Welcome to Hiketreks!
I am happiest when hiking! My hiking buddies and I train with day hikes in the mountains of Northern California and in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every year we tackle a 2 to 3 week trek, usually in Europe. While I love to hike, I’m not too crazy about carrying a lot of camping gear, so we stay in mountain huts, B&Bs or small hotels, carrying much lighter packs!
Review my detailed trip writeups below, recognizing that my intention is to give you a flavor of the walk, not a turn-by-turn narrative. If you are just here for the pics, there is no shortage of Instaworthy scenery, Swiss cows wearing bells and fun people I have met along the way!
Check out the following descriptions and images of Kathy’s hikes :
(14 treks in Europe and the US – and counting…)
(2025 – Kathy is currently planning her next trek, which will occur in August and September. The trail is known as Via Alta 1 in the Dolomites (Northern Italy).)
2024 – The West Highland Way – Scotland NEW!
2023 – The Adlerweg or Eagle’s Walk (Austria)
2020 – 2022: COVID and other restrictions prevented Kathy from enjoying her annual distance hikes.
2019 – Day Hiking from Bozeman (Montana)
2019 – The Cotswold Way (Southern England)
2019 – The North Downs Way (South East England)
2017 – The Traumpfad or “Dreamway” Trek
2016 Alpine Pass Route
(Liechtenstein/Switzerland)
2015 Offa’s Dyke Path
(Wales/England)
2014 – Waterton National Park and Glacier National Park
(Canada and US)
2013 – Dachsteinrundwanderweg (“Dachstein circular hike”)
(Austria)
2011 – Tour du Mont Blanc (France/Italy/Switzerland)
2010 – Coast to Coast (England) west to east
2009 – Coast to Coast (England) east to west
The following links provide insights into my planning and training processes.
Clothing, Gear and Preparation.
If you enjoy these descriptions of my hikes in Europe, the UK and the US, let me know by clicking on the “like” buttons at the bottom of your favorite days’ activities within each hike. An over-all “like” can be registered on this page.
Now available! Hiketreks: Trekking in Wales and Ireland – a hardbacked, 158 page, full-color volume of my hikes in southern Ireland and on Offa’s Dyke Path, which runs the length of the Welsh border with the UK. This volume contains day-by-day overviews (pictures and text) of four long-distance hikes in 2015 and 2018. To purchase, follow the link:
Hiketreks: Trekking in Ireland and Wales by Kathy Wharton