The classics. Pick one.

Day hike.

Puerto Natales, Chile · hard

Antler arches.

Jackson, USA · easy

Soweto wheels.

Johannesburg, South Africa · easy

Umqombothi brew.

Port St Johns, South Africa · easy

Watch the 5am auction from the glass deck. No reservation needed now.

Tokyo, Japan · easy

Local lager.

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · easy

Farming with locals.

Hoi An, Vietnam · easy

Read the spoor.

Skukuza, South Africa · easy

Post-send breakfast.

Foster Falls, USA · easy

Madden's session.

Bundoran, Ireland · easy

Place gear, build anchors, second Stanage edges.

Hathersage, United Kingdom · hard

O'Connor's pints.

Killarney, Ireland · easy

Dick Macks.

Inch, Ireland · easy

Kelly's Cellars.

Belfast, United Kingdom · easy

Tigh Neachtain front bar, fiddle and box, pint of plain.

Galway, Ireland · easy

Drums and dance in town.

Maun, Botswana · easy

Fermented grain.

Monodendri, Greece · easy

Ultra race.

Morzine, France · expert

Drainage bars, loppers, thank-you nods from hikers.

Anywhere · moderate

Holiday 5K through Zilker's light tunnel.

Austin, USA · moderate

Twenty-nine K of the famous trail race route.

Verbier, Switzerland · hard

Ultra miles.

Landmannalaugar, Iceland · hard

Volcano miles.

Myoko, Japan · moderate

Wadi miles.

Dana, Jordan · hard

Coffee as the train squeezes past.

Hanoi, Vietnam · easy

Boxcars in the forest.

Whistler, Canada · easy

Rusting locomotives, perfect light, ten minutes from town.

Uyuni, Bolivia · easy

Rattle from Martim Moniz to Prazeres past every miradouro.

Lisbon, Portugal · easy

11,253-foot top.

Big Sky, USA · easy

Front, back, barani. Foam pit first, always.

Anywhere · moderate

Marija Zvijezda.

Banja Luka, Bosnia · easy

Cross-country.

Stowe, USA · easy

Westvleteren hunt.

Brussels, Belgium · easy

Shallow lake.

Perugia, Italy · easy

Roman mosaic fragments technique, villa garden studio. Ancient pixels.

Rome, Italy · moderate

One page per day on the road. Future you says thanks.

Anywhere · easy

Oplatky discs.

Karlovy Vary, Czechia · easy

Tourist trap or treasure? Decide over two, with ice cream.

Prague, Czechia · easy

Iconic circuit.

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy · moderate

Empty Siq.

Petra, Jordan · easy

Al-Khubtha trail.

Petra, Jordan · moderate

Mountain ride.

Sarajevo, Bosnia · easy

South Island steeps, Motatapu views, lake below. NZ advanced best.

Wanaka, New Zealand · expert

Sidecountry stashes.

Rusutsu, Japan · moderate

Schneider stashes.

Nozawa Onsen, Japan · hard

Through the narrow canyon as the Treasury lights up. Beat the tour buses by an hour.

Petra, Jordan · moderate

Twelve days up the Khumbu valley to 5,364 meters. Teahouses, prayer flags, thin air.

Lukla, Nepal · expert

European path.

Omalos, Greece · hard

Old military tunnels, 1,000m exposure, Garda below. Lights mandatory.

Riva del Garda, Italy · expert

Laurentians icon, Versant Soleil, pedestrian village. East best.

Mont-Tremblant, Canada · moderate

Congo Square and the birthplace of jazz.

New Orleans, USA · easy

Boating lake.

Newquay, England · easy

Broken tile dragons, Park Güell inspiration. Colorful shards.

Barcelona, Spain · moderate

Trail or skate down, cobblestone peaks, contest history. Respect.

Encinitas, USA · hard

Highest village ham.

Capileira, Spain · easy

140 steps.

Meteora, Greece · easy

Across the river.

Seville, Spain · easy

Swim, bike or run one third. Team glory shared.

Anywhere · moderate

170 meters of wobble over a glacier gorge. Knees notify in advance.

Gadmen, Switzerland · moderate

Copley Square.

Boston, USA · easy