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Hiking Trails in Mai Chau

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near Mai Châu, Hòa Bình (Vietnam)

asiafrontiertrail

Distance

10.73mi

Elevation +

1463f

TrailRank

33| 4.33

Mai Chau is one of the closest places where you can visit a Montagnard village. It is a beautiful area surrounded by a green valley and stilt houses. Most people here are the White Thai, very friendly and helpful. And st...

Nice trek in mai chau. It starts in a paved road. After about a third of the way, where the ascending ends, the road tur...
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Ban Lac White Thai Trail

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near Nà Mèo, Hòa Bình (Vietnam)

Jeff Mailey

Distance

11.63mi

Elevation +

1503f

TrailRank

33

Great hike in Mai Châu region. The trail starts as a paved road that is mostly uphill but eventually shifts to a dirt path which had good variance of trails and options. As you make your way towards the end of the trail ...

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Hanoi Old Quarter Walking Tour

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near Xóm Trong, Ha Tay (Vietnam)

LLHTeam

Distance

4.01mi

Elevation +

36f

TrailRank

33| 4.0

A walking tour around the Old Quarter in Hanoi, with a start at the Hanoi Hilton Hotel. Inspired by the Lonely Planet Vietnam Walking Tour outlined in the guidebook. Great way to discover all the "trades" and take in all...

Bonito recorrido mejor hacerlo de día
Juan Augustin

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Cat Ba national park main track.

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near Trung Trang, Haiphong (Vietnam)

samdickinson

Distance

8.59mi

Elevation +

1637f

TrailRank

32

Amazing walk. Stunning views. The park itself is only 8km, but that will take you 4 hours as half the path is going up and down jaggered rocks. Good shows are necessarily.

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Cat Ba National Park

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near Trung Trang, Haiphong (Vietnam)

SValduezaL

Distance

2.81mi

Elevation +

709f

TrailRank

32

Easy but slippery way up to the peak of the island of Cat Ba. The entrance costs 80 thousand dongs (a bit more of 3 euros), and also includes the entrance to the Trung Trang Cave, 1 km before coming from the town of Cat...

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Rose Farmstay (Ham Rong) to Ta Phin and back

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near Suối Hồ, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

obergol

Distance

8.29mi

Elevation +

1457f

TrailRank

32| 2.67

We took a taxi from Sapa to the starting point (actually the ending point, but I forgot to record for the first 5-10 minutes). Then we walked a loop to Ta Phin, passing by the Old French Church. The way to Ta Phin (eas...

Molta part es fa per carretera, no és maca la ruta.
Edu VG

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Suối Khe Đào - Hảo Bắc HIKE

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near Cầu Sập, Da Nang (Vietnam)

A Brave Canadian

Distance

3.90mi

Elevation +

512f

TrailRank

32

Our Tuesday hike in Hòa Bắc, to a secluded stream and picturesque waterfall. With perfect weather, our small group enjoyed lunch by the water, surrounded by serene nature. The experience was both invigorating and peacefu...

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Cycling Hue - Citadel and Tombs

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near Phu Hoi, Thừa Thiên Huế Province (Vietnam)

Bichogogh

Distance

25.32mi

Elevation +

233f

TrailRank

32

Beautiful bike ride, mostly along secondary roads, to visit the Citadel of Hue and the 3 main tombs. Only two difficult points: a section of stairs where you have to carry the bike up and down on your shoulder, and the b...

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Y Linh Ho - Cát Cát

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near Lao Chải Sang Một, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

scottjamesbaker

Distance

7.97mi

Elevation +

1283f

TrailRank

32

WWe set out to find our own way along the small trails from our home stay at Mama Gia (amazing!) to Cat Cat. It was relatively easy to trailfind using the trails marked on the open topo layer, though it was missing many ...

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Phong Nha - Tú Làn 1 day

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near An Thọ Thôn, Quảng Bình (Vietnam)

ntdthuan

Distance

4.41mi

Elevation +

1280f

TrailRank

32

70km from Phong Nha centre to Oxalis office. Then walk 2.5km on the pave trail. 1hour next to Rat cave(dry cave) then come back same way out. 1 hour more to Tôn cave (hike up & down, swim 200m in cave, hike again short d...

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Towards Hoàng Ngưu Sơn above 900m

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near Xóm Cầu Hin, Khánh Hòa (Vietnam)

Kamil Skalski

Distance

12.84mi

Elevation +

3976f

TrailRank

32

Almost reaching the top going on a trail starting at Bãi Dài Nha Trang side. Beyond the 850m mark the hike becomes increasingly difficult with no or little markings and going though bushes or hard to cross dried grass...

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Sapa - Giang Ta Chai

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near Xóm Hai, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

MarcSitges

Distance

9.21mi

Elevation +

1148f

TrailRank

32

From Sapa (bus stop) to Giant Ta Chai going through Lao Chai and Ta Van. Ignore detours that come back to the same place. We tried to skip some parts of the main road as it was to crowded but it did not went well.

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Fansipan summit

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near Ô Quí Hồ, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

rllop

Distance

13.43mi

Elevation +

5295f

TrailRank

32

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Cát Bà - hiking in the national park

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near Trung Trang, Haiphong (Vietnam)

Asaf mazursky

Distance

13.90mi

Elevation +

1312f

TrailRank

31

We took a taxi from our hostle (Mona) to the national park. From there we webt hiking for 3 hours to ”Whisper nature bungalow” hostle. From there we took a scooter to the port in Viet Hai. From the port we took a ferry t...

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Day 2: Quang Uyen - Trung Khanh

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near Nặm Thúm, Cao Bằng (Vietnam)

David Trung

Distance

6.42mi

Elevation +

1188f

TrailRank

31

After breakfast at homestay, go ahead to Trung Khanh to visit "Soc Nung" village - a "Tay" minority people village near "Quay Son" river. Amazing peaceful road with corn field on both side lead you to bank of river "Quay...

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Son Tra peaks, near Danang

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near Phường Quang San, Da Nang (Vietnam)

Matt Osborne 1

Distance

16.77mi

Elevation +

3245f

TrailRank

31

Hiking up to the only accessible peak on Son Tra (unfortunately the higher one is a restricted military area) from the Danang end of the peninsula. Its a beautiful spot, though the routes are all tarmac as far as I saw a...

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Tả Van Đáy

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near Tả Van Đáy, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

hadrienver

Distance

5.14mi

Elevation +

1470f

TrailRank

31

Difficult but very rewarding trekking route. Truly adventurous. Would not recommend this route when raining or just rained as it will be very slippery and dangerous. Decent trekking shoes and water is advisable. A good p...

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Suoi Thau to Ta giang

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near Suối Thầu Một, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

JoJo108

Distance

7.32mi

Elevation +

2031f

TrailRank

31

After staying in Suoi Thau Village you can walk to Ta giang then drive back to Sapa. Sapa O’Chao (a local social enterprise) can organise this hike and send a guide with you. It’s part of a 2 day hike.

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Hike from Dong Van

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near Thị Trấn Đồng Văn, Hà Giang (Vietnam)

jorienc

Distance

12.48mi

Elevation +

1913f

TrailRank

31

Nice hike through some small villages and passing a huge cave that you can enter quite far in. The beginning and end of the hike is a bit boring, near to the city, but once you have left dong van’s sounds, it’s really be...

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Cat Ba National Park to Vien Hai and back

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near Trung Trang, Haiphong (Vietnam)

Phoebe Marsh

Distance

15.97mi

Elevation +

2165f

TrailRank

31

The start of the trek is at the entrance of Cat Ba National Park 80,000VND/pp). When you walk in there is a path that goes straight on however for this walk you will need to turn left until you find the path. The path is...

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Big hike (didn’t start till 8k in)

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near Suy Tung Su, Hà Giang (Vietnam)

Bruff O'Reilly

Distance

13.06mi

Elevation +

2031f

TrailRank

31

Beautiful hike into the mountains - I didn’t start the tracker until we were 8k in or so so give another 60-90 mins to first leg of the journey. But it should be easy enough to join the dots. Also, one of the paths we we...

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Sa Pá - Ta Phin

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near Sa Pá, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

Albertofiore

Distance

13.66mi

Elevation +

1411f

TrailRank

31| 4.0

Loop trekking from Sapa downtown to Ta Phin and return, long and pleasant trip, need to be a little bit well trained for the distance.

Nice trail through some villages. The best bit is to start on the left branches as the right is more on the main road. I...
Msa868

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Thị Trấn Đồng Văn, Hà Giang (Vietnam)

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near Thị Trấn Đồng Văn, Hà Giang (Vietnam)

yvan.fox

Distance

19.11mi

Elevation +

8340f

TrailRank

30

Loop trail from Thị Trấn Đồng Văn passing through: - best way to reach Ma Pi Leng Pass by avoiding the main road QL4C as much as possible - Pagoda Viewpoint with awesome view over Ma Pi Leng Pass - Hamlet on the road ...

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Peak Ngu Lam + Dinh Kim Giao

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near Trung Trang, Hải Phòng (Vietnam)

MikiLarson

Distance

2.61mi

Elevation +

594f

TrailRank

30

Great view on the peak. The way is not difficult but at the end, you must climb a little bit (with the help of some rusty ladder). There's a restaurant in the park where you can find fresh water.

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Sa Pa - Ta Van walking / Ta Van - Sa Pa by motorbike

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near Xóm Hai, Lào Cai (Vietnam)

jandemeuleneir

Distance

13.46mi

Elevation +

2073f

TrailRank

30

15 km walking from Sa Pa to Ta Van via Lao Chao through the rice fields and jungle. First part ( steep downhill ) can be slippery. From km 9 there is a paved way.

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