Realworld Adventures

Category: Hiking

  • Trek Volcano Pico Viejo Caldera (and Pico del Teide)

    Trek Volcano Pico Viejo Caldera (and Pico del Teide)

    Trek Volcano Pico Viejo Caldera is a long and exhausting 7.30 hour, 13km loop hike with a gain of 1,117m to the second Caldera from the western side of the volcano. A volcano caldera is a massive, cauldron-like depression that forms when a volcano’s magma chamber empties during a catastrophic eruption, causing the ground above…

  • Trekking Tenerife; The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

    Trekking Tenerife; The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

    This blog is about our impulse trip to the Canary Islands (specifically Tenerife Island) in May for a week of outdoor activities (trekking or hiking primarily). In summary trekking Tenerife involved 6 days (outside of the arrival and departure days). Obviously my first objective was to summit the volcano Teide (at 3715m, the highest point…

  • Hawkesbury to Harbour Track Hike, Sydney, Australia

    Hawkesbury to Harbour Track Hike, Sydney, Australia

    The Hawkesbury to Harbour Track (HHT) is around 59km in length (depending on whether you want to just walk forest or include the city/suburbs), but unlike the Great North Walk has no camping sites or or accommodation. However, it does have public transportation links strategically located along it’s length. The majority of the track is…

  • Lachmi Hills Hike in Munnar, Kerala, India

    Lachmi Hills Hike in Munnar, Kerala, India

    Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Munnar, Kerala, the Lachmi Hills trek offers an unforgettable half-day hiking experience. While my initial plan was to ascend Anamudi—the highest peak in Southern India at 2,695 meters—closure by the Forestry Service redirected my adventures to the accessible Meesapulimala, the region’s second highest peak at 2,640 meters. However, updates…

  • Summiting the Highest Mountain in the Netherlands

    Summiting the Highest Mountain in the Netherlands

    This post is about my “summit” of the highest mountain in the Netherlands — and yes, many people would call it a hill (including the folks at Cicerone’s High Points of Europe). The mighty peak in question is the Vaalserberg, topping out at 322.4 m (1,058 ft) above sea level near the town of Vaals.…

  • Pontassieve to Firenze Day Hike, Tuscany

    Pontassieve to Firenze Day Hike, Tuscany

    This post is about a simple Pontassieve to Firenze Day Hike using the regional train system in Italy. It all started a while ago when I discovered that I could put my bicycle on any regional train, commute to a distant local for a tiny fee and then ride my bicycle back to my starting…

  • Hike to Turtle Lake From Solalaki, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Hike to Turtle Lake From Solalaki, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Surprisingly, the capital city of the Republic of Georgia has an exceptional forest hike to Turtle Lake from Solalaki. Yes I noticed that the city is spread out in different directions within valleys (hence the 4 cable car circuits) but it didn’t actually click that the tops of the cable car runs would host forest…

  • Hiking Koruldi Lakes, Georgia

    Hiking Koruldi Lakes, Georgia

    This is a hard 7-8 hour loop hike from the village of Mestia, to/from Koruldi lakes, in the Republic of Georgia. The lakes are also an ideal place to camp to make it a 2-day more leisurely trek (bring your own gear) . The hike (or 2-day trek) requires fitness and perseverance since it is…

  • Climbing Out of the Devil’s Punchbowl, Canada

    Climbing Out of the Devil’s Punchbowl, Canada

    This post is about climbing the Devil’s Punchbowl falls in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada (again).

  • Angel’s Rest Trail Day Hike, Oregon

    Angel’s Rest Trail Day Hike, Oregon

    This is a day hike to Angel’s Rest lookout (3km) and then my grandson (Light) and I adlibbed a bit (ok maybe a lot). It was Light’s first adventure with grandpa, but he had been well prepared by watching my 3 Minute Adventure videos. So, he should have known things would devolve. We set out…