The Mist Trail (Vernal & Nevada Falls)

The Mist Trail is Yosemite's signature waterfall hike, providing an up-close, intensely intimate (and incredibly wet) encounter with two of the park's most powerful waterfalls: Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall. Unlike viewpoints where you see waterfalls from miles away, the Mist Trail is engineered directly into the cliffs beside the roaring Merced River. Hikers climb over 600 steep granite stairs alongside the 317-foot Vernal Fall, walking directly through the dense, soaking spray (the 'mist') that gives the trail its name. The trail then continues up another strenuous set of switchbacks carved into the bedrock to reach the top of the massive 594-foot Nevada Fall, offering incredible views of Liberty Cap and the back of Half Dome.

The Wilderness Coast Walk is a remote, point-to-point coastal trek of roughly 100 km, linking the Merrica River trailhead in South East NSW (Nadgee Nature Reserve) to Mallacoota Inlet in Gippsland, Victoria (Croajingolong National Park). The route traverses expansive sand dunes, sandstone headlands, and coastal heathlands along the Tasman Sea, with optional extensions to Green Cape. Navigation relies on tidal windows and topographic cues, as much of the track is unmarked. The walk passes through critical habitats for species such as the White-bellied Sea Eagle. Permits are required from NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service and Parks Victoria.