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!
Check out 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!
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 (below – note the book for sale, also).
Contents:
2023 – The Adlerweg or Eagle’s Walk (Austria)
(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
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)
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.
Now available! “Hiketreks: Trekking in Wales and Ireland” – a hardbacked, 158 page, full-color volume of my hikes in southern Ireland and of “Offa’s Dyke Path” – the length of the Welsh border with the UK. This volume contains the pictures and text presented with those hikes in the 2015 and 2018 hikes listed above. To purchase, follow the link: Hiketreks: Happiest when Hiking: Trekking in Ireland and Wales: Wharton, Kathy: 9781950562404: Amazon.com: Books