8 Far-Flung Walking Sojourns. Pictures, Trail Info and Maps of Backpacking, Day Hikes & Snowshoe Trips.
Walking and Hiking. > SlowTrav > Italy > Travel Notes > General Pauline Kenny If you want a real hiking vacation, go to the National Parks and Forests in the US, the mountain villages of Switzerland, or the English countryside. In these places, the hiking is well organized and plentiful. But, if you are in Italy, and want to do some hiking, it is there, and it can be fun. We have done some hiking in Italy, but it is hard to find information for hiking, hard to find the trails, hard to figure out the good areas for hiking. There are a few hiking books available and there are good hiking maps. As in the US, the National Parks in Italy have good hiking trails.
Hiking in Liguria Hiking in the Cinque Terre / Levanto area in Liguria is well organized and well signed. Hiking in Tuscany and Umbria In Tuscany and Umbria, you will find hikes described in hiking books and marked on hiking maps, but it is not what I would call perfect hiking. But, there are other options for hiking. Web Resources Watch out for Hunters. Buckeye Trail. Welcome! | Bruce Trail. Walkopedia - the world's best walks.
The Hiking Life Blog | 12 Long Walks. Equipment. PNTA Home Page.