Routes & strategy · 2 MIN ·
80 Days: departures, luggage and the cost of a faster connection
Passepartout’s world tour runs on more than a map: Fogg’s health, departure times and a crowded bag all compete with the eighty-day deadline.
THE READING ROOM
Find a place worth knowing.
160 real destinations, each with its own route, landscape and photograph. Plus 32 exploration-game features.
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A fragmented America · 3 MIN ·
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT: Deliveries Across the Eastern Region
Between Capital Knot City and Port Knot City, Sam weighs cargo, reads terrain, and chooses among walking, a Reverse Trike, and tools for slopes and crossings.
Montezuma Castle · USA · 3 MIN ·
Montezuma Castle Loop, Montezuma Castle National Monument
A paved loop from the visitor center brings Montezuma Castle and Castle A into view, pairing cliffside architecture with a short, accessible walk and clear choices about the steeper spur.
Colorado · USA · 3 MIN ·
Rim Rock Drive and Accessible Stops at Colorado National Monument
Pair Saddlehorn’s visitor center and accessible paths with Wedding Canyon overlooks, then follow Rim Rock Drive past Independence Monument, the Coke Ovens, and Cold Shivers Point.
Annapurna · Nepal · 2 MIN ·
Ghorepani and Poon Hill: the Annapurna foothills beyond the sunrise
Ghorepani’s forest approach, Poon Hill’s high viewpoint and Ghandruk’s slate roofs make a journey larger than the sunrise stop.
Fossil Butte · USA · 2 MIN ·
Historic Quarry Trail at Fossil Butte National Monument
This dirt loop crosses the Wasatch and Green River Formations, climbs to a historic quarry via stairs, and uses wayside exhibits to interpret geology where fossils themselves are not visible.
San Antonio Missions · USA · 2 MIN ·
Mission Reach Hike & Bike Trail Along the San Antonio River
Follow the paved San Antonio River path between the Alamo and Mission Espada, linking historic missions, aqueduct and dam landmarks, neighborhood farmland, and wildlife habitat.
Acadia · USA · 3 MIN ·
Acadia National Park’s Carriage Roads by Bicycle
Acadia’s crushed-rock roads wind among mountains and valleys, passing historic stone-faced bridges, granite coping stones, and gate lodges while keeping riders away from car traffic.
Northern Alps · Japan · 2 MIN ·
Kamikochi to Myojin: follow the Azusa River beyond Kappa Bridge
Follow one bank of the Azusa from Kappa Bridge to Myojin, visit the pond and return through a different valley landscape.
A deserted tower above an arid landscape · 2 MIN ·
Jusant: Climbing the Abandoned Tower Above an Arid Landscape
Jusant’s tower shifts from windy arid slopes to bioluminescent tunnels, where rope, pitons, stamina, and Ballast shape the climb and its discoveries.
Guadalupe Mountains · USA · 3 MIN ·
Fall Color Hikes in Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Choose among McKittrick Canyon, Frijole Ranch, Pine Springs, and Dog Canyon for fall foliage, with distinct trail character, access limits, and seasonal crowd patterns.
Great Smoky Mountains · USA · 3 MIN ·
West Prong Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Climb from Tremont Road through hardwood forest beside West Prong Little River, with a cemetery spur, a rock-hop creek crossing, and a campsite junction on the way to Bote Mountain Trail.
Narrative exploration · 2 MIN ·
Firewatch: map, compass and radio at Two Forks
Henry’s Wyoming summer is built around three ways of understanding the forest: finding a direction, looking closely and reporting what he sees.
Craters Of The Moon · USA · 3 MIN ·
Craters of the Moon Winter Loop Road, Idaho
When snow closes the Loop Road to vehicles, skis and snowshoes reveal black lava, cinder cones, wildlife tracks, and the steep hill beside Inferno Cone.
Mammoth Cave · USA · 3 MIN ·
Paddling the Green and Nolin Rivers at Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave’s Green and Nolin Rivers offer contrasting paddles past sandbars, islands, springs, bluffs, and three south-bank access points, with changing currents that shape route choices.
Antietam · USA · 3 MIN ·
The Union Advance Trail at Antietam National Battlefield
A one-mile loop crosses Burnside Bridge and follows the east side of Antietam Creek through Confederate defenses, Union attack positions, and memorial sites.
Madeira · Portugal · 2 MIN ·
Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo: Madeira’s ridge walk and its alternatives
Tunnels and steep stone steps link Areeiro with Ruivo; the full PR1 now runs one way and requires a separate road exit.
Cuyahoga Valley · USA · 3 MIN ·
Brandywine Gorge Loop, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
This 1.5-mile roundtrip loop descends into Brandywine Gorge, crosses a footbridge above the creek, and returns past the Inn at Brandywine Falls to the viewing boardwalk.