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39 trails found
ModerateDesert/Remote Trek
Makgadikgadi Pans Walk
Gweta
50 km50m gain2-3 days
Traverse Botswana's Makgadikgadi Pans Walk, a 50km, 2-3 day moderate route across a vast, ancient salt crust. This unique, minimalist landscape offers a physically evocative experience unlike any othe…
ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
Tadrart Rouge Traverse
Djanet
70 km1200m gain5-7 days
Tadrart Rouge Traverse: A 70km, 5-7 day demanding desert trek through Algeria's Tassili n'Ajjer National Park. This UNESCO World Heritage site offers a surreal landscape of towering orange dunes, sand…
Very ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
Wrangell-St. Elias Traverse
Glennallen
160.9 km6096m gain7-10 days
The Wrangell-St. Elias Traverse is a 160.9 km, 7-10 day expedition through the USA's largest national park. This very challenging route crosses a vast wilderness where three mountain ranges converge,…
Very ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
Pamir Mountain Desert Trek
Murghab
200 km6000m gain10-14 days
Traverse Tajikistan's "Roof of the World" on the Pamir Mountain Desert Trek, a 200km, 10-14 day expedition across the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. This very challenging route winds through a st…
Very ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
Mount Asgard Approach
Pangnirtung
30 km1500m gain3-5 days
This remote Canadian Arctic route, the Mount Asgard Approach, is a 30km, 3-5 day, very challenging trek through Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut. Traverse the Akshayuk Pass, a vast glacial trough, to…
ChallengingDesert/Remote Trek
Chadar Trek
Leh
62 km190m gain8-9 days
India's Chadar Trek is a truly unique high-altitude expedition across the frozen Zanskar River in Ladakh. This 62km, 8-9 day route is a demanding winter walk through a remote, vertical-walled gorge. T…
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