Trails Around the World

Jan 10 2025 29 ep. 73 mins 26
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Inspiration for adventures that you can undertake yourself, and details on how to accomplish them. Focusing on long distance trails around the world: hiking, water trails (canoe/kayak/sailing), and other adventures.

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027 Building Outdoor Skills and Experience; My 2024: Everglades Challenge, Maine Coast, and Chesapeake Bay

Jan 10 2025 42 mins  
In Episode 19, Greg Stamer advised me to gain more experience and skills in small boats before joining the Everglades Challenge with my own boat. As I have said to many people: my skills as a hiker are advanced, but my skills in small boats-- especially when it came to cruising or voyaging-- were better characterized as intermediate. Having moved back to the U.S. in 2023, I set ou

026 Europe’s GR5 from the North Sea to the Mediterranean with Kathy Elkind and the Zero to Travel podcast

Mar 23 2024 66 mins  
The GR5 (Grand Randonnee Cinq) is a 1400 mile/2300km trail in Europe from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, crossing The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and France. It is a part of the longer E2 European E-Route, and its most famous section is the Grandes Traversee des Alpes, which runs 400-500 miles/ 650-800km along French-Italian border on the spine of the Alps

025 Japan’s Michinoku Coastal Trail with Christine Thuermer

Dec 20 2023 92 mins  
The Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT) is a newly-created long distance trail on Honshu’s northeast coast in Japan. It has immediately become one of Christine’s favorites among all of the trails she has ever hiked, and gave her many new experiences. The MCT’s 1000+ KM can be thru-hiked, but frequent access to train lines and towns also make logistics extremely easy, it is ideal f

024 Exciting Multihulls for Adventure Races with Vlad

Dec 13 2023 84 mins  
In March 2023, Vladimir Eremeev accomplished a great feat: he was the first person to ever complete the Everglades Challenge in a Pacific Proa, which he designed and built himself. A Pacific Proa has no bow, and uses different concepts to sail than any other boat. Vlad has a history of accomplishing great things in unorthodox boats. Join us as he explains what led him to these boa

023 Japan’s Kumano Kodo: The Kohechi with Matt and Chris

Nov 13 2023 51 mins  
Japan’s Kumano Kodo is a 1300-year-old network of sacred pilgrimage routes through remote mountains and along a beautiful coastline. The Kumano Kodo’s sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range are registered with UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The Kohechi is the second most remote and most difficult of the Kumano Kodo’s routes. Although it passes through

022b 2023 Summer Hiatus

Jul 03 2023 1 mins  
The Trails Around the World podcast will be on hiatus this summer. I am already working on new episodes, and I will return in the Fall.

022 The Haute Route Pyrenees between France and Spain with Enigma

Apr 24 2023 118 mins  
The Haute Route Pyrenees (HRP) runs along the spine of the less-crowded of Western Europe’s two major mountain ranges, between France and Spain. Stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, the HRP is one of three long distance trails traversing this range, with the GR10 and GR11 providing less challenging alternatives with their own charms. With spectacular vist

021 Winter Thruhikes on Warm Islands with Christine Thuermer: Crete and the Canary Islands

Feb 09 2023 79 mins  
Southern islands have long distance trails that can be hiked during the winter.  Christine Thuermer describes hiking on Crete and the Canary Islands during the winter season.  Both have stunning scenery as well as beautiful beaches. #christinethuermer #christinethurmer  #trailsaroundtheworld #skyking #crete #hiking #canaryislands #winterhiking #thruhiking #wintervaca

020 Canada’s Canol Heritage Trail with J.R. Harris. Spectacular scenery, wildlife, history, and challenge through 350km of remote Canadian wilderness.

Oct 31 2022 109 mins  
The Northwest Territories’ Canol Heritage Trail has spectacular scenery and wildlife, as well as interesting historical significance.  220 miles/350 kilometers long, it takes about 3 weeks to hike, and is the most remote and challenging long distance hiking trail that this podcast has ever discussed.  It is normally accessed by bush plane.  J. Robert Harris hiked t

019 Kayak circumnavigations of Iceland and Newfoundland by Greg Stamer. How to prepare for expeditions/adventures and make them a part of your life.

Jun 20 2022 91 mins  
Greg Stamer circumnavigated Iceland and Newfoundland by Kayak, and has succeeded expeditions and adventures in his life.  We discuss his expeditions, how he fits adventure into his life, and how one prepares for such expeditions and adventures. #GregStamer #Kayaking#trailsaroundtheworld #skyking #Iceland #Newfoundland #paddling #circumnavigation