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Dream Hike

Postby Avid Hiker38 » Sat 22 Nov, 2014 2:09 pm

I thought I would start a thread on your dream hikes.

If you had no time or money constraints what would be:

The 1 Trail in Australia that you would Hike?
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The 1 Track from anywhere in the world you would Hike?

I would hike the South Coast Track in Tasmania and the Everest Base Camp Trek. They both look like a fun but challenging adventure
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby sim1oz » Mon 24 Nov, 2014 7:36 pm

If time and money were not constraints, I would spend a year or two doing the Big Lap around Australia doing every bushwalk, climb and kayak I could find along the way. Then I'd head overseas and travel each continent... and then... oh that's right, it's only a dream ;-)
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby Avid Hiker38 » Tue 25 Nov, 2014 1:25 pm

If only sim1oz :D
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby whitefang » Tue 25 Nov, 2014 11:38 pm

Not sure about my dream walk in Australia, but it would probably be exploring Tasmania. As for international it would be the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Dream Hike

Postby RonK » Wed 26 Nov, 2014 12:28 pm

Internationally there are so many I would like to do, but since forced to pick only one it would the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine circuit in Patagonia.

Locally - yeah probably the South Coast Track for me too.
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby GPSGuided » Wed 26 Nov, 2014 12:34 pm

As discussed not too long ago, my present dream is the Mt Kalash Circuit.
Just move it!
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby Avid Hiker38 » Wed 26 Nov, 2014 6:12 pm

The Torres del Paine circuit looks amazing, will have to add it to the long list of future hikes
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby roysta » Thu 27 Nov, 2014 7:27 pm

The Huayhuash, Peru, magnificent.
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Dream Hike

Postby RonK » Thu 27 Nov, 2014 8:40 pm

Avid Hiker38 wrote:The Torres del Paine circuit looks amazing, will have to add it to the long list of future hikes

And of course whilst in Patagonia it would worthwhile to visit the Perito Moreno glacier and also Monte Fitzroy - the silhouette of which forms the Mountain Designs logo.
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby Travis22 » Fri 28 Nov, 2014 12:45 pm

Walking freely across every inch possible of Arnhemland NT. Id just like to see and feel it all.

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Re: Dream Hike

Postby maysfire » Fri 28 Nov, 2014 6:17 pm

After returning to the enjoyment of bushwalking after a 30 year hiatus, the Larapinta Trail in 2016 (restored fitness permitting) is a definite dream.
OS. The John Muir Trail in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAG2xURyvtY
would be another dream hike for me...
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby Will305 » Fri 28 Nov, 2014 7:50 pm

Probably Carnarvon Gorge in Queensland and the Yukon loop in Alaska
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby MartyGwynne » Fri 28 Nov, 2014 8:42 pm

I like to walk the south west Cape (Tassie) in good weather and take a week - 10 days to do it.
Overseas would have to be South Is NZ or Patagonia for a few months.
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby neil_fahey » Thu 04 Dec, 2014 11:07 am

Larapinta is probably my Aussie number 1.

As for overseas, I've always wanted to see the Northern Lights but had never looked into it that much. Then I read this article the other day. It's taken number 1 position for international hikes.
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby walkerchris77 » Thu 04 Dec, 2014 11:59 am

A bit boring but id like to walk along the dingo fence. Not all of it cause is 5600km long. Id need to lose a few kgs.
Over seas probably Scotland and its castles. Eye !!!
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby vicrev » Thu 04 Dec, 2014 2:08 pm

Venice to Rome to Santiago to Paris..... After that ,If I was lucky enough to still be on this earth...Paris to Oslo.....and on .......and on.......I know ,dream on Vicrev
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby Eljimberino » Thu 04 Dec, 2014 2:48 pm

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Re: Dream Hike

Postby Avid Hiker38 » Fri 05 Dec, 2014 5:03 pm

There's too many great tracks - also add the Tour du Mont Blanc, France, Italy and Switzerland, who could resist
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby ofuros » Sun 07 Dec, 2014 11:01 am

Australia......Koolpin to Twinfalls or Jim Jim falls. Kakadu, Northern Territory.
In the Dry first, then again in the Wet. Anywhere from a week to 3week duration, depends on goal & route taken.

Overseas....Mt Kinabalu. Sabah, Malaysia.
Past by on my way to the Hot springs & the Orangutan sanctuary years ago and regret not
taking the time to climb it.
Mountain views are good for my soul...& getting to them is good for my waistline !
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby JohnStrider » Mon 29 Dec, 2014 7:16 am

Matamata to Mt Ngauruhoe aka Hobbiton to Mordor ;)
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Re: Dream Hike

Postby perfectlydark » Tue 30 Dec, 2014 9:01 pm

Nice!!!
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