Featured Inn to Inn Routes and Reports

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British Columbia: Inn to Inn in Canada's Wine Country

Walking or Biking
The Kettle Valley Railway Trail Location: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada Type: Rural/Village Distance: 10 miles Duration: Two days/one night Highlights: A glorious walk in Wine Country
(railtrail) The Kettle Valley Railway (trail) heads up along the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake toward the village of Naramata and beyond. Climbing steadily, but never steeply, it takes you ever higher, until the views of the lake, vineyards,...

California: A Three-Day, 24-mile Los Angeles Walking Adventure

Sunrise to Sunset on Sunset Boulevard Day 1: Echo Park to West Hollywood, 7 miles. Day 2: West Hollywood to Santa Monica, 8 miles. Day 3: Santa Monica to Malibu, 9 miles. The weather is fantastic on this lovely Sunday, and my feet don't hurt at all, even though instead of some sort of athletic shoes I am wearing my brogues.Then again, I've only been walking four miles since my starting point, Echo Park and Sunset. Three more to go until my first evening destination- Sunset Plaza...

California: An Overnight to Stinson Beach

Moon Over Marin
Location: Marin County, California (Mt. Tamalpais, Stinson Beach, Muir Beach) Type: Seaside/Mountain Distance: Trail to Muir Beach about 3.5 miles Duration: An hour, maybe a bit more Difficulty: Ranked as 2 Highlights: Great food, great bed, full moon Bike Trip: This trip can be done as a 12-mile bike trip Duration: 2 days, 1 night, with time-outs Difficulty: Downhill=1, Uphill=3

California: An Overnight Walk Across the Golden Gate to Muir Beach

Location: Marin Headlands,CA
Type: Seaside/Mountain
Distance: About 10 miles
Duration: Around 4 hours
Difficulty: Ranked as 2
Highlights: Unbeatable views of the Pacific

California: Glen Ellen Wine Country Walk

Location: Glen Ellen, Sonoma County,
California Type: Rural/Village/Mountain Distance: 15 miles Duration: Two days/two nights Difficulty: Easy Highlights: Wine, flowers, Glenelly Inn, great food, great company.

California: Inn to Inn Walking From Laguna Beach to Santa Monica

A Tale of Two Cousins Location: Southern California Type: Inn to Inn along the Beach. Distance: Walked 65; biked 30. Duration: 3-5 days depending on route and rigor. Difficulty: Strenuous, 18 miles a day, but could be broken in to smaller segments. Highlights: Sun, Sand, Spa, Food, Drink, Life. After reading an article in Westways magazine about two women who had walked from Hermosa Beach to Topanga Canyon, my cousin & I decided WE could do this. Each year we try and do a trip together...

California: Walking Inn to Inn along Monterey Bay

Location: Beaches skirting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Santa Cruz, Capitola, Moss Landing, Monterey (California) Type: Seaside, mostly beaches Distance: 40 miles; 7.5 to 12 miles daily Duration: Five days, four nights Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous; soft sand and terrain can be strenuous on Monterey County beaches Highlights: Incredible beaches and dunes, both populated and remote; inns, great food and drink (s'mores on the beach) I’ve taken countless strolls on...

Connecticut: Walking Inn to Inn in Fairfield County

Location: Fairfield County, CT., and a little bit of NY Type: Village, countryside Distance: Just under 30 miles, (or 20 miles if you take the train partway) Duration: Three Days, two nights Difficulty: Easy to moderate (second day was 14 miles). Highlights: Small towns, historic inns, great food and drink. It's easy to travel inn to inn along Fairfield County's trails and mainstreets. This walk, from the Silvermine Tavern in Norwalk, to Ridgefield's Stonehenge Inn crosses into New York state...

Florida: Gasparilla Island Walkabout

Location: Gasparilla Island, Florida Type: Seaside, village Distance: 14 miles, walking and biking, plus strolls to good food Highlights: Beaches, shells, great food, jumping manta rays, and family time Duration: Three days, two nights, or keep walking 'round and 'round. Difficulty: Easy

Florida: Inn to Inn On the Withlacoochee Trail

Let's see, shovel more snow, or go for a long walk in the Sunshine State! What could be wrong with a forty-six mile trip on a rail trail running parallel to the moss draped, orchid festooned Withlacoochee River. Walk it, paddle it, bike it, wheelchair it...your pick. Stay in funky Old Florida towns like Citrus Springs, Floral City, Istachatta, and Trilby, eat at.... Location: Florida Type: Walking, Paddling, or Cycling Distance: 46 miles total Duration: 2-5 days depending...

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