Hiking | Florian Neukirchen

Vârful Moldoveanu

Hike from Balea Lake on the Transfăgărăşan Road to the highest mountain in Romania

The Pyrenean Haute Route (HRP)

Trekking from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean across the Pyrenees on the Haute randonnée pyrénéenne (HPR)

HRP part 5: The last mountains before the Mediterranean Sea

Between L’Hospitalet-pres-I’Andorre and Banyuls-sur-Mer, the HRP leads over Pic Carlit and Canigou and then over numerous hills to the Mediterranean Sea

HRP part 4: On lonely trails to Andorra

From Salardú to L’Hospitalet-pres-I’Andorre, the HRP runs through the farthest corner of Catalonia and through Andorra

HRP part 3: Crossing high passes

Between Parzán and Salardú are the highest mountains of the Pyrenees and the highest passes of the HRP

HRP part 2: Crossing the Pyrénées National Park

On the HRP from Lescun to Parzán with Vignemale, Gavarnie and Pic du Midi d’Osseau.

HRP part 1: From the beach to the mountains

Between Hendaye and Lescun, the HRP leads over green hills and finally through a whimsical karst landscape

Autumn in Saxon Switzerland

A short photo trip in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to Bastei, Königsstein and Schrammsteine.

Hiking the gorges of the Black Forest on the Schuchtensteig Trek

The long-distance hiking trail leads in 6 stages through the Wutach Gorge and through smaller gorges in the Southern Black Forest

Traversing Corsica on the GR20

Hike across the island on one of the most beautiful treks in Europe through the wild mountains of Corsica.

Upper Harz Water Regale

Walks along the channels and ponds once created for mining in the Harz Mountains

Traversing the High Tatras

Hiking through a small but fine high mountain range from Poland to Slovakia: In 3 days past the lake Morskie Oko, over the via ferrata Orla Perć and to the peaks Rysy and Kôprovský štít.

The Scottish mountains of the Cairngorms reminded one Sámi so much of his homeland that in the 1940s he released reindeer from Lapland, which we actually encountered. Here are some of the highest mountains in Britain, mostly rounded knolls and relatively flat plateaus, with a harsh climate and sparse vegetation. On some mountains there are … Continue reading “Hike in the Cairngorms”

Glen Coe

Hike to the Hidden Valley in the former Caldera (Scotland)

Iztaccíhuatl

On the third highest mountain in Mexico with a magnificent view of Popocatépetl

Nevado de Toluca

Traverse of the crest of the fourth-highest mountain in Mexico with a view of two crater lakes

El Chichón

Hike to the green crater lake of the active volcano in Chiapas (Mexico)

At the Prebisch Gate (Pravčická brána) in Bohemian Switzerland

A day hike combines the impressive rock arch in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains with a boat trip through the Edmundsklamm gorge.

At the Gulf of Porto (Corsica)

Hikes along the most beautiful bay of the beautiful island with Calanche di Piana, Cabo d’Orto, Capu Rossu, Monte Senino.

Hiking the Verdon Gorge

On the Sentier Martel through the “Grand Canyon of the Alps”, one of the deepest and most beautiful gorges in Europe (France)

Komovi

Hike in the Mountains of Montenegro

Bay of Kotor

The “Fjord” of the Balkans in Montenegro: Hikes and Old Towns

Durmitor

Mountains in Montenegro

Ben Nevis and neighbouring Munros

Hiking in the mountains of Scotland

Orkney Islands

Seastacks and stone circles on the islands in the north of Scotland

Everest Three Passes Trek

Trek over the passes Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La to Everest Basecamp, and to vantage points such as Gokyo Ri, Ngozumba Tse, Kala Patthar and Chhukhung Ri.

Langtang-Trek and Gosainkund

The Langtang Valley, in the mountain range closest to Kathmandu, is the destination of this popular trek in Nepal. Vantage points such as Tsergo Ri, Kyanjin Ri and Morimoto Base Camp are worthwhile, with views of large glaciers and some six-thousand-metre peaks. A side trip leads to the Gosainkund mountain lakes.

From Kandersteg to Grindelwald: Trekking in the Bernese Oberland

5-day hike in Switzerland: Kandersteg via Oeschinensee, Blümlisalphütte, Sefinafurgga to Mürren (cable car); Kleine Scheidegg, Eigertrek, Grindelwald (cable car), First to Schynige Platte

Hike around Cerro Castillo

The most famous mountain on the Carretera Austral in the remote south of Chile looks like a fairy-tale castle; on a hike there are mountain lakes and viewpoints to discover

Perito Moreno National Park and trek to Cerro San Lorenzo

Lonely wilderness, Patagonia as you imagine it: The scarcely visited national park in Argentina offers impressive views and solitude and the third highest mountain in Patagonia towers above the steppe as a wall of ice and rock

Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego

Hikes at the “End of the World”: Views, bays and bogs in Tierra del Fuego National Park (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

Torres del Paine Cirquit

The Cirquit, a complete circumnavigation of Torres del Paine including the “W”, is the most famous trek in Patagonia (Chile)

Trek to Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy

Hunting for the best light at the most beautiful vantage points at the foot of the famous granite mountains in Patagonia (Argentina)

Bariloche

Hikes in the hinterland of the “Argentinian Saint Moritz” (Nahuel Huapi Traverse and Cirquito Chico)

Villarrica and Huerquenes

A view into the crater of Villarrica and a hike to lakes and araucaria (lake district in Patagonia, Chile)

Puyehue

Tracing the latest volcanic eruption in Chile

Brenta: Via Ferrata Sentiero Bocchette

The Brenta, the continuation of the Dolomites beyond the Adige Valley, is famous for the via ferrata that leads across it: the Sentiero Bocchette. However the summits are consistently bypassed, but it is a beautifully exposed path, from hut to hut over rocky ledges and up and down ladders. It consists of several sections, each … Continue reading “Brenta: Via Ferrata Sentiero Bocchette”

Dolomites High Route n. 9

Two-week long-distance trek across the Dolomites

Rügen

Chalk cliffs in Jasmund National Park

La Palma: Hiking Ruta de los Volcanes and Ruta de la Cresteria (GR 131)

The GR 131 hiking trail on La Palma combines the Ruta de los Volcanes with the Ruta de la Cresteria for a four-day hike, an island crossing that is scenically and geologically spectacular (Canary Islands, Spain)

Traverse of Teide and Pico Viejo

The most beautiful way to climb Teide is to traverse Montaña Blanca, Teide and Pico Viejo with an overnight stay at the Refugio de Altavista

Roraima Tepui

Hike into the “Lost World” of the Roraima Tepui: a table mountain on the Gran Sabana in Venezuela, with bizarre rock formations, endemic species and a lot of rainfall

Folds of the Morcles nappe

Hike to the most beautiful folds of the Alps, which not only gives insights into the geology of the mountains (folds, overthrusts, nappes), but also beautiful views of the mountains.

Tour du Mont Blanc

Trekking around the Mont Blanc massif: the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) is justifiably one of the best-known treks in the Alps.

Glarus Thrust and Bregaglia Granite

Short geological excursion in Switzerland

Alpamayo Trek

Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru: In 10 days around Alpamayo and its beautiful neighbours

Trek around the Cordillera Huayhuash

Coloured mountain lakes, glistening glaciers, in 10 days around the spectacular Cordillera Huayhuash in northern Peru

Trekking at Chimborazo

Three days hiking on the north side of Chimborazo (Ecuador)

Climbing Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi National Park in Ecuador: climb Cotopaxi and hike on Rumiñahui

Norwegian Fjords

The most beautiful fjords in Norway: Viewpoints like Preikestolen on the Lysfjord, views of the Geirangerfjord, hikes high above Eidfjord and Nærøyfjord.

Rondane and Jotunheimen

Hike to Storronden in Rondane National Park and a trek over the Besseggen Ridge and across Jotunheimen National Park to the Fannaråken hut (Norway).

Sarek

Trek across the inaccessible Sarek National Park in the heart of Lapland, Sweden

Lofoten

Trip to Lofoten, islands in Norway with rugged mountains, fjords and fishing villages — hikes to viewpoints and mountain peaks

Hiking the Malerweg through Saxon Switzerland

Multi-day hike through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Trekking Mount Kaçkar

The Pontic Mountains, which stretch along the coast in the north of Turkey, have their highest heights just before Georgia, before turning into the Lesser Caucasus (see also The Formation of Mountains). The Kaçkar Mountains are also called the Pontic Alps; dark, rocky crests, needles of granite, blue cirque lakes, boulder fields. I could imagine … Continue reading “Trekking Mount Kaçkar”