With more Australians expected to holiday in remote regions this summer, guides give their safety tips

Richelle Olsen has a clear message for those who want to go bushwalking this summer — don’t plan your trip off Instagram.

The hiking guide said people often make plans after seeing beautiful pictures on the social media site of famous walks like the Razorback Track at Mt Hotham in the Victorian High Country.

“What people don’t realise is the Razorback walk, for example, it is an epic walk, it is beautiful, it is stunning, it is probably intermediate and it is 11km each way,” she said.

Ms Olsen’s outdoor adventure company runs body positive hikes and expeditions for women and non-binary people — with a focus on hikes that are suitable…