The World’s Best Walks!

One of the best ways to see the sights while on vacation is to walk – that or taking a jet-pack, but until we can use those, walking it is! The pace of a walk is perfect if you want to ensure you don’t miss anything on your adventure. While walking, it is easy to converse with your fellow travellers about the route, or to yourself if you want to be left alone and in peace. Without further ado, here are 5 of the world’s best walks:

1. The Great Wall of China: Built between 220-206 BC the wall stretches for 8,851.8 km, so this walk is not for the faint of heart. While walking, take in the breathtaking scenery and learn about the history of the most famous wall in the world. Even though it is a myth, we still like to believe that the next time we are in space we will be able to see the Great Wall.
2. Abbey Road: London, England has many amazing walks to offer, including the Jack the Ripper walking tour, the Tower of London walk and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre walk. However, Abbey Road is a definite favourite. How can you compete with Abbey Road? Make sure to take a pic of you as John, Paul, George or Ringo and send it to us to post on our Flickr page!
3. Capilano Suspension Bridge: The bridge, crossing the Capilano River north of Vancouver, is 136 metres long and 70 metres above the river. It was originally built in 1889, but don’t worry, there have been some improvements since then. If you do want to walk the bridge, you’d better get there early as there are over 800,000 visitors a year - that’s over 2,100 a day!
4. CN Tower Glass Floor: Head to the CN Tower in Toronto, hold your breath, and have a walk on their glass floor. It’s no big deal; you’ll only be looking 1,122 feet straight down. The floor is only 256 square feet, so you won’t get your exercise circling the area, you’ll get it by climbing up the 11,776 stairs it takes to get there.
5. MS Walk: It involves over 60,000 participants and volunteers in more than 160 beautiful communities across Canada. Each walk has its own unique quality that makes it special. Why not try to walk in all of them? It might be a tall order seeing as not everyone lives until 160 years old, but you could try to experience a different location each year. Plus, you’ll be walking to help end Multiple Sclerosis!

Nothing allows you to soak in your surroundings like a nice walk. Why not send us your list of favourite places to walk, or the best walks you’ve ever had? Email them to greg.johnson@mssociety.ca or post them on our Facebook wall.