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Moon & Honey Travel

The Hiking Blog for Travelers

The Hiking Blog for Travelers

Travel to Hike

Moon & Honey Travel is a blog dedicated to travelers who love to hike. It’s for the travelers who strive to integrate the great outdoors into their travel plans.

This website brings you the best hiking trails in the world, personally curated by us, Sabrina and Kati. Whether you’re a day hiker or long-distance trekker, you can use our in-depth guides and itineraries to plan your next adventure.

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Where to Hike in 2024

Collado del Agua sunset, Picos de Europa central massif, Spain

Picos de Europa

Spain

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Liechtenstein Panorama Trail

Liechtenstein

Alps

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Alpstein Hiking, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland

Appenzell

Switzerland

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Top Hiking Destinations

Hiking Blogs & Guides

Hiking enriches travel. We believe that a trip isn’t complete without discovering a new trail. So, we always make hiking a priority when we’re traveling. Here are the best hiking trails and destinations we’ve experienced thus far.

Italian Alps, Italy

Dolomites

Italy

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Julian Alps, Slovenia

Julian Alps

Slovenia

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Tenerife, Canary Islands

Tenerife, Spain

Canary Islands

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Austrian Alps, Austria

Austrian Alps

Austria

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Mallorca, Spain: Top hiking destination in Europe

Mallorca

Spain

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Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Best Hikes

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Picos de Europa Hiking, Europe

Picos de Europa

Spain

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Portugal Hiking

Portugal

Coastal Hikes

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Montenegro

Montenegro

Hiking Guide

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The Best Hikes in the World

for every type of hiker

Hiking is for everyone. Whether you enjoy short day hikes or long distance treks, you’ll find inspiration for your next hiking adventure here. We’re curating the best hikes in the world one trail at a time. Find out where to hike below. 

Dachstein Alpine Pasture Hut, Salzburg, Austria

Culinary Hikes

Culinary hikes are those that combine the art of food with the beauty of nature.

Imagine going on a wine tasting hike through the Ahr Valley, Germany’s largest red wine region. Or, perhaps rewarding yourself with a delicious Rösti after a spellbinding hike in Appenzell, Switzerland. Dining and hiking go hand in hand in the Tierser Alpl mountain hut in the Dolomites.

More Culinary Hiking Destinations:

Anaga Coast, Tenerife

Coastal Hikes

Coastal hiking is one of the best introductions to hiking. There’s something so cleansing and purifying about walking along huge bodies of water.

Coastal hikes are more accessible than alpine hikes because they don’t require the same amount of fitness, preparation, and technical expertise. However, proper gear is still a necessity: sun protection, sufficient water, and hiking boots.

Our Favorite Coastal Hiking Trails:

Rifugio Auronzo, Sesto Dolomites

Hut to Hut Hikes

Hut to hut hiking is a type of multi-day hiking in which you overnight in mountain huts along the way.

You can hike hut-to-hut in many places around the world. However, the best hut system is in the European Alps.

Here are some of our favorite hut-to-hut hikes: Liechtenstein Panorama Trail (Liechtenstein), Triglav National Park Trek (Slovenia), Berlin High Trail (Austria), Rätikon High Trail (Switzerland and Austria), and Karwendel High Trail (Austria).

Learn More about Hut to Hut Hiking:

Lago di Coldai, Dolomites

Long Distance Hikes

Long-distance treks are lengthy multi-day hiking trails. What is deemed “long-distance” is entirely subjective, but let’s say it’s 7 days or more. Depending on the destination, you would either be backpacking, or hiking hut to hut (or inn to inn).

Because some of these long-distance routes total 5,000 km (3,107 miles), these trails are broken up into stages. So, you could hike a segment or chunk of a long-distance trail, without having the hike the whole thing.

The Alta Via 1 in the Italian Dolomites, the Tour du Mont Blanc in the Italian, French and Swiss Alps, and the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal are approachable long-distance hiking trails.

Other famous long-distance treks: the Eagle Walk (Austria), Via Alpina (Europe), Te Araroa Trail (New Zealand), Via Dinarica (Western Balkans), Pacific Crest Trail (USA), and Appalachian Trail (USA).

Multi-Day Hiking Trails:

Mount Triglav Via Ferrata, Slovenia

Via Ferrata Hikes

A via ferrata (Klettersteig in German) is a protected climbing route.

You need specific via ferrata equipment (climbing harness, climbing helmet, and via ferrata lanyard) to tackle these secured climbs. Via ferrata routes can be very challenging, even with the steel cables, ladders, and fixed anchors aiding your ascent, or descent.

They are generally graded on a letter scale from A to F (easy to very difficult).

To summit Mount Triglav, Slovenia’s highest mountain, hikers must climb a via ferrata route.

Via Ferrata Routes:

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  • It’s Krampus Day in Austria.
📍Gnigler Krampuslauf, Salzburg, Austria 
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  • 2024 Hiking Trip Idea (no car needed) 🇦🇹🇱🇮🇨🇭
Do you want to visit Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland next year?
You can easily tie together the Rätikon High Trail Circuit (4 days) with the Liechtenstein Panorama Trail (4 days) and the Alpstein High Trail (3 days). 
All of these trails are easy to access with public transit. 
Start your trip in Brandnertal in Vorarlberg, Austria. After completing the Rätikon Circuit, stay the night in Brand. Head to Planken, the starting point of the Liechtenstein Panorama Trail, the next day. 
The 4-day Liechtenstein hike ends in Malbun village. From Malbun, it’s a 2:15 hour transit journey to Appenzell, Switzerland. Stay the night in Appenzell, before embarking on the 3-day Alpstein High Trail. 
When to Hike: Late June/Early July - Late September. If weather conditions are stable, many of the huts stay open until October in this area. 
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  • The thrilling Lisengrat ridge trail in the Alpstein in Switzerland. 
We hiked this route along stage 2 of the Alpstein High Trail, but it’s also possible to tackle this trail as a day hike from Mount Säntis, accessible by cable car. 
Though no special equipment is needed, climbing gloves are helpful for grasping the fixed cables.
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  • Sunrise views from the Schäfler Hut in the Alpstein Mountains in Switzerland. 
This is we’re you’ll wake up on day 2 of the 3-day Alpstein High Trail (itinerary is on the blog - moonhoneytravel.com).
If you prefer longer treks, @alpenventuresunguided is offering a new 6-8-day self-guided, hut to hut hike in the Appenzell Alps next summer (June - September). 
📍Appenzell Alps, Switzerland 
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  • Our 3-day Appenzell hut to hut hiking itinerary is finally published on the blog. We called it the “Alpstein High Trail” because it follows the high trails of the Alpstein massif. Hiking this route was one of the highlights of our year.
📍Appenzell, Switzerland 
📷 The beginning of stage 3. 
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  • Autumn is the most enchanting season to visit the Wachau Valley in Austria (1 hour train ride / drive from Vienna).
📆 This is what this lovely wine region looked like today (November 1, 2023).
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