has become popular again, and Paolo Coelho’s “Diary of a Magician” played a significant role in this. Today, not only pilgrims walk along it, but also all those who strive for self—knowledge – this is a kind of symbolic road to themselves. In the end, many people make tattoos in the form of a shell, a symbol of the Way of St. James, as a souvenir.

Zion is a jumble of rocks and stone plateaus, cut by deep canyons and bizarre tunnels. And all this is painted in different colors: pink, orange, red, emerald and blue. In this fantastic place, it’s hard to believe that you’re on planet Earth.

No one has ever returned the same from this trip around the Annapurna mountain range. Nepal is the most majestic mountains in the world, the deepest gorges in the world, Buddhist temples and places of power lost in the mountains.

Источник