Maddalena Stendardi is a journalist and has worked for travel magazines as an editor for more than 20 years. She also founded the site Ecoturismonline in 2010, which she still manages and is dedicated to travels, itineraries and places that have characteristics of eco-sustainability, beside two others online magazines on travels and food.

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• INTRODUCTION 4ITINERARIES ON FOOT 10Laugavegur Trail, Iceland 14Karhunkierros Trail, Finland 18West Highland Way, Scotland (United Kingdom) 24Hadrian's Wall Path, Great Britain (United Kingdom) 30Hiking in the Black Forest, Germany 34Jura Crest Trail, Switzerland 38Fishermen's Trail, Portugal 44Sentiero del Brigante Trail, Italy 48Gozo Coastal Walk, Malta 52Andros Route, Greece 58From Chefchaouen to Bab Taza, Morocco 62Sinai Trail (Darb Sina), Egypt 68Israel National Trail, Israel 72Cirque de Mafate, La Réunion (France) 80Lost Coast Trail, California (USA) 84Parque Nacional Corcovado, Costa Rica 88Apu Ausangate Trek, Peru 92Torres del Paine W Trek, Chile 96El Chaltén–Laguna Torre, Argentina 102Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 108Trekking in the Altai Mountains, Russia 112Shin-etsu Trail, Japan 116Tiger Leaping Gorge, China 122From Ganden to Samye, Tibet (China) 126Annapurna Circuit, Nepal 130Owl Trek, Bhutan 138Cape to Cape Track: From Cape Naturalisteto Cape Leeuwin, Australia 144CANOE AND KAYAK ITINERARIES 150Canoeing Around Dalsland, Sweden 152Canoeing on the Krutynia River, Poland 158Descent of the Ardèche, France 164Kayaking Around Elba, Italy 168Kayaking Through the Everglades, Florida (USA) 172Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand 178ITINERARIES ON HORSEBACK 182Sierra Nevada on Horseback, Spain 184Chemin de Stevenson, France 188Monte Catria on Horseback, Italy 194Cappadocia on Horseback, Turkey 198Lake Kol-Kogur on Horseback, Kyrgyzstan 204On Horseback in the Wilds of Yukon, Canada 208Yellowstone–Bechler River Trail, Wyoming (USA) 214Avenue of Volcanoes Trail, Ecuador 218BIKE ITINERARIES 224Lofoten Islands, Norway 226Cycling Along the Northern Ring, The Netherlands 230Lake Constance Cycle Path, Germany 234Tauern Cycle Trail, Austria 238From Nantes to La Rochelle, France 244Camino Natural Turia–Siete Aguas, Spain 250Parenzana Cycle Route, Croatia 254Great Marsh, Massachusetts (USA) 258Otago Central Rail Trail, New Zealand 262PHOTO CREDITS 270AUTHOR 272

Maddalena Stendardi is a journalist and has worked for travel magazines as an editor for more than 20 years. She also founded the site Ecoturismonline in 2010, which she still manages and is dedicated to travels, itineraries and places that have characteristics of eco-sustainability, beside two others online magazines on travels and food.

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• INTRODUCTION 4ITINERARIES ON FOOT 10Laugavegur Trail, Iceland 14Karhunkierros Trail, Finland 18West Highland Way, Scotland (United Kingdom) 24Hadrian's Wall Path, Great Britain (United Kingdom) 30Hiking in the Black Forest, Germany 34Jura Crest Trail, Switzerland 38Fishermen's Trail, Portugal 44Sentiero del Brigante Trail, Italy 48Gozo Coastal Walk, Malta 52Andros Route, Greece 58From Chefchaouen to Bab Taza, Morocco 62Sinai Trail (Darb Sina), Egypt 68Israel National Trail, Israel 72Cirque de Mafate, La Réunion (France) 80Lost Coast Trail, California (USA) 84Parque Nacional Corcovado, Costa Rica 88Apu Ausangate Trek, Peru 92Torres del Paine W Trek, Chile 96El Chaltén–Laguna Torre, Argentina 102Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 108Trekking in the Altai Mountains, Russia 112Shin-etsu Trail, Japan 116Tiger Leaping Gorge, China 122From Ganden to Samye, Tibet (China) 126Annapurna Circuit, Nepal 130Owl Trek, Bhutan 138Cape to Cape Track: From Cape Naturalisteto Cape Leeuwin, Australia 144CANOE AND KAYAK ITINERARIES 150Canoeing Around Dalsland, Sweden 152Canoeing on the Krutynia River, Poland 158Descent of the Ardèche, France 164Kayaking Around Elba, Italy 168Kayaking Through the Everglades, Florida (USA) 172Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand 178ITINERARIES ON HORSEBACK 182Sierra Nevada on Horseback, Spain 184Chemin de Stevenson, France 188Monte Catria on Horseback, Italy 194Cappadocia on Horseback, Turkey 198Lake Kol-Kogur on Horseback, Kyrgyzstan 204On Horseback in the Wilds of Yukon, Canada 208Yellowstone–Bechler River Trail, Wyoming (USA) 214Avenue of Volcanoes Trail, Ecuador 218BIKE ITINERARIES 224Lofoten Islands, Norway 226Cycling Along the Northern Ring, The Netherlands 230Lake Constance Cycle Path, Germany 234Tauern Cycle Trail, Austria 238From Nantes to La Rochelle, France 244Camino Natural Turia–Siete Aguas, Spain 250Parenzana Cycle Route, Croatia 254Great Marsh, Massachusetts (USA) 258Otago Central Rail Trail, New Zealand 262PHOTO CREDITS 270AUTHOR 272

Maddalena Stendardi is a journalist and has worked for travel magazines as an editor for more than 20 years. She also founded the site Ecoturismonline in 2010, which she still manages and is dedicated to travels, itineraries and places that have characteristics of eco-sustainability, beside two others online magazines on travels and food.

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• INTRODUCTION 4ITINERARIES ON FOOT 10Laugavegur Trail, Iceland 14Karhunkierros Trail, Finland 18West Highland Way, Scotland (United Kingdom) 24Hadrian's Wall Path, Great Britain (United Kingdom) 30Hiking in the Black Forest, Germany 34Jura Crest Trail, Switzerland 38Fishermen's Trail, Portugal 44Sentiero del Brigante Trail, Italy 48Gozo Coastal Walk, Malta 52Andros Route, Greece 58From Chefchaouen to Bab Taza, Morocco 62Sinai Trail (Darb Sina), Egypt 68Israel National Trail, Israel 72Cirque de Mafate, La Réunion (France) 80Lost Coast Trail, California (USA) 84Parque Nacional Corcovado, Costa Rica 88Apu Ausangate Trek, Peru 92Torres del Paine W Trek, Chile 96El Chaltén–Laguna Torre, Argentina 102Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 108Trekking in the Altai Mountains, Russia 112Shin-etsu Trail, Japan 116Tiger Leaping Gorge, China 122From Ganden to Samye, Tibet (China) 126Annapurna Circuit, Nepal 130Owl Trek, Bhutan 138Cape to Cape Track: From Cape Naturalisteto Cape Leeuwin, Australia 144CANOE AND KAYAK ITINERARIES 150Canoeing Around Dalsland, Sweden 152Canoeing on the Krutynia River, Poland 158Descent of the Ardèche, France 164Kayaking Around Elba, Italy 168Kayaking Through the Everglades, Florida (USA) 172Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand 178ITINERARIES ON HORSEBACK 182Sierra Nevada on Horseback, Spain 184Chemin de Stevenson, France 188Monte Catria on Horseback, Italy 194Cappadocia on Horseback, Turkey 198Lake Kol-Kogur on Horseback, Kyrgyzstan 204On Horseback in the Wilds of Yukon, Canada 208Yellowstone–Bechler River Trail, Wyoming (USA) 214Avenue of Volcanoes Trail, Ecuador 218BIKE ITINERARIES 224Lofoten Islands, Norway 226Cycling Along the Northern Ring, The Netherlands 230Lake Constance Cycle Path, Germany 234Tauern Cycle Trail, Austria 238From Nantes to La Rochelle, France 244Camino Natural Turia–Siete Aguas, Spain 250Parenzana Cycle Route, Croatia 254Great Marsh, Massachusetts (USA) 258Otago Central Rail Trail, New Zealand 262PHOTO CREDITS 270AUTHOR 272