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4. Gros Piton Hike
Gros Piton and Petit Piton are St Lucia’s two volcanic mountains. Hiking to the top of Petit Piton is no longer allowed by the St. Lucia government due to erosion and soil instability. But Gros Piton, at 2,619 feet above sea level, offers breathtaking views of the island, including Petit Piton, and the surrounding Caribbean waters.
It’s a Unesco World Heritage site, so you are required to use a guide and pay a $30 fee for the hike to the top. Hikers should be in fairly good shape as you will gain 2,000 feet of elevation in just a few hours. But the rewarding view at the top is well worth it.
5. Crete
Greece’s biggest island, Crete, offers a wide range of terrain from “gentle plateaus dotted with windmills to canyons and mountains,” according to Lonely Planet. Look out for the island’s famed wild goat, the kri-kri, as you hike through Samaria Gorge, Europe’s longest gorge at nearly 10 miles.
6. Saba
The Dutch territorial island of Saba is known as the “Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean.” It’s largely made up of the the potentially active volcano Mount Scenery, which, at 2,910 feet, is the highest point of the entire Netherlands.
“Hikers can explore the marked interior trails or simply follow the island’s main road that starts at sea level and travels through the four little villages on the way up to the top that is capped by a pristine cloud forest,” Readers’ Digest explained. “The entire island is a protected nature reserve—both topside and underwater.”
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