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Field Notes · When the bikes stay home

The Hiking

Ridge lines, hut walks, and the ninety-minute arrival hike that fixes jet lag better than anything else we've tried.

The StaysThe RidingThe HikingThe TableThe GolfThe Culture When to Go

Not every trip is a riding trip, and even the ones that are benefit from a day off the bike. Walking is also the best jet-lag tool we know — a couple of hours on foot on arrival day, at altitude if possible, and the first night's sleep sorts itself out.

The Seceda RidgelineVal Gardena, Italy
The Odle spires from the ridge, reached by cable car so the day is about the walking rather than the climbing. Go early or late — the middle of the day belongs to the buses.
AlpineCable-car accessHalf day
Alpe di SiusiSouth Tyrol, Italy
Europe's largest alpine meadow, and best at first light before anyone else is on it. Gentle underfoot, enormous in scale, and the hut lunches are genuinely good.
AlpineEasyHut lunch
The Sassolungo CircuitDolomites, Italy
The classic loop beneath the long stone. A proper day out with real exposure in places and a rifugio at the right moment.
AlpineFull dayRifugio
Lagazuoi & the White War TunnelsDolomites, Italy
Tunnels dug through the mountain during the First World War, walked by headlamp. Helmets are provided at the lift; bring your own light. One of the few places where the history is literally underfoot.
HistoricalHeadlampHalf day
Blevio to BrunateLake Como, Italy
The arrival-day walk. Ninety minutes round trip to the village, or push on and up to Brunate for two and a half hours with a car waiting at the top. Either version beats a nap.
LakeJet-lag fixFlexible
Kauri Cliffs Forest & Pink SandsNorthland, New Zealand
Native forest down to a beach the colour of the name, with wine and something to eat waiting at the bottom. The lodge sets it up if you ask.
CoastalEasyLodge-supported
High Atlas Village TrailsMorocco
Terraced valleys walked village to village, mule-supported, with lunch in a family home. The kind of day that changes how a country reads to you.
CulturalMule supportFull day
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