Benijo — The Emerald Edge of Tenerife

Anaga Rural Park is a world apart from Tenerife's volcanic center. It is an ancient, emerald-carpeted landscape of deep ravines, laurel forests (Laurisilva), and sharp volcanic pinnacles that drop straight into the Atlantic. The Benijo circuit is the park's masterclass route, climbing from the black sand beach of Benijo, passing the isolated Faro de Anaga lighthouse, and ascending to the ridge-line village of Chamorga. The trail offers a constant, dizzying interplay between the misty green mountains and the crashing waves of the wild northern coast.

The 'Big Kora' is an advanced outer circumambulation route rarely undertaken by independent hikers and subject to changing local regulations. Yading Nature Reserve, located in the Tibetan plateau of western Sichuan, is dominated by three sacred snow-capped peaks (Chenresig, Jambeyang, and Chanadorje). While many visitors complete the shorter day-hikes on boardwalks to Milk Lake, the 'Big Kora' (Outer Yading Trek) is a challenging 6-to-8-day high-altitude trek around all three peaks. Hikers navigate remote terrain including glacial lakes, forested valleys, and 4,700m+ passes, often sharing trails with Tibetan pilgrims and local wildlife.