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Lonely Planet Epic Hikes Of The Americas

by Lonely Planet

Lace up your hiking boots for the next in Lonely Planet's highly successful Epic Hikes series, this time exploring 50 of the Americas' most rewarding treks and trails. From Canada's longest hut-to-hut hike, the Sunshine Coast Trail, to a descent through Havasu Canyon in the USA, and the Santa Cruz Trail of northern Peru, we cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across routes that range from one-day walks to multi-day treks. 

Each of the featured hikes includes:

  • First-person accounts from writers who have completed the hike
  • Challenge level grading: easy / harder / epic
  • Inspirational photography, maps and practical information to follow in the writer's footsteps
  • Orientation toolkit: when is the best time of year to hike, how to get there, special equipment required
  • Expert travel advice: where to stay, recommended tours, the best places to eat
  • Suggestions for similar hikes

50 epic hikes across the Americas, including:

  • The Chilkoot Trail, Alaska (USA)
  • Joshua Tree Trail, California (USA)
  • Highline Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana (USA)
  • Halawa Valley, Hawaii (USA)
  • Wonderland Trail, Washington (USA) 
  • Huemul Circuit, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Argentina)
  • The Black Rock Lodge Summit Hike (Belize)
  • Wild Pacific Trail (Canada)
  • Isla Navarino (Chile)
  • Tayrona National Park (Colombia)
  • Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica)
  • Comandancia de la Plata and Pico Turquino (Cuba)
  • Boiling Lake Hike (Dominica)
  • Quilotoa Loop (Ecuador)
  • The Arctic Circle Trail (Greenland)
  • Camino del Cobre (Mexico)
  • Santa Cruz Trail (Peru)

With a vibrant cover illustrated by Ross Murray, this beautiful hardback continues this collectible series. Whether you're a seasoned hiker, a novice embarking on your very first trek, or looking for a gift to suit an adventurer in your life, Epic Hikes of the Americaswill inspire a lifetime of epic journeys on foot. 

About Lonely Planet:Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

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Pages:

320

Published:

1 May 2022

Format

Hardback

Publisher

Lonely Planet Global Limited

Imprint

Lonely Planet

ISBN:

9781838695057

Lace up your hiking boots for the next in Lonely Planet's highly successful Epic Hikes series, this time exploring 50 of the Americas' most rewarding treks and trails. From Canada's longest hut-to-hut hike, the Sunshine Coast Trail, to a descent through Havasu Canyon in the USA, and the Santa Cruz Trail of northern Peru, we cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across routes that range from one-day walks to multi-day treks. 

Each of the featured hikes includes:

  • First-person accounts from writers who have completed the hike
  • Challenge level grading: easy / harder / epic
  • Inspirational photography, maps and practical information to follow in the writer's footsteps
  • Orientation toolkit: when is the best time of year to hike, how to get there, special equipment required
  • Expert travel advice: where to stay, recommended tours, the best places to eat
  • Suggestions for similar hikes

50 epic hikes across the Americas, including:

  • The Chilkoot Trail, Alaska (USA)
  • Joshua Tree Trail, California (USA)
  • Highline Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana (USA)
  • Halawa Valley, Hawaii (USA)
  • Wonderland Trail, Washington (USA) 
  • Huemul Circuit, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Argentina)
  • The Black Rock Lodge Summit Hike (Belize)
  • Wild Pacific Trail (Canada)
  • Isla Navarino (Chile)
  • Tayrona National Park (Colombia)
  • Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica)
  • Comandancia de la Plata and Pico Turquino (Cuba)
  • Boiling Lake Hike (Dominica)
  • Quilotoa Loop (Ecuador)
  • The Arctic Circle Trail (Greenland)
  • Camino del Cobre (Mexico)
  • Santa Cruz Trail (Peru)

With a vibrant cover illustrated by Ross Murray, this beautiful hardback continues this collectible series. Whether you're a seasoned hiker, a novice embarking on your very first trek, or looking for a gift to suit an adventurer in your life, Epic Hikes of the Americaswill inspire a lifetime of epic journeys on foot. 

About Lonely Planet:Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

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