@@realitywave I’d have to disagree mostly with that as it’s actually very frowned upon in most places as habitat is very sensitive and people tend to follow others
To try before you "go hike in the clouds". 👍🌞 When watching your hiking videos in my mind I keep hearing the instrumental of "Elevate" by St. Lucia. You are fabulous.
We love the scenery that you capture in your Videos! We also love to Hike and share you trips.💓💓 We were astounded by the amazing scenery and trails in the world❣❣
Una natura antica, meravigliosa e spettacolare, dove il tempo trascorrere lento e silenzioso. Trascorrere avventure in questi luoghi è davvero speciale e affascinante.Un viaggio dentro il nostro sogno infinito,regalandoci il sapore della terra e della visione divina...Max da Sora ciociaria
@@AliceFordAdventures each was an adventure and great, but probably the Torres del Paine full circuit was my favorite - went in late fall and all alone (saw no one for days) on the back side going over that pass in waste deep snow, post-holing, soaking wet, very windy, if I didn't keep going and get over the pass and find shelter in the woods lower it would've been bad. I really lived right up to the edge back then!
Very inspiring thank you! Just an fyi, the West Coast Trail does not go thru the Great Bear Rainforest, the bottom of the GBR is on the north east side of Vancouver Island :) Next week I'm on the WCT and in August the Tatchu Trail, above Nootka Island. I've done all the BC trails you mentioned, so good. For more Vancouver Island trails, try Nootka Island for a sweet little adventure, pretty easy and the North Coast Trail, a bit more challenging, but so wonderful. Thanks for the trails you mentioned, so inspiring :)
OMG Alice ! Thanks for your expert travel advice. I have been hiking since 2018 and really share your passion ! You have been everywhere and then some.
@@AliceFordAdventures I am lucky enough to live by Mt. Rainier and agree with your choices! I would add Maple Pass (include the side trip to Lake Ann) in the North Cascades. 7 miles and unbelievable views!
I almost did that but bailed to day hikes and was kind of glad I did. Was extremely hot and steep. Most of the inner island is just all green so views are sorta limited. The Areeiro/Ruivo hike area is cool but would be brutal with a full pack haha. IMO I'd pick another location for a big backpacking trip unless you've been a lot of other places already. Not a bad trip but not my favorite.
1. Tour Mont Blanc - France/Italy/Switzerland 2. West coast trail - Canada 3. Skyline Trail - USA 4. GR 20 - Corsica 5. La Ciudad Perdida - Colombia 6. Trans BhutanTrail - Bhutan 7. Kalalau Trail - Hawaii 8. W or O trek - Argentina 9. Salkantay Trek - Peru 10. Annapurna Circuit - Nepal 11. Alta Via 1 - Dolomites 12. Banff highline Traverse - Canada 13. Laugavegeur Fimmvorduhals - Iceland 14. Arctic Circle Trail - Greenland 15. Sentinel Trail - South Africa 16. Buckskin Gulch - Arizona 17. Great Ocean Walk - Australia 18. Three Capes track - Tasmania 19. Milford Track - New Zealand 20. Grand Canyon Rim to Rim - USA
@@AliceFordAdventures I like your answer and it is applicable to some people. But I think it gives an incomplete picture of being a hiker. I've just watched your Dolomites video and it didn't seem to me that you were just "improving your self-confidence". Most avid hikers don't lack self--confidence. Quite the contrary. In fact, you were [rightfully] bragging, in the Dolomites video, about how brave you are. I've always thought about why people climb Everest for example, or free solo the Eiger. It is certainly not just to improve fitness, build up some confidence and maintain mental health. To me it is much more. It is self-fulfillment. Testing what you are made of. Conquering your limits. Or (when I want to give an easy to understand response) challenging myself. It is the same reason that motivates some to train daily to win the Olympics, or to study long nights to discover a cure for cancer... achieving your best self. . Just sharing some thoughts :)
The Bruce Trail in Ontario is 890 km long, there has to be more than 60+ rails to trails of varying lengths in Michigan, shore to shore trail is 220 miles, north country trail, white pine trails, numerous trails around the Sleeping Bear Dunes, i still think hiking the Hadrian Wall in the UK would be interesting.
Just came back from 3 weeks in Patagonia last month (did the W, glaciers, Fitz Roy... etc). It is a must! Amazing! Be prepared for serious WIND and delicious food! :) TMB is next, in June (which will be my 6/20 on Alice Ford's list) lol
So far I did three of them: Laugavegur, Alta Via I and the Salkantay. I understand the appeal of adding Tour du Mont Blanc to such a list, but there are a number of trails in the Alps that are better than the TMB: Haute Route, Tour de Matterhorn, ... One trail I really want to highlight is the Fitzroy Massive in El Chalten which is imho even more beautiful than Torres del Paine. I did my best hike ever over there. Also Africa has some really nice trails. I want to hike the Rwenzori Mountains but given the instable situation in the border region with Congo it won't be for any time soon unfortunately.
Good list I've hit a number of these or some variant of them. Done: TMB, 1/2 of Kalalau, Inca trail instead of salkantay, Tugela falls, day hikes on 3 capes and grand canyon, and routeburn instead of milford. Add some of the other high regions of peru to your list like Huayhash trek/Santa Cruz. Also it's spelled Colombia not Columbia - you're gonna make people angry :) Laugavegur is probably next for me and then Patagonia. I want to do dolomites/alta via but already did Italy so kind of want to wait on that.
Great assemble of hikes. Awesome video. My backpack is currently screaming to get out there, and I can't wait for the warm season to begin. I do not have definitive plans this year but Cape Scott on Vancouver Island in British Columbia has been on my list for some time. If I had to pick a hike overseas, I would be tempted to do the Santiago de Compostela trail in Spain, probably not the entire length but hike a few days to have a better feel of the area 🇨🇦🥾☯️😎🏔
Great review! Already done a number of them. A few more to add to the list; Grizzly Lake Trail in Tombstone Territorial Park, The Chilkoot Trail from Alaska into Canada, The Rockwall in Kootenay National Park, and as an alternative to West Coast Trail, check out Nootka Island Trail.
I saw a documentary about a family that were nearly washed away and drowned by a flash flood in buckskin gultch.there was even video footage of it it looked pretty harrowing just how fast it was filling up the speed and sheer volume of water rushing through was surprising. So I'd definitely take the narrators warnings seriously about wet weather and rain in the area. The family got out but it was a close call.
it was very interesting, thank you so much for your presentation, Also i would like to invite you to come and experience 320 KM long diversify trekking path in my country Sri Lanka.
What's next on your hiking list? Have any of these hikes made your list?
@@realitywave I’d have to disagree mostly with that as it’s actually very frowned upon in most places as habitat is very sensitive and people tend to follow others
@@realitywave yes, that’s true thank you
I mostly go in my imagination to all of yours . Too busy lol .
Next big hike I am planning is the Swiss alpine Pass Route, also known as the Via Alpina 1. The scenery will be incredible.
@@mikekuhl2658 amazing yes that scenery will be incredible
The Highline Trail - Glacier NP is one of my favorite hikes. Big horn sheep strolled right by and kept me company
That’s wonderful I haven’t had a chance to hike that yet
Alice you just re-wrote my bucket list.
Woohoo see you on the mountain
Absolutely agree!
Thanks Alice, you have given me several new places to hike that I did not know about. I think that I love hiking almost as much as you do.
Yay that’s wonderful to hear
Hi Alice 👋 Thank you, appreciate you my friend 🙏Always great to hear from you, stay safe and take care 🙂
You too thanks have a great weekend
@Alice Ford Digging out here in NH, lots of heavy wet snow ❄️ 😳😁Thank you Alice 🙏🙂
Thank you for the awesome ideas for future adventures.
You’re so welcome
Great Video! I'm definitely adding some of these to my bucket list!
Great to hear
Great list! I'll have to be sure to check of few of these off my list. My favorite hike is the Highline trail in Glacier National Park.
Thank you so much. Who would even know about these places, without your expert videos.
To try before you "go hike in the clouds". 👍🌞 When watching your hiking videos in my mind I keep hearing the instrumental of "Elevate" by St. Lucia. You are fabulous.
We love the scenery that you capture in your Videos! We also love to Hike and share you trips.💓💓
We were astounded by the amazing scenery and trails in the world❣❣
Thank you so much. It is incredible to see so many beautiful places around the world
Love this stuff !
Thanks Rick
Excellent video🎉 Thank you so much! Adding the Columbia hike to my to do list❤
Cool video Alice. That's a unique and diverse list of hikes for sure.
Very hard to argue with this list. Excellent job.
This was a glorious educational video!! Wow!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My dream hike would be . . . . . . .THE ROCKIES in Canada.
A beautiful and marvelous place so many grand vistas
Perfect bucket list ❤it
It sure is
this is a super solid list
Absolutely stunning upload and you narrated this just beautifully!
Thank you so much
I want to start hiking thank you for this insight
Una natura antica, meravigliosa e spettacolare, dove il tempo trascorrere lento e silenzioso. Trascorrere avventure in questi luoghi è davvero speciale e affascinante.Un viaggio dentro il nostro sogno infinito,regalandoci il sapore della terra e della visione divina...Max da Sora ciociaria
I've backpacked the Kalalau Trail, Milford Track, Three Capes Tasmania, Annapurna Circuit, Laugavegur Iceland, and Torres Del Paine O trek.
WOW you are incredible way to go! Did you have a favorite
@@AliceFordAdventures each was an adventure and great, but probably the Torres del Paine full circuit was my favorite - went in late fall and all alone (saw no one for days) on the back side going over that pass in waste deep snow, post-holing, soaking wet, very windy, if I didn't keep going and get over the pass and find shelter in the woods lower it would've been bad. I really lived right up to the edge back then!
Well done, Alice! Whenever I watch "top N" themed videos I rarely hear anything I did not already know, but you gave a bunch of good ideas. Thanks!
Thanks Charlie I am so glad to hear that.
Great list of bucket list trails.
Very inspiring thank you! Just an fyi, the West Coast Trail does not go thru the Great Bear Rainforest, the bottom of the GBR is on the north east side of Vancouver Island :) Next week I'm on the WCT and in August the Tatchu Trail, above Nootka Island. I've done all the BC trails you mentioned, so good. For more Vancouver Island trails, try Nootka Island for a sweet little adventure, pretty easy and the North Coast Trail, a bit more challenging, but so wonderful. Thanks for the trails you mentioned, so inspiring :)
Another awesome video with many good hikes, thank you.
Thanks for watching Dan
OMG Alice ! Thanks for your expert travel advice. I have been hiking since 2018 and really share your passion ! You have been everywhere and then some.
Oh my gosh, I love this list! Thank you so much!
Yaya you’re welcome
@@AliceFordAdventures I am lucky enough to live by Mt. Rainier and agree with your choices! I would add Maple Pass (include the side trip to Lake Ann) in the North Cascades. 7 miles and unbelievable views!
@@hjr2693 what a wonderful place to love I hope to get there this summer
Solid list. I'd have to add the trek to Macchu Picchu somewhere though.
Salkantay trek goes to Machu Picchu so it’s on the list just a better less populated route
@@AliceFordAdventures oh. sorry. I blew through the list quickly and missed it.
Next big hike for me, will be the MIUT in Madeira. It's supposed to be stunning too. Happy hiking!
I love Madeira! Great hiking there
I almost did that but bailed to day hikes and was kind of glad I did. Was extremely hot and steep. Most of the inner island is just all green so views are sorta limited. The Areeiro/Ruivo hike area is cool but would be brutal with a full pack haha. IMO I'd pick another location for a big backpacking trip unless you've been a lot of other places already. Not a bad trip but not my favorite.
Did it last year on a beautiful day in January. Wow.
I would long to hike along with Alice! 😉👍
1. Tour Mont Blanc - France/Italy/Switzerland
2. West coast trail - Canada
3. Skyline Trail - USA
4. GR 20 - Corsica
5. La Ciudad Perdida - Colombia
6. Trans BhutanTrail - Bhutan
7. Kalalau Trail - Hawaii
8. W or O trek - Argentina
9. Salkantay Trek - Peru
10. Annapurna Circuit - Nepal
11. Alta Via 1 - Dolomites
12. Banff highline Traverse - Canada
13. Laugavegeur Fimmvorduhals - Iceland
14. Arctic Circle Trail - Greenland
15. Sentinel Trail - South Africa
16. Buckskin Gulch - Arizona
17. Great Ocean Walk - Australia
18. Three Capes track - Tasmania
19. Milford Track - New Zealand
20. Grand Canyon Rim to Rim - USA
We’ll explain Alice ! I always wonder what’s the most beneficial experience you get while you’re hiking besides the beautiful scenery
Confidence, fitness, mental conditioning and overall mental and physical health.
@@AliceFordAdventures I like your answer and it is applicable to some people. But I think it gives an incomplete picture of being a hiker. I've just watched your Dolomites video and it didn't seem to me that you were just "improving your self-confidence". Most avid hikers don't lack self--confidence. Quite the contrary. In fact, you were [rightfully] bragging, in the Dolomites video, about how brave you are.
I've always thought about why people climb Everest for example, or free solo the Eiger. It is certainly not just to improve fitness, build up some confidence and maintain mental health.
To me it is much more. It is self-fulfillment. Testing what you are made of. Conquering your limits. Or (when I want to give an easy to understand response) challenging myself. It is the same reason that motivates some to train daily to win the Olympics, or to study long nights to discover a cure for cancer... achieving your best self. .
Just sharing some thoughts :)
Wow, I would have to hit the lottery to achieve these destinations.⛰️🛸
Great list!
The Bruce Trail in Ontario is 890 km long, there has to be more than 60+ rails to trails of varying lengths in Michigan, shore to shore trail is 220 miles, north country trail, white pine trails, numerous trails around the Sleeping Bear Dunes, i still think hiking the Hadrian Wall in the UK would be interesting.
Thanks John, Hadrian Wall was on my larger list as well. Its a great walk
Researching the W hike now 😀
I’ve only ever heard fantastic things but book far advance as the campsites book out quickly
Just came back from 3 weeks in Patagonia last month (did the W, glaciers, Fitz Roy... etc). It is a must! Amazing! Be prepared for serious WIND and delicious food! :) TMB is next, in June (which will be my 6/20 on Alice Ford's list) lol
@@ramzib.1092 amazing! I certainly had a time choosing between W and Fitz Roy hope to do it myself next year
Thanks, I really enjoyed jt
So far I did three of them: Laugavegur, Alta Via I and the Salkantay.
I understand the appeal of adding Tour du Mont Blanc to such a list, but there are a number of trails in the Alps that are better than the TMB: Haute Route, Tour de Matterhorn, ...
One trail I really want to highlight is the Fitzroy Massive in El Chalten which is imho even more beautiful than Torres del Paine. I did my best hike ever over there.
Also Africa has some really nice trails. I want to hike the Rwenzori Mountains but given the instable situation in the border region with Congo it won't be for any time soon unfortunately.
Good list I've hit a number of these or some variant of them. Done: TMB, 1/2 of Kalalau, Inca trail instead of salkantay, Tugela falls, day hikes on 3 capes and grand canyon, and routeburn instead of milford. Add some of the other high regions of peru to your list like Huayhash trek/Santa Cruz. Also it's spelled Colombia not Columbia - you're gonna make people angry :) Laugavegur is probably next for me and then Patagonia. I want to do dolomites/alta via but already did Italy so kind of want to wait on that.
Amazing video!
So great to see you Alice.
Have you thought of doing a training video?
Like basic conditioning for beginner hikers?
I have a video on the channel from about 2 years ago that has some basic training ideas for hiking
@@AliceFordAdventures
Ok thanks.
Tour Mont Blanc is on my list Alice! 👍…
Great assemble of hikes. Awesome video. My backpack is currently screaming to get out there, and I can't wait for the warm season to begin. I do not have definitive plans this year but Cape Scott on Vancouver Island in British Columbia has been on my list for some time. If I had to pick a hike overseas, I would be tempted to do the Santiago de Compostela trail in Spain, probably not the entire length but hike a few days to have a better feel of the area 🇨🇦🥾☯️😎🏔
The trail in Spain was on my larger list, surely a wonderful one to have on your bucketlist.
Great job Alice was wondering if our magnificent Grand Canyon was going to be left off.
Last but not least
Great review! Already done a number of them. A few more to add to the list; Grizzly Lake Trail in Tombstone Territorial Park, The Chilkoot Trail from Alaska into Canada, The Rockwall in Kootenay National Park, and as an alternative to West Coast Trail, check out Nootka Island Trail.
Thanks Keith I will check these out for sure
@@AliceFordAdventures Since you've hiked Skyline already, another one we've hiked you might want to check out near by is Tonquin Valley.
@@KeithDuhaime Thanks Keith
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02:34 “Twelve thousand meters of elevation gain”… that’s higher than Everest 😂. I guess it was “twelve hundred”, right? :)
I saw a documentary about a family that were nearly washed away and drowned by a flash flood in buckskin gultch.there was even video footage of it it looked pretty harrowing just how fast it was filling up the speed and sheer volume of water rushing through was surprising. So I'd definitely take the narrators warnings seriously about wet weather and rain in the area. The family got out but it was a close call.
OOh that must have been terrifying. Slot canyons are treacherous places when there is wet weather, glad they survived.
Want to hike the Arctic circle trail together :) ?
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it was very interesting, thank you so much for your presentation, Also i would like to invite you to come and experience 320 KM long diversify trekking path in my country Sri Lanka.
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Chain ladders to Sentinel Peak? And look over that waterfall? Lol. No.
It was intense that's for sure
There is Alice in the world of Karen...
No india or china?
Anything more than 3 days seems too intimidating lol
Baby steps I thought that too before I’d done an overnight or two
You misspelled Colombia.
Also is Santa Marta not Maria lol
Te Araroa
It's ColOmbia not Columbia
Why not start a series of videos like this? Would love to see your “best hikes of California”. 😀
Of course! I have a few in the works I’ll add that to the list too