The Best Hiking Trails in East Timor (general) (East Timor)

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niels_theun

Distance

21.26mi

Elevation +

4186f

TrailRank

33

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Hiking around the Island of Atauro. We did this hike in one very long day. It is better to sleep in one of the villages along the way. This walk is extremely varied with walking along dirt roads, single trails through ...

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Manassa

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GerardNL

Distance

8.68mi

Elevation +

3081f

TrailRank

28

A nice walk with a lot of variation along the walk. It also nicely connects with 2 other hikes as there is a little overlap with the other walks. It's recommended to park the car at the indicated way point. Way point ...

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Foho Namo

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GerardNL

Distance

8.49mi

Elevation +

3212f

TrailRank

26

Hike between Hera and Metinaro. Very diverse walk. Use point R1 to R5 to get from the main road to the starting point of the track. Alternatively, you can also park the car at any place between these 2 points and star...

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Maululi

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GerardNL

Distance

10.00mi

Elevation +

2966f

TrailRank

26

The trail starts with a very steep trail (pic 1). Once at the summit of the first mountain, the trail becomes quite easy and nice. The last part of the trail is less steep then the start, but still quite steep. When you'...

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Around foho Onorai (south of Dili)

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GerardNL

Distance

6.67mi

Elevation +

1654f

TrailRank

25| 4.67

A relative easy walk 20 min drive out of Dili. You'll have different views over Dili and the ocean as well as the Comoro river valley. For the majority of the hike, you'll be following little trails and from time to time...

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Susekar

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GerardNL

Distance

9.38mi

Elevation +

2890f

TrailRank

24

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A nice walk just outside Dili. When we walked this hike, the highest part of the track was through the clouds.

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Black Forrest Walk

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GerardNL

Distance

6.86mi

Elevation +

1903f

TrailRank

24

A nice circular walk around an area that it's know as the Black Tree area. The starting point is near a Telecommunication site and you can see the tower most of the hike as a good point of orientation. Along the route, y...

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Hera to Becora Market (via Fatuahi)

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GerardNL

Distance

6.96mi

Elevation +

2415f

TrailRank

24

A ridge trail following the coast line. Between October and December, you even have a chance to see whales (in the sea :-) ). From the summit, the trail becomes quite steep and ends in the Becora Market. From the market ...

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Ayatakeo (a non-summit hike around Hera)

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GerardNL

Distance

5.22mi

Elevation +

1299f

TrailRank

24

This is a relative easy walk (compared to several of the other walks I've posted), not only in up & down, also in length and duration. To post something different, I've made this hike avoiding all (or at least) most of t...

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Teva Adventure

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Distance

12.18mi

Elevation +

4101f

TrailRank

24

This is a very unusual hike: The entire hike is through the Comoro river. Most people in Dili will only know the Comoro river as the huge sandpit that supplies most of the sand and rocks for the houses in Dili, but if yo...

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Mota Daehatu (between Dili and Aileu)

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GerardNL

Distance

8.39mi

Elevation +

2533f

TrailRank

24

This is a beautiful walk between Dili and Aileu around the river "Daehatu". The walk beings on the main road and immediately follows a gentle descent into the valley. Until you'll eventually cross the river. (I wou...

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South of Foho Kutulau (Bazartete)

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GerardNL

Distance

7.88mi

Elevation +

1742f

TrailRank

23

One of the best walks in Timor. The surroundings are very a-typical for Timor and due to the higher altitude of the entire walk, it's not too hot to walk and not that many mosquitoes. Less then 1 km before the end of ...

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Chinese Cemetary to Dare and back

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GerardNL

Distance

7.84mi

Elevation +

2195f

TrailRank

23

This is a nice walk that starts near the Chinese Cemetery in Tai Besi. The second part of the trail will follow a small stream down back to Dili. You may need to climb over some big rocks and find the best way along the ...

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South-West of Liquica

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GerardNL

Distance

3.56mi

Elevation +

1522f

TrailRank

23

This is a relatively short track south-west of the town liquica. The track starts at the river and after following it for a short while, you go up the mountain a long a track that is well used by the local population. Fu...

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Hike between Villa Verda and Dare

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GerardNL

Distance

10.24mi

Elevation +

2595f

TrailRank

23

A nice walk between Villa Verda (part of Dili) and Dare. The walk up follows, for the most part, a rather wide road and makes it easy to get to Dare. From the Church in Dare, it follows a road along the ride. Eventually,...

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Tacitolu Walk (aka from Maria to the Pope)

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Distance

6.99mi

Elevation +

1657f

TrailRank

22

This hike is over the ridges along the south side of the 3 lakes of Dili. The starting point is a concrete man-made cave with a Maria statue and the end of the trail is a new church with a huge statue of the previous Pop...

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Through the mountains in Fatuahi

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GerardNL

Distance

4.25mi

Elevation +

1273f

TrailRank

22

This is track through the mountains/hills behind Fatuahi. Following the track is not very difficult. The starting point is at the highest point of the road between Dili and Hera. From there it goes up quite a bit, passin...

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Around Foho Batarraigueon

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Distance

4.67mi

Elevation +

1644f

TrailRank

22

This hike starts at Waypoint "Start" which is near the restaurant "Carlos" (but may have a different name in the meantime). It follow the mountain ridge up via Foho Taululi and then to Foho Batarraigueon. At the end of t...

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Foho Hatocalau

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Distance

6.39mi

Elevation +

1759f

TrailRank

19

Another hike in the series of hikes between Hera and Metinaro. The first half of this hike, you will not find many trails. Even though the hike is not very complicated, it seems that there are just very people in this ar...

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Foho Montelau

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GerardNL

Distance

6.30mi

Elevation +

2208f

TrailRank

19

Another hike in our series between Hera and Metinaro. Like previous hikes, it has a small overlap with the hikes next to it, so you can combine them to make a longer hike. Access to this hike is quite easy: From the m...

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Between Railaco and Bazartete

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GerardNL

Distance

9.22mi

Elevation +

3081f

TrailRank

19

A nice walk between the 2 villages. Along the trip you'll have some great views towards Ramalau. The first half of the trip, you follow a dirt road up the hill. At the indicated waypoint, you can continue the dirt road a...

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Hiking track between Aileu and Dili (Northern Half)

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Distance

9.57mi

Elevation +

453f

TrailRank

19

This is an easy walk from half-way the main road between Aileu and Dili. In general it follows a dirt track that can be driven by a 4WD, but for the majority of the walk, it follows small tracks down the mountain. During...

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Remexio to Hera

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GerardNL

Distance

10.03mi

Elevation +

1132f

TrailRank

19

A mostly downhill route (if hiked in this direction) through a changing landscape. A 4WD car is required to get the starting point of this trail (unless you make the trail a few kilometers longer) and will take about an ...

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Foho Mahedur

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GerardNL

Distance

7.80mi

Elevation +

2894f

TrailRank

19

Another hike in this area. This hike is through a somewhat strange area: Based on Google Earth, you would get the impression that the area is very flat, but this is not the case at all. The area is very rough and there a...

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Black Forrest Walk 2

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GerardNL

Distance

5.59mi

Elevation +

1404f

TrailRank

19

We didn't have much imagination for a better name for this hike, but as it's next to our walk 'Black Forrest Walk', this is still reasonably fitting. The hike is starts at around 1300 meters and follows a relative wid...

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