Trails Worth Hiking

About Trails Worth Hiking

On Trails Worth Hiking, we bring you the most interesting backpacking and trekking routes in the world. Every trail has a story. In the first part of each episode, we tell you the stories behind the trail. In the second part, we tell you how to hike the trail. In each episode, guests who have hiked the trail join Jeremy, our host, to talk about the experience of hiking it. Join us on each episode as we hear the story, then hike the trail.

Publisher

Jeremy Pendrey

Category

health & fitness · society & culture · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jul 2020

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 78 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Ep. 78: Dingle Way

   Listener Tara Lamberti shares her inn-to-inn thru hike experience of Ireland's Dingle Way with host Jeremy, revealing the beauty of its rural landscapes and villages.

2. 

   30 Jul 2026

   Ep. 77: Liechtenstein Trail

   Listener Brett Bauch joins Jeremy to discuss this relatively new trail that crosses the entire country of Liechtenstein in less than a week. The trail takes hikers through the Upper Rhine Valley in the heart of the Alps. The trail winds through all 11 municipalities of this European monarchy, where hikers will see castles, walk on a roman road, and pass through quaint villages. And of course Jeremy takes us through the history of this unique European destination. trail websi...

3. 

   25 Jun 2026

   Ep. 76: Gerard Hiking Trail

   Listener Kevin Morgan joins Jeremy to talk about his hike of the Gerard Hiking Trail in Northwestern Pennsylvania's Oil Creek State Park. This loop hike takes backpackers on a 36-mile adventure through not only a beautiful wilderness, but also through the remnants of the world's first oil boom. To make things more interesting, Kevin tells us how he hiked this trail in the dead of winter. And Jeremy recounts the history of Pennsylvania's nineteenth century oil boom. Our spons...

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 74: Finding Wilderness Close to Home

Published 11 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, yeah. Taking little stops and having him stretches legs and and walk a little bit is much better. And another tip to reduce the weight is we shipped ahead little caches of formula for him or snacks for him that would get us by for one day's worth. And when we would arrive at the different ends, we would get that new supply. And that would reduce how much, you know, we had to pack in the backpacks. His weight was enough. We didn't want any more than that. Yeah. So were the places understanding what you were doing and you explained it to them and they were fine to hold those packages for you? […]

Who has been a guest on Trails Worth Hiking

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tara Lamberti
• Steph Watts
• Harry Kuril
• Jonty Crane
• Eric Spamer

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

121 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

109 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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