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39 trails found
ModerateDesert/Remote Trek
White Desert Trek
Bahariya Oasis
40 km200m gain2-3 days
Egypt's White Desert Trek: A 40km, 2-3 day moderate route through a surreal landscape of blindingly white chalk formations. This protected national park offers an otherworldly panorama, often compared…
ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
Damaraland Trek
Swakopmund
65 km1500m gain4-5 days
Namibia's Damaraland Trek: A 65km, 4-5 day demanding route through a geologically unique wilderness. Traverse ancient rock formations, vast desert plains, and ephemeral riverbeds, offering a profound…
Very ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
Richtersveld Trail
Springbok
85 km2500m gain4-5 days
South Africa's Richtersveld Trail is an 85km, 4-5 day odyssey through a raw, volcanic mountain desert. This very challenging route traverses the /Ai/Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, offering stark…
ModerateDesert/Remote Trek
Salar de Uyuni Traverse
Uyuni
60 km500m gain3-4 days
Walk across the world's largest salt flat on the Salar de Uyuni Traverse, a 60km, 3-4 day moderate route in Bolivia's Altiplano. This surreal, high-altitude trek at 3,656m offers a unique landscape of…
ModerateDesert/Remote Trek
Wadi Rum Trek
Aqaba
70 km800m gain5-7 days
Wadi Rum Trek, Jordan: A 70km, 5-7 day moderate expedition through a UNESCO World Heritage desert. Traverse vast plains of ochre sand and witness monolithic sandstone mountains rising abruptly. This "…
ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
San Pedro to Salar Trek
San Pedro de Atacama
70 km2500m gain4-5 days
Chile's San Pedro to Salar Trek is a formidable 70km, 4-5 day high-altitude expedition through the Atacama Desert's surreal landscapes. Descend dramatic canyons of the Domeyko Range and traverse volca…
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