Backpacker has posted a few simple tips to help us go fast and light even on our day hikes. I tend to generally go light when I day hike regardless, but it never hurts to have ... the attention turns to our feet, where heavy boots can really put a crimp in your all day hikes. Sometimes even light hikers are too much if the trail is well defined and smooth, which is why Backpacker recommends the Hi- ...

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The Best Easy Day Hikes in Orange County by Randy Vogel was published by Morris Book Publishing in 1999 ... County hiker. This book provides the reader with a multitude of day hikes that require a minimal amount of physical excursion to ... full price at the bookstore and 2) this book has all of the local hikes that I either previously enjoyed or always wanted to enjoy. Now that I have The Best Easy Day ...

... web site that as of next spring they will have 5 self-guided hikes, all of about 30km, however the hikes can be combined to create much longer or shorter hikes. Walking Dordogne will supply the walkers with a detailed map and a hand held GPS with all the routes ... / drink, accommodation if needed and lots more.Details about the hikes, or prices were not mentioned on their site.The original article ...

Rick McCharles at BestHike put together a list of the 10 best hikes in the world, per his opinion.  I think he has good hikes on the list.  However, I would definitely put Macchu Picchu (Peru) and Patagonia (Chile) up there.  But ... USA Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Annapurna Circuit, Nepal TMB (Tour de Mont Blanc), Europe Overland Track, Tasmania Oh yeah, the list is a little old.  But hikes are hikes.