Destinations

Do not start with a top-ten list. Decide which scale you are looking at — region, hub, route, or base — because one name can be a park, a mountain range and a trail at the same time.

March is New Zealand's autumn window: steadier than midsummer, but still four seasons a day. Ten days for both islands is tight — decide the Great Walk, hut or tent, and transport first.

China's outdoor geography is seven regional systems with different transport, permits and seasons — not a list of scenic spots.

Europe is not one Alps. Six regional systems, each with its own huts, seasons and difficulty — and the world's classic routes are a handful of trail systems, not a leaderboard.

\"Loess landform\" and \"Loess Plateau\" are not the same kind of thing: one is a type, the other a region. Getting that hierarchy right explains why fjords do not exist on the Chinese coast.

A fact card is not a guide. It puts trailhead, transport, permits, campsites, water, retreat and rescue on one screen — and every dynamic field must be re-checked with the official source.