Вот бы поехать в такой поход ещё раз в следующем месяце.

Вот бы is a wish-making expression. It means something like if only..., I wish..., or it would be great to....

So Вот бы поехать... expresses a strong desire, not a plain statement about the future.

A literal word-for-word reading is not helpful here: вот often means here is, but in вот бы the whole expression works as a fixed way to show longing or daydreaming.

After вот бы, Russian often uses the infinitive to express a general wish:

• Вот бы поехать... = If only I/we could go...

This structure sounds natural and slightly dreamy or emotional.

Russian can also use a past-tense form with бы:

• Вот бы мы поехали... = If only we went / could go...

The infinitive version is shorter and leaves the subject unstated.

This is mainly about aspect.

• поехать = perfective
• ехать = imperfective

Here the speaker is wishing for one complete trip/event in the future, so the perfective поехать fits better.

Very roughly:

• поехать = to go / set off / make the trip once
• ехать = to be going / to go (in an ongoing or repeated sense)

In a wish like this, Russian usually prefers the perfective because the idea is to go on that trip once more, as a complete event.

Yes, in its basic meaning, поехать is associated with going by some vehicle: car, bus, train, etc.

That said, in real usage it can also be used more broadly when talking about going somewhere as a trip. In this sentence, it suggests going on that hiking trip/journey, probably involving travel to the place.

If you wanted to focus more on the hiking itself, Russian might also use verbs like:

• пойти в поход
• сходить в поход

So поехать is understandable, but it highlights the trip/travel side more than the walking side.

Поход usually means a hike, trek, or camping trip, not just any ordinary trip.

So this is not the same as a neutral word like:

• поездка = trip/journey
• путешествие = travel/journey

Поход usually suggests an outdoor excursion, often with walking, nature, backpacks, camping, and so on.

Here такой поход is in the accusative case after в.

The pattern is:

• идти / ехать / поехать в поход = to go on a hike/trip

This is a standard Russian expression.

Why accusative? Because в often takes the accusative when it expresses movement toward something or entering a situation/activity.

Also note:

• поход is masculine and inanimate
• for masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular

So:

• nominative: такой поход
• accusative: такой поход

They look identical, but grammatically it is accusative here.

Такой means such a, that kind of, or this sort of.

It points to the type or character of the trip:

• в такой поход = on a trip/hike like that, on such a hike

It often carries an emotional tone too, especially if the speaker is remembering or admiring the experience.

Ещё раз literally means one more time, and it is one of the most common ways to say again in Russian.

So:

• ещё раз = again / once more

In this sentence it means the speaker wants to do that kind of trip one more time.

Russian also has снова and опять, which can also mean again, but ещё раз is especially natural when the idea is repeat the experience one more time.

This is the normal way to say next month in a phrase with в:

• в следующем месяце = in the next month / next month

Here в takes the prepositional case because it expresses time.

So:

• следующий месяц = nominative
• в следующем месяце = prepositional

The noun changes to месяце, and the adjective changes to следующем to match it.

Russian often leaves the subject unstated when it is obvious, unimportant, or deliberately general.

So Вот бы поехать... could mean:

• I wish I could go...
• It would be great if we could go...
• If only we went...

The exact subject depends on context. English usually forces you to choose a subject, but Russian can leave it open.

Yes. That would also be correct.

Compare:

• Вот бы поехать... = more compact, more general, more dreamy
• Вот бы мы поехали... = explicitly says we, a bit more concrete

Both express a wish, but the infinitive version often sounds lighter and more idiomatic in this kind of exclamation.

The word order is natural, but Russian word order is fairly flexible.

This sentence starts with Вот бы, which is important because it immediately signals a wish.

Then:

• поехать gives the action
• в такой поход gives the destination/activity
• ещё раз adds again
• в следующем месяце gives the time

You could move some parts around for emphasis, but the original order sounds smooth and natural.

For example, shifting ещё раз or в следующем месяце would change emphasis more than basic meaning.

It sounds conversational, emotional, and slightly dreamy.

The speaker is not making a plan in a neutral way. They are expressing a wish or longing:

• Wouldn’t it be great to go on a trip like that again next month.
• If only we could go on a hike like that again next month.

So the tone is more about desire and imagination than about factual scheduling.