List of long-distance footpaths
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Argentina

  • Los Glaciares
    • Various options to Laguna Torre, Cerro FitzRoy, or even out onto the Southern Patagonian Ice Field
      Southern Patagonian Ice Field
      The Southern Patagonian Ice Field , located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Argentina and Chile, is the second largest contiguous extrapolar extent of ice in the world...


Brazil

  • Serra dos Órgãos
    Serra dos Órgãos
    Serra dos Órgãos is a mountain range in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which was turned into a national park in 1939. It is located about a one-hour drive from the city of Rio de Janeiro....

    • 36 kilometres (22.4 mi) between Petrópolis and Teresópolis (medium to hard trail)

  • Serra da Mantiqueira
    • Serra Fina: 54 kilometres (33.6 mi) between Passa Quatro and Cruzeiro (very hard trail)

Canada

  • Bruce Trail
    Bruce Trail
    The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern and central Ontario, Canada.-General:The trail follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, one of the thirteen UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves in Canada, for almost...

  • Chilkoot Trail
    Chilkoot Trail
    The Chilkoot Trail is a 33 miles trail through the Coast Mountains that leads from Dyea, Alaska in the United States, to Bennett, British Columbia in Canada....

  • East Coast Trail
    East Coast Trail
    The East Coast Trail is a hiking trail located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Located primarily on public lands, the trail traces the east coast of the island of Newfoundland along the Atlantic Ocean. The trail passes through many small coastal towns nested in the bays of...

  • Eastern Continental Trail
    Eastern Continental Trail
    The Eastern Continental Trail is a combination of North American long-distance hiking trails, which connect from Key West, Florida to Belle Isle a distance of...

  • Great Divide Trail
    Great Divide Trail
    The Great Divide Trail, or GDT, is a wilderness hiking trail in the Canadian Rockies. The trail closely follows the Continental Divide between Albertaand British Columbia, crossing the divide no fewer than 30 times...

  • International Appalachian Trail
    International Appalachian Trail
    The International Appalachian Trail is a hiking trail which runs from the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Mount Katahdin, Maine, through New Brunswick, to the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, after which it takes bridge crossings to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, a ferry ride to...

  • Juan de Fuca Trail
    Juan de Fuca Trail
    The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is a rugged, 47-km-long backpacking trail that follows the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The trail is located in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park....

  • Mantario Trail
    Mantario Trail
    The Mantario Trail is a multipurpose trail in southeastern Manitoba, approximately 150 km east of Winnipeg.This 63 kilometer trail meanders through rugged Canadian Shield...

  • National Hiking Trail of Canada http://www.nationaltrail.ca/
  • Rideau Trail
    Rideau Trail
    The Rideau Trail is a hiking trail in Ontario, Canada, linking Ottawa and Kingston. Crossing both public and private lands, the trail was created and opened in 1971. It is named for the Rideau Canal which also connects Ottawa and Kingston, although the two only occasionally connect. The trail...

  • Trans-Canada Trail
  • Voyageur Hiking Trail
    Voyageur Hiking Trail
    The Voyageur Hiking Trail is a public hiking trail between Sudbury and Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario, Canada. The name honours the early European fur traders of the region who traveled largely by canoe and were known as 'voyageurs’ and ‘coureurs des bois’ The trail is used by all ages and levels...

  • West Coast Trail
    West Coast Trail
    The West Coast Trail is a long backpacking trail following the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was built in 1907 to facilitate the rescue of survivors of shipwrecks along the coast, part of the treacherous Graveyard of the Pacific...

  • La Cloche Silhouette Trail
    La Cloche Silhouette Trail
    The La Cloche Silhouette Trail is a backpacking loop across the rugged quartzite peaks of the La Cloche mountain range. The trail is situated in Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.-Further reading:...

  • Fundy Footpath
  • Capital Pathway
    Capital Pathway
    The Capital Pathway, also known informally as the The Bike Path, is a recreational pathway interlinking many parks, waterways and sites in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec...


Peru

  • Cordillera Blanca
    Cordillera Blanca
    The Cordillera Blanca is a mountain range in the Ancash Region of Peru. Part of the larger Andes range, it includes 33 major peaks over high in an area wide and long.-Overview:...

     & Cordillera Huayhuash
    Cordillera Huayhuash
    The Cordillera Huayhuash is a mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the boundaries of the Ancash Region, Lima Region, y Huanuco Region...

     near Huaráz
    Huaraz
    Huaraz is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Departmento de Ancash and the seat of government of the Provincia de Huaraz . The urban agglomerations population is distributed over the districts of Huaraz and Independencia. It was estimated in 2007 to exceed 120,000...

    • 10- to 14-day trek on the Huayhuash Circuit
    • 3-4 day Santa Cruz trek
    • ~10-day Alpamayo Circuit
  • Sacred Valley
    Sacred Valley
    The Sacred Valley of the Incas or Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru, close to the Inca capital of Cusco and below the ancient sacred city of Machu Picchu...

     & Cordillera Vilcanota near Cuzco
    • Several variants of the Inca trail, from single-day to more than 6 days, all ending at Machu Picchu
      Machu Picchu
      Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for...

    • Choquequirao
      Choquequirao
      Choquequirao is a ruined Inca city in south Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. The ruins are buildings and terraces at levels above and below Sunch'u Pata, the truncated hill top...

       5+ days
    • 5- to 6-day trek on the Ausangate Circuit
  • Colca Canyon
    Colca Canyon
    Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. Peru's third most-visited tourist destination with about 160,000 visitors annually, it's located about 100 miles northwest of Arequipa...

     near Arequipa
    Arequipa
    Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...

    • Various single-day hikes and multi-day treks in and around the Canyon

Armenia

  • Janapar
    Janapar
    Janapar is a marked trail through mountains, valleys and villages of Nagorno-Karabakh. The trail passes by monasteries and fortresses along its route. The trail is broken into day hikes, taking hikers to a different village each night. Hikers can either stay with a village family or set up camp...

     wandering marked trail through mountains, valleys and villages of Karabakh
    Nagorno-Karabakh
    Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, lying between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains...

    , with monasteries and fortresses along the way. http://www.janapar.org/wiki/Main_Page

Hong Kong

The merit of hiking trails in Hong Kong is that hikers can enjoy scenery of both the sea and highland.
  • Hong Kong Trail
    Hong Kong Trail
    Hong Kong Trail , opened in 1985, is a long-distance footpath from Victoria Peak to Big Wave Bay on Hong Kong Island. The Hong Kong Trail is a 50 kilometre walking route which passes through the five country parks on Hong Kong island...

    : across Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

     (50 kilometres (31.1 mi))
  • Lantau Trail
    Lantau Trail
    The Lantau Trail , opened on 4 December, 1984, is a long-distance footpath on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The 70 km trail is circular, starting and finishing in Mui Wo. The Lantau Trail has good visitor facilities along the way, and the route is well marked. There are...

    : on Lantau Island
    Lantau Island
    Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...

     (70 kilometres (43.5 mi))
  • Wilson Trail
    Wilson Trail
    The Wilson Trail is a 78 km long-distance footpath in Hong Kong, only 15 km run through non-park countryside or other areas. It was named after David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, who was Governor of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1992. The Wilson Trail was developed by Friends of the...

    : from Stanley
    Stanley, Hong Kong
    Stanley is a town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It located on a peninsula on the southeastern part of Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O, adjacent to Chung Hom Kok...

    , Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

     to Nam Chung
    Nam Chung
    Nam Chung is an area in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, west of Luk Keng and to the southwest of the Starling Inlet , opposite of Sha Tau Kok....

    , New Territories
    New Territories
    New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

     (78 kilometres (48.5 mi))
  • MacLehose Trail
    MacLehose Trail
    The MacLehose Trail , opened on 26 October 1979, is a hiking trail that crosses much of the New Territories, starting from Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung, in the east to Tuen Mun in the west in the territory of Hong Kong. The whole trail is 100 kilometres long, marked by distance posts at 500m intervals...

    : from Sai Kung to Tuen Mun
    Tuen Mun
    Tuen Mun is a town near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in Hong Kong which can be dated back to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at the Castle...

     (100 kilometres (62.1 mi))

Israel

  • Israel National Trail
    Israel National Trail
    The Israel National Trail, is a hiking path that crosses the entire country of Israel. Its northern end is at Dan, near the Lebanese border in the far north of the country, and it extends to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel on the Red Sea, a length of approximately 940 km...

    : 1000 kilometres (621.4 mi), all of them inside the Green Line
    Green Line (Israel)
    Green Line refers to the demarcation lines set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and its neighbours after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War...

    , from kibbutz Dan to Eilat (north to south), covering many historic and scenic points including some urban areas.
  • Jerusalem Trail
    Jerusalem Trail
    The Jerusalem Trail, is a hiking path that extends the Israel National Trail into Jerusalem. The trail is almost a complete circuit, and can be extended to a full loop by following Israel National Trail marks. The length is approximately 42 km . The trail is marked with a gold line between...

    : 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) trail, connects the Israel National Trail with Jerusalem and the area of the old city.
  • Jesus Trail
    Jesus Trail
    The Jesus Trail is a hiking and pilgrimage route in the Galilee region of Israel that traces the route Jesus may have walked, connecting many sites from his life and ministry...

    : 120 kilometres (74.6 mi) in the Galilee region, connecting important sites from the life of Jesus. The trail begins in Nazareth
    Nazareth
    Nazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...

     and passes through Sepphoris, Cana
    Cana
    In the Christian New Testament, the Gospel of John refers a number of times to a town called Cana of Galilee.-The marriage at Cana:Among Christians and other students of the New Testament, Cana is best known as the place where, according to the Fourth Gospel, Jesus performed his first public...

    , the horns of Hattin, Arbel
    Arbel
    Arbel is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on Mount Arbel next to the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 364....

     Cliffs, Capernaum
    Capernaum
    Capernaum was a fishing village in the time of the Hasmoneans. Located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 1,500. Archaeological excavations have revealed two ancient synagogues built one over the other...

    , Tabgha
    Tabgha
    Tabgha is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. It is the traditional site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the fourth resurrection appearance of Jesus in Christianity. Until 1948, it was the site of an Arab village.The...

    , the Mount of Beatitudes
    Mount of Beatitudes
    The Mount of Beatitudes refers to the hill in northern Israel where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount.- Location :The traditional location for the Mount of Beatitudes is on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret...

    , the Jordan River, and Mount Tabor
    Mount Tabor
    -Places:*Mount Tabor, a hill in Israel near Nazareth believed by many to be the site of the Transfiguration of ChristIn the United States:*Mount Tabor, Indiana, an unincorporated community...

    .
  • Golan Trail: 130 kilometres (80.8 mi) from Mt. Hermon (1500m) to the sea of Galilee (-200m)
  • Sea to sea trail
    Sea to sea trail
    The Sea to sea Trail, is a hiking path that crosses north of Israel. Its western end is in the Mediterranean Sea at Achziv, near the Lebanese border in the far north of the country, and it extends to the Sea of Gallilee, a length of approximately 70 km...

    : 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) from the sea of Galilee
    Sea of Galilee
    The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias , is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately in circumference, about long, and wide. The lake has a total area of , and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m...

     to the Mediterranean Sea
    Mediterranean Sea
    The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...

  • Valley of the springs TRail (Emek HaMaayanot). A trek of about 140 km, around the Valley of springs near the See of Galilee.

Japan

  • Hokkaidō Nature Trail: 4585 kilometres (2,849 mi) all over the island of Hokkaidō
  • Tōhoku Nature Trail: 4374 kilometres (2,717.9 mi) within prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima
  • Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail: 4029 kilometres (2,503.5 mi) within prefectures of Gunma, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga
  • Metropolitan Area Nature Trail: 1800 kilometres (1,118.5 mi) within prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tōkyō and Kanagawa
  • Tōkaidō Nature Trail
    Tokaido Nature Trail
    The is a long distance walkway that traverses 11 prefectures and covers , running from Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park in Tokyo to Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park in Osaka Prefecture...

    : 1697 kilometres (1,054.5 mi) from Tokyo to Osaka via prefectures of Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga, Gifu, Mie, Kyōto and Nara
  • Kinki Nature Trail: 3291 kilometres (2,044.9 mi) within prefectures of Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Kyōto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama and Tottori
  • Chugoku Nature Trail: 2211 kilometres (1,373.9 mi) within prefectures of Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi
  • Shikoku Nature Trail: 1637 kilometres (1,017.2 mi) within prefectures of Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa and Kōchi
  • Kyushu Nature Trail: 2587 kilometres (1,607.5 mi) within prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima
  • Kantō Fureai Trail
    Kanto Fureai Trail
    , alternately called , is a collection of hiking trails starting and ending at “Umenoki Daira” located along National Route 20 at the foothills of Mount Takao in Hachiōji, Tokyo. It circumnavigates the entire Kantō Region through Mount Takao, Okutama, Chichibu, Mount Myōgi, Mount Taihei, Mount...


Kyrgyzstan

  • Kyrgyzstan Trail: circumnavigates lake Issyk Kul
    Issyk Kul
    Issyk Kul is an endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume and the second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea. Although it is surrounded by snow-capped peaks, it never freezes; hence its name, which means "hot...

     in the northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan
    Kyrgyzstan
    Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...


Lebanon

  • Lebanon Mountain Trail
    Lebanon Mountain Trail
    The Lebanon Mountain Trail is a long-distance hiking trail in Lebanon. It extends from Qbaiyat in the north of Lebanon to Marjaayoun in the south, a path that transects more than 75 towns and villages at altitudes ranging from 600 to 2,000 meters above sea level...

    , a 26-day 440 kilometres (273.4 mi) trail through Mount Lebanon
    Mount Lebanon
    Mount Lebanon , as a geographic designation, is a Lebanese mountain range, averaging above 2,200 meters in height and receiving a substantial amount of precipitation, including snow, which averages around four meters deep. It extends across the whole country along about , parallel to the...


Nepal

  • The Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) is proposed to follow the Greater Himalaya Range from Namche Barwa in Tibet to Nanga Parbat in Pakistan forming the world's highest mountain trail. It will connect five Asian countries: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan and cover more than 4500 kilometres (2,796.2 mi). The Nepal
    Nepal
    Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

     section has been walked and documented. It uses existing trails, many of which are trekking, trade or pilgrimage routes, and no new trails have been built. The trail is approximately 1600 kilometres (994.2 mi) long starting near to Kanchenjunga
    Kangchenjunga
    Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain of the world with an elevation of and located along the India-Nepal border in the Himalayas.Kangchenjunga is also the name of the section of the Himalayas and means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over...

     in the west of Nepal and ending in Humla
    Humla District
    Humla District of 40,595.The Northern part of Humla District is inhabited by Buddhists,originating from Tibet, whereas the South is mostly inhabited by Hindus.-Towns and villages:Bargaun,Chhipra,Dami,Dandafaya,Gothi,Hepka,Jaira,Kalika,Kermi,...

     in the east. (See the Great Himalaya Trail website and the Great Himalaya Trail book website.)
  • Trek to Everest Base Camp
    Everest Base Camp
    There are two base camps on opposite sides of Mount Everest. South Base Camp is in Nepal at an altitude of , and North Base Camp is in Tibet at ). These camps are rudimentary campsites on Mount Everest that are used by mountain climbers during their ascent and descent...

    , an 18-day trail to the base camp of Mt. Everest (see Everest Base Camp Trek at wikitravel)
  • Annapurna Circuit
    Annapurna Circuit
    The Annapurna Circuit is a popular name for a 300 km trek within the Annapurna mountain range. The trek rises to an altitude of 5,300m on the Thorung La pass, touching the edge of the fabled Tibetan plateau. This trek is a magnificent plan, covering two different river valleys...

    , a 3-week loop trek through the Annapurna
    Annapurna
    Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over ....

     range (see Annapurna Circuit at wikitravel)
  • Manaslu Circuit: also a 3-week loop trek through the adjacent range to the Annapurna
    Annapurna
    Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over ....

     region—the Manaslu
    Manaslu
    Manaslu , also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, and is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "Mountain of the Spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul"...

     region.

Russia

  • Great Baikal Trail
    Great Baikal Trail
    The Great Baikal Trail is a non-profit project to create a hiking trail around Lake Baikal in Siberia with a total length of about . Although the idea for such a trail was born in the 1970s, construction only started in 2003 with the help of volunteers from around the world...

  • Frolikha Adventure Coastline Track
    Frolikha Adventure Coastline Track
    The ' is a 100 km Long-distance trail at the Northern part of Lake Baikal in Siberia .The trail was built by Russians and Germans in 2009 to encourage local tourism with concepts for the sustainable development of the region. F.A.C.T. runs along the shoreline as well as old hunting and deer...

     F.A.C.T.: 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) trail at the northern tip of Lake Baikal
    Lake Baikal
    Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...


South Korea

  • The Baekdudaegan
    Baekdudaegan
    The Baekdudaegan is a mountain range and watershed-crest-line which runs through most of the length of the Korean Peninsula, from Baekdu Mountain in the north to Jirisan in the south. It is important in traditional Korean thought, a key aspect of Pungsujiri philosophy and practices...

     Trail: 750 kilometres (466 mi) along the ridge of the Baekdu Daegan mountain range

Europe

  • The GR footpath
    GR footpath
    The Grande Randonnée , Grote Routepaden or Lange-afstand-wandelpaden , Grande Rota or Gran Recorrido is a network of long-distance footpaths in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. In France alone, the trails cover approximately 60,000 km...

    s in Belgium, France, Spain and the Netherlands
  • European long-distance paths
    European long-distance paths
    The European long-distance paths are a network of long-distance footpaths that traverse Europe. While most long-distance footpaths in Europe are located in just one country or region, each of these numbered European long-distance paths passes through many different countries.The European...

  • The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne
    Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne
    The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne is a long-distance footpath in the Pyrenees.Like the GR 10 and the GR 11, the path travels the length of the Pyrenees from coast to coast...

    (HRP) in the Pyrenees in France, Spain and Andorra
  • The Nordkalottleden Trail (Kalottireitti, 800 kilometres (497.1 mi)) in the northernmost parts of Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

    , Sweden
    Sweden
    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

     and Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

     (Lapland)
  • St James's Way through France and Spain
  • The Via Alpina
    Via Alpina
    Via Alpina is a network of five long-distance hiking trails across the alpine regions of Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Monaco....

     network of Alpine trails
    • Violet trail
    • Yellow Trail
    • Green Trail
    • Blue Trail
    • Red Trail
  • Via Francigena
    Via Francigena
    The Via Francigena is an ancient road between Rome and Canterbury, passing through England, France, Switzerland and Italy. In mediaeval times it was an important road and pilgrimage route...

     from Canterbury to Rome
  • Sultans Trail
    Sultans Trail
    The Sultans Trail is a new long-distance footpath from Vienna to Istanbul. It is 2.133 km long. The path passes Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey....

     from Vienna to Istanbul

Bulgaria

  • Kom-Emine 700 kilometres (435 mi), from Mount Kom to Cape Emine
    Cape Emine
    Cape Emine is a headland located at the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is located 49 miles south of Varna, 34 miles north of Burgas and 9 miles south of Obzor. It forms the tip of Stara Planina. Cape Emine is said to be Bulgaria's stormiest cape....

     (part of European walking route E3
    European walking route E3
    The E3 European long distance path, or just E3 path is a 6950 km long-distance footpath that is planned to run from the Portuguese coast to the Black Sea in Bulgaria...

    )
  • Sultans Trail
    Sultans Trail
    The Sultans Trail is a new long-distance footpath from Vienna to Istanbul. It is 2.133 km long. The path passes Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey....


Finland

  • The Karhunkierros
    Karhunkierros
    Karhunkierros is a hiking trail that stretches from Salla to Kuusamo in north-eastern Finland....

     Trail (80 kilometres (49.7 mi), External link) in the municipalities of Kuusamo
    Kuusamo
    Kuusamo is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Oulu province and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

     and Salla
    Salla
    Salla is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....

    , Oulanka National Park, Lapland
  • The Peuran polku Trail: (115 kilometres (71.5 mi), External link) in the municipalities of Kivijärvi, Kinnula, Perho, Lestijärvi and Reisjärvi in Central Finland
    Central Finland
    Central Finland is a region in Finland. It borders to the regions Päijänne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia....

     and Pohjanmaa
    Pohjanmaa
    Pohjanmaa is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to:-Former entities:...

     (Ostrobothnia) - a part of European walking route E6
    European walking route E6
    The E6 European long distance path or E6 path is one of the European long-distance paths from the northwest tip of Finland through Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria to the Adriatic coast in Slovenia...


France


Germany

  • Barbarossaweg: Korbach to Kyffhäuserdenkmal (332 kilometres (206.3 mi))
  • Bonifatiusweg: Mainz to Fulda (180 kilometres (111.8 mi))
  • Christine-Koch-Weg: Menden to Bad Laasphe (123 kilometres (76.4 mi))
  • König-Ludwig-Weg: Berg am Starnberger See to Füssen (120 kilometres (74.6 mi))
  • Maximiliansweg
    Maximiliansweg
    Maximiliansweg is a long-distance hiking path through the Bavarian Alps , which connects Lindau to Berchtesgaden. The trail is about 350km in distance and is largely congruous with long-distance path E4...

    : Lindau to Berchtesgaden (350 kilometres (217.5 mi))
  • Moselhöhenweg: Trier to Koblenz
  • Pandurensteig: Waldmuenchen to Passau
  • Rennsteig
    Rennsteig
    The Rennsteig is a ridge walk as well as an historical boundary path in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Highland and Franconian Forest in central Germany....

    : Hörsel to Blankenstein/Saale through the Thuringian Forest (169 kilometres (105 mi))
  • Rheinburgenweg Trail
    Rheinburgenweg Trail
    Rhine Castle trail - Rheinburgenweg , follows the left side of the Rhine from Bingen to Remagen-Rolandseck and the right side takes the route of the Rheinsteig from Rüdesheim am Rhein to Koblenz....

    : Bingen to Koblenz to Rüdesheim am Rhein (c.200 kilometres (124.3 mi))
  • Rheinhöhenweg Trail
    Rheinhöhenweg Trail
    The Rheinhöhenweg Trail is a popular hiking trail on the mountains of theRhine Valley. It leads from the Lower Rhine in Bonn passing the Loreley up to the Upper Rhine. There is a Rheinhöhenweg Trail on both sides of the Rhine River....

    : Bonn to Alsheim/Wiesbaden (530 kilometres (329.3 mi))
  • Rheinsteig
    Rheinsteig
    The Rheinsteig is a hiking trail following a mainly elevated path along the righthand side of the river Rhine in Germany, its 320 km route stretches from Bonn to Wiesbaden, running parallel to the Rheinhöhenweg Trail and Rheinburgenweg Trail.-Description:...

    : Bonn to Wiesbaden (320 kilometres (198.8 mi))
  • Westweg
    Westweg
    The Westweg, , is a long-distance hiking trail running north-south through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Basel. The trail is around 285 kilometres long, and was founded in 1900. It is currently maintained under the auspices of the Schwarzwaldverein...

     (Schwarzwald Höhenweg West): Pforzheim to Basel (279 kilometres (173.4 mi))
  • Mittelweg (Schwarzwald Höhenweg Mittel): Pforzheim to Waldshut (233 kilometres (144.8 mi))
  • Ostweg (Schwarzwald Höhenweg Ost): Pforzheim to Schaffhausen (238 kilometres (147.9 mi))
  • Schwarzwald Nordrandweg: Mühlacker to Karlsruhe (71 kilometres (44.1 mi))
  • Schwarzwald-Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee
    Schwarzwald-Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee
    The Schwarzwald-Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee is a long-distance footpath that runs in an east–west direction in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

    : Freiburg to Konstanz (183 kilometres (113.7 mi))

Greece

  • European walking route E4
    European walking route E4
    The E4 European long distance path or E4 path is one of the European long-distance paths starting in Spain at its westernmost point and leading through France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria to end in Greece...

     (Florina
    Florina
    Florina is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West...

     to Agios Nikolaos
    Agios Nikolaos, Crete
    Agios Nikolaos is a coastal town on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island's capital Heraklion, north of the town of Ierapetra and west of the town of Sitia. In the year 2000, the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, which takes in part of the surrounding villages, claimed around 19,000...

    )
  • European walking route E6
    European walking route E6
    The E6 European long distance path or E6 path is one of the European long-distance paths from the northwest tip of Finland through Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria to the Adriatic coast in Slovenia...

     (Igoumenitsa
    Igoumenitsa
    Igoumenitsa , is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit Thesprotia. Its original ancient name used to be Titani....

     to Alexandroupoli
    Alexandroupoli
    Alexandroupoli , is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. Named after King Alexander, it is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece.-Name:...

    )

Hungary

  • Countrywide Blue Tour in Hungary
    Countrywide Blue Tour in Hungary
    The Countrywide Blue Tour is a part of the Hungarian section of the European Long Distance Walking Route E4...

     (part of European long-distance footpath E4
    European walking route E4
    The E4 European long distance path or E4 path is one of the European long-distance paths starting in Spain at its westernmost point and leading through France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria to end in Greece...

    )
  • Sultans Trail
    Sultans Trail
    The Sultans Trail is a new long-distance footpath from Vienna to Istanbul. It is 2.133 km long. The path passes Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey....


Italy


Netherlands

  • Zevenwoudenpad from Lauwersoog to Steenwijk (200 kilometres (124.3 mi))
  • Pionierspad from Steenwijk to Muiden (200 kilometres (124.3 mi))
  • Floris V-pad from Amsterdam to Bergen op Zoom (245 kilometres (152.2 mi))
  • Trekvogelpad from Bergen aan Zee to Enschede (380 kilometres (236.1 mi))
  • Marskramerpad from Bad Bentheim to Den Haag (360 kilometres (223.7 mi))
  • Maarten van Rossumpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Ommen (308 kilometres (191.4 mi))
  • Deltapad from Sluis to Hoek van Holland (237 kilometres (147.3 mi))
  • Hollands Kustpad from Hoek van Holland to Den Helder (213 kilometres (132.4 mi))
  • Friese Kustpad from Stavoren to Lauwersoog (131 kilometres (81.4 mi))
  • Wad- en Wierdenpad from Lauwersoog to Nieuweschans (123 kilometres (76.4 mi))
  • Oeverloperpad from Rotterdam Europoort to Leerdam (232 kilometres (144.2 mi))
  • Lingepad from Leerdam to Nijmegen (German border) (98 kilometres (60.9 mi))
  • Pelgrimspad from Amsterdam to Maastricht (453 kilometres (281.5 mi))
  • Zuiderzeepad from Enkhuizen to Stavoren (400 kilometres (248.5 mi))
  • Pieterpad
    Pieterpad
    The Pieterpad is a long distance walking route in the Netherlands. The trail runs from Pieterburen, in the northern part of Groningen, south through the eastern part of the Netherlands to end just south of Maastricht, on the top of Mount Saint Peter , at a height of...

     from Pieterburen to the Sint Pietersberg (492 kilometres (305.7 mi))
  • Noaberpad from Nieuweschans to Emmerich (363 kilometres (225.6 mi))
  • Grenslandpad from Sluis to Thorn (363 kilometres (225.6 mi))
  • Overijssels Havezatenpad from Oldenzaal to Steenwijk (272 kilometres (169 mi))
  • Peellandpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Roermond (160 kilometres (99.4 mi))

Norway

  • Jotunheimen Trail (Norwegian: "Jotunheimstien"): 320 kilometres (198.8 mi) from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen

Poland

  • Główny Szlak Sudecki
    Główny Szlak Sudecki
    Główny Szlak Sudecki – public hiking trail in Poland running along the Sudetes. The total length of this route is 350 km and the approximate time to cover it varies between 87 and 90 hours. The trail was constructed in 1947 and throughout its history has been several times modified...

     (Main Sudety Trail): 350 kilometres (217.5 mi) in Sudetes Mountains from Świeradów Zdrój to Prudnik
    Prudnik
    Prudnik is a town in Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship. Its population numbers 26,400 inhabitants . It is the capital of Prudnik County.- Education :* * * II Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Prudniku...

  • Główny Szlak Beskidzki (Main Beskidy Trail): 519 kilometres (322.5 mi) in Beskids
    Beskids
    The Beskids , ) is a traditional name for a series of Eastern European mountain ranges.- Definition :The Beskids are approximately 600 km in length and 50–70 km in width...

     Mountains, from Wołosate to Ustroń
    Ustron
    Ustroń is a health resort town in Cieszyn Silesia, southern Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , having previously been in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship . It lies in the Silesian Beskids mountain range....

    , the longest public trail in Poland
  • Polish - Czech Friendship Trail: trail along the Polish and Czech border in Sudetes

Slovakia

  • The Slovak National Uprising Heroes Trail 750 kilometres (466 mi) from east to west (Dukla Bradlo) across mountainous regions of Slovakia
  • Sultans Trail
    Sultans Trail
    The Sultans Trail is a new long-distance footpath from Vienna to Istanbul. It is 2.133 km long. The path passes Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey....


Spain

  • Way of St. James
    Way of St. James
    The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....

     (Spanish: El Camino de Santiago)
  • Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
    Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
    The Route of the Monasteries of Valencia is a religious, cultural and tourist route that connects five monasteries located in central region of the Province of Valencia, , in Spain...

     (Spanish: Ruta de los Monasterios de Valencia)

Sweden

  • Kungsleden
    Kungsleden
    Kungsleden is a hiking trail in northern Sweden, approximately long, between Abisko in the north and Hemavan in the south. It passes through one of Europe's largest remaining wilderness areas.-The trail:...

    , 425 kilometres (264.1 mi) from the northern extremity of the country
  • Sörmlandsleden 1000 kilometres (621.4 mi) of winding paths through the county of Sörmland.
  • Bohusleden 360 kilometres (223.7 mi) past at Göteborg, Uddevalla, Munkedal and ends finally in Strömstad

Scotland

  • Long Distance Routes
  • other long-distance footpaths

South Africa

  • Otter Trail
    Otter Trail
    The Otter Trail is a hiking trail along the Garden Route coast of South Africa and is named for the Cape Clawless Otter which occurs in this region. This trail is widely regarded as one of the finest in the world and stretches from Storms River Mouth in the east to Nature's Valley in the west, is...



Other routes to check: http://www.footprint.co.za/trailreports.htm#long

New Zealand

  • New Zealand tramping tracks
    New Zealand tramping tracks
    In New Zealand, long distance walking or hiking for at least one overnight stay is known as tramping. There are a number of walkways in New Zealand, however most of these are relatively short and can be walked in a day or less. Many are also an easy walk, with well formed footpaths...


  • Te Araroa 3000 kilometres (1,864.1 mi) Stretching from Cape Reinga in the north of New Zealand to Bluff in the South.
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