![]() Termini: Ronny Creek (north) and Narcissus Hut at Lake St. Overland Track, Tasmania Closing in on the Waterfall Valley Hut, which has an adjacent grassy area that can be used for camping (Photo: Courtesy Emily Pennington) Want to trek with a guide or explore farther off the beaten path? Amarok Adventures arranges a Hidden Trails itinerary each summer that tacks on several obscure lakes and waterfalls to this famous hike (from $3,475). Because its otherworldly landscapes and jaw-dropping beauty attract the masses, the five huts on this trek (from $80) tend to book up to six months in advance, though hikers may elect to bring their own tent and camp near each hut for free. The trail, only open mid-June through September-and even then you’ll encounter snowfields-traverses volcanic moonscape slopes freckled with obsidian and plunges into deep green valleys filled with mirror-clear tarns. Starting with the splotchy rhyolite mountains of Landmannalaugar, as colorful as an artist’s paint palette, Iceland’s fabled Laugavegur Trail doesn’t slouch on the scenery for the entire route southward. Laugavegur Trail, Iceland The author, left, and friend hiking the Laugavegur Trail (Photo: Courtesy Emily Pennington) One thing’s for certain-every one of these 13 trips is a bucket-list-worthy escape. Here are the most stunning, with accommodations that range from rustic guesthouses run by locals to high-altitude refugios to backcountry bunkhouses set amid scenery that will soothe your soul. has several well-known and well-regarded hut systems, I’ve hiked a handful of the world’s most famous hut-to-hut trails and can tell you that some trekking systems abroad are worth traveling for. The merits of hut-to-hut hiking are many: it’s one of the most accessible ways to tackle a multiday outdoor adventure, offers the benefits of backcountry camping-crowd-free sunrise vistas, deep wilderness immersion, and long, glorious days on the trail-and promises the creature comforts of home, notably running water, toilet facilities and a warm, dry place to sleep. ![]()
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