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The World’s Best National Parks in 500 Walks

Hiking routes and rambles through nature’s most enticing environments
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Whether you’re planning a trip or simply want to enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of home, The World’s Best National Parks in 500 Walks is a wonderful companion. Inspired by her own explorations, author Mary Caperton Morton has compiled 500 hikes through 336 national parks.... Read More
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Encounter some of the world’s most striking scenery in this beautifully illustrated book. With details of 500 stunning hikes through 336 national parks, this is the perfect book for adventurers and armchair travellers alike. 

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Whether you’re planning a trip or simply want to enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of home, The World’s Best National Parks in 500 Walks is a wonderful companion.

Inspired by her own explorations, author Mary Caperton Morton has compiled 500 hikes through 336 national parks. The book covers some of the world’s most spectacular scenery across North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Oceania and Asia.

Some of the many stunning hikes include:

  • Buddha’s Footprint Trail (Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Thailand)
  • Crater Hike (Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua)
  • Eagle Valley (Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park, Mongolia)
  • Lake Louise Lakefront Trail (Banff National Park, Canada)
  • Darwin Bay (Galàpagos National Park, Ecuador)
  • Sahara Desert Hike (White Desert National Park, Egypt)
  • Öxarárfoss Waterfall (Thingvellir National Park, Iceland)
  • Jim Jim Falls Plunge Pool (Kakadu National Park, Australia)
  • Lairig Ghru (Cairngorms National Park, Scotland)
  • The King’s Trail (Abisko National Park, Sweden)
  • Mostnica Gorge (Triglavski National Park, Slovenia)
  • Tengboche (Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal)
  • Roberts Point Track (Westland Tai Poutini National Park, New Zealand)

Information on key walks includes elevation, estimated time, starting point, ideal season for hiking, and degree of difficulty. Beautifully presented and illustrated throughout, The World’s Best National Parks in 500 Walks is the perfect book to inspire your next nature adventure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922539830

Publisher: Exisle Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 June 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Exisle Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 300

About the Author

Mary Caperton Morton is a science and travel writer currently based in southwest Montana. She has written for EARTH and EOS magazines, authored Aerial Geology (Timber Press), and documents her travels in her popular hiking blog ‘Travels with the Blonde Coyote’.

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