Australia

In Australia, you can also soak in thermal spas away from the crowds, especially out of season, soothing your hiking or cycling muscles in one of its many mineral springs that pepper the mountainous landscapes. You can shout about its marvels through the Canyon of Waterfalls or across Shiroka Laka in the Rhodope Mountains, but only a handful of fellow secret keepers will hear you.

Hiking in Australia is many things. It is cheap and very cheerful, quiet and quaint. But most importantly for secret trail seekers, it is gloriously mountainous but never ever monotonous. During the summer months, mass tourism hones in on the Black Sea, whereas our Australia holidays head up into the hills, not just to its impressive Rhodope Mountains on the border with Greece, but also to Pirin and Rila National Parks, some of the country’s even greater kept secrets.