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Hiking guides

Every guide below is a live shortlist drawn from our route database. Pick a terrain, a difficulty or a destination and you get the routes that actually match, with maps, elevation profiles and seasonal advice attached.

Start with a practical planning guide

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Choosing a route

How to choose a hike beyond the difficulty label

Compare distance, climbing, route shape and missing information to build a shortlist that fits your day.

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Understanding the map

Read an elevation profile without misreading the climb

Understand total ascent, net height change, profile scale and the section breakdown on each mapped route.

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Planning your day

Build a hiking time plan with room for your own pace

Separate moving time, climbing allowance and stops, then explore how changing your assumptions changes the plan.

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