List of long-distance footpaths

This is a list of some long-distance footpaths used for walking and hiking.

Americas

Argentina

• Los Glaciares
  • Various options to Laguna Torre, Cerro FitzRoy, or even out onto the Southern Patagonian Ice Field
• Huella Andina
  • 570 kilometers from Alumine Lake to Baggilt lake^[1]

Bolivia

• Cordillera Real (Bolivia)
  • 106 kilometres (66 mi) 7-day Illampu Circuit

Brazil

• Serra dos Órgãos
  • 36 kilometres (22 mi) between Petrópolis and Teresópolis (medium to hard trail)
• Serra da Mantiqueira
  • Serra Fina: 54 kilometres (34 mi) between Passa Quatro and Cruzeiro (very hard trail)
• Caminho da Fe

There are 3 different starting points

• • 538 kilometres (334 mi) from Sao Carlos to Aparecida

or from Cravinhos to Aparecida or from Mococo to Aparecida

Canada

• Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail (aka Blackwater Trail)
• Bruce Trail
• Chilkoot Trail
• East Coast Trail
• Eastern Continental Trail
• Great Divide Trail
• International Appalachian Trail
• Juan de Fuca Trail
• Mantario Trail
• National Hiking Trail of Canada
• Rideau Trail
• Trans-Canada Trail
• Voyageur Hiking Trail
• West Coast Trail
• La Cloche Silhouette Trail
• Fundy Footpath
• Capital Pathway
• Vancouver Island Spine Trail

Chile

• Patagonia
  • 1311 kilometers (815 mi) Greater Patagonian Trail^[2] crossing the regions Maule, Bío Bío, La Araucanía, Los Ríos and Los Lagos
• Magallanes
  • 118 kilometers. Full circuit of Torres del Paine, including Valle del Francés and access to the base of Torres del Paine.^[3]

Greenland

• ~100 mi (165 km) Arctic Circle Trail

Peru

• Cordillera Blanca and Waywash mountain range near Huaráz
  • 30 kilometers (19 mi) 10-14 day trek on the Waywash Circuit
  • 52 kilometers (33 mi) 3-4 day "W" Circuit Santa Cruz trek
  • 94 kilometers (59 mi) 6-10 day Alpamayo Circuit, full "O" Circuit
• Sacred Valley & Willkanuta mountain range near Cuzco
  • 88 kilometers (55 mi) for the longest Mollepata variant of the Inca trail, with options for a single day to more than six days, all ending at Machu Picchu
  • 32 kilometers (20 mi) Cachora to Chuqik'iraw trek
  • 80 kilometers (50 mi) 5-6 day trek on Ausangate Circuit
• Colca Canyon near Arequipa
  • 60 kilometers (37 mi) 5 day trek around Canyon or other single-day and multi-day hikes

Panama

• 700-mile TransPanama Trail

United States

• Long-distance trails in the United States

Asia

Armenia

• 296 kilometres (184 mi) Janapar marked trail wandering through mountains, valleys, and villages of Karabakh, with monasteries and fortresses along the way.

Bhutan

• 328 kilometers (216 mi) Snowman Trek, a 21-day hike through the Himalayas

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: across Hong Kong Island (50 kilometres (31 mi))
• Lantau Trail: on Lantau Island (70 kilometres (43 mi))
• Wilson Trail: from Stanley, Hong Kong Island to Nam Chung, New Territories (78 kilometres (48 mi))
• MacLehose Trail: from Sai Kung to Tuen Mun (100 kilometres (62 mi))

Israel

• Israel National Trail: 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), all of them inside the Green Line, from kibbutz Dan to Eilat (north to south), covering many historic and scenic points including some urban areas.
• Jerusalem Trail: 40-kilometre (25 mi) trail, connects the Israel National Trail with Jerusalem and the area of the old city.
• Jesus Trail: 65 kilometres (40 mi) in the Galilee region, connecting important sites from the life of Jesus. The trail begins in Nazareth and passes through Sepphoris, Cana, the horns of Hattin, Arbel Cliffs, Capernaum, Tabgha, the Mount of Beatitudes, the Jordan River, and Mount Tabor.
• Golan Trail: 130 kilometres (81 mi) from Mt. Hermon (1500m) to the sea of Galilee (-200m)
• Sea to sea trail: 70 kilometres (43 mi) from the sea of Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea
• Valley of the springs TRail (Emek HaMaayanot). A trek of about 140 km, around the Valley of springs near the See of Galilee.
• Wadis Trail: 50-kilometre (31 mi) trail, connecting the Israel National Trail with Haifa and its surroundings.

Japan

• Hokkaidō Nature Trail: 4,585 kilometres (2,849 mi) all over the island of Hokkaidō(planning)
• Tōhoku Nature Trail: 4,374 kilometres (2,718 mi) within prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima
• Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail: 4,029 kilometres (2,504 mi) within prefectures of Gunma, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga
• Kantō Fureai Trail: 1,665 kilometres (1,035 mi) within prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tōkyō and Kanagawa. Also known as the Capital Region Nature Trail.^[4]
• Tōkaidō Nature Trail: 1,697 kilometres (1,054 mi) from Tokyo to Osaka via prefectures of Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga, Gifu, Mie, Kyōto and Nara
• Kinki Nature Trail: 3,291 kilometres (2,045 mi) within prefectures of Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Kyōto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama and Tottori
• Chugoku Nature Trail: 2,211 kilometres (1,374 mi) within prefectures of Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi
• Shikoku Nature Trail: 1,637 kilometres (1,017 mi) within prefectures of Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa and Kōchi
• Kyushu Nature Trail: 2,587 kilometres (1,607 mi) within prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima

Jordan

• 600 kilometers (372 mi) Jordan Trail: north-south, cross country from Um Qais to Aqaba

Kyrgyzstan

• 500 kilometers (311 mi) Kyrgyzstan Trail: circuit circumnavigating lake Issyk Kul in the northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan

Lebanon

• Lebanon Mountain Trail, a 26-day 440-kilometre (270 mi) trail through Mount Lebanon

Malaysia

• Grand Malaysia Trail (Kai Pengembara Negara-Kai Trails Around Malaysia): nationwide trail of more than 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) length

Myanmar

Hkakabo Razi Trail, climbing the highest peak in Myanmar, in Khakaborazi National Park, and various footpaths in Putao

Nepal

• 4,500 kilometres (2,800 mi) 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. It uses existing trails, many of which are trekking, trade, or pilgrimage routes, but no new trails have been built. Starting near Kanchenjunga in the east and ending in Humla in the west, the Nepal section has been walked and documented and is about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi). (See the Great Himalaya Trail website and the Great Himalaya Trail book website.)
• Trek to Everest Base Camp, an 18-day trail to the base camp of Mt. Everest (see Everest Base Camp Trek at WikiVoyage)
• 230 kilometers (145 mi) Annapurna Circuit, a 3-week loop trek through the Annapurna range (see Annapurna Circuit at WikiVoyage)
• 277 kilometers (173 mi) Manaslu Circuit, a 3-week loop trek through the adjacent range to the Annapurna region—the Manaslu region.

Russia

• Great Baikal Trail
• Frolikha Adventure Coastline Track F.A.C.T.: 100 kilometres (62 mi) trail at the northern tip of Lake Baikal

South Korea

• The Baekdudaegan Trail: 750 kilometres (470 mi) along the ridge of the Baekdu Daegan mountain range
• The Jeju Olle (400 km) is a series of connected walking courses that circumnavigate the coastline of Jeju Island.

Europe

• The GR footpaths in Belgium, France, Spain and the Netherlands
• European long-distance paths
• The Tour du Mont Blanc circles the Mont Blanc Massif covering a distance of roughly 170 kilometres (110 mi) with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of ascent/descent and passes through parts of Switzerland, Italy and France
• The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP) in the Pyrenees in France, Spain and Andorra
• 800 kilometres (500 mi) Nordkalottleden Trail (Kalottireitti) in the northernmost parts of Finland, Sweden, and Norway (Lapland)
• 2,530 kilometres (1,570 mi) Camino de Santiago de Compostela, or St James's Way, commonly walked through France and Spain, but including old pilgrimage routes from as far afield as Poland and Portugal, and adding as many as 1,906 kilometres (1,184 mi)
• 2,200 kilometres (1,400 mi) Sultans Trail in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey
• 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi) The Via Alpina network of Alpine trails
  • 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) Red Trail
  • Violet Trail
  • Yellow Trail
  • Green Trail
  • Blue Trail
• Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome

Austria

• Arnoweg around the Austrian Alps
• Alpe Adria Trail, Austria, Slovenia, Italy
• North Alpine Trail
• Central Alpine Trail
• South Alpine Trail
• North South Path
• East Austrian Borderland Trail
• Sultans Trail Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey
• Way of the book

Bulgaria

• Kom-Emine 700 kilometres (430 mi), from Mount Kom to Cape Emine (part of European walking route E3)^[5]
• Sultans Trail Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey

Croatia

• Sultans Trail Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey

Denmark

• Hærvejen, ancient trail on the Jutland Peninsula.

Finland

• The Karhunkierros Trail (80 kilometres (50 mi), External link) in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Salla, Oulanka National Park, Lapland
• The Peuran polku Trail: (115 kilometres (71 mi), External link) in the municipalities of Kivijärvi, Kinnula, Perho, Lestijärvi and Reisjärvi in Central Finland and Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia) - a part of European walking route E6

France

• Grande Randonnée 10 (GR 10): Pyrenees Trail, staying within France.
• Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP): High Pyrenees Trail, along the border with Spain.
• The Tour du Lot: a circuit of over 500 kilometres (310 mi) around the Department of the Lot's periphery.
  • Stages and photographs of the Tour du Lot
  • Website of CazalRando, a walking club in the Department of the Lot

Germany

• Barbarossaweg: Korbach to Kyffhäuserdenkmal (332 kilometres (206 mi))
• Birkenhainer Strasse: Hanau to Gemünden am Main (71 kilometres (44 mi))
• Bonifatiusweg: Mainz to Fulda (180 kilometres (110 mi))
• Christine-Koch-Weg: Menden to Bad Laasphe (123 kilometres (76 mi))
• Eselsweg: Schlüchtern to Großheubach (111 kilometres (69 mi))
• König-Ludwig-Weg: Berg am Starnberger See to Füssen (120 kilometres (75 mi))
• Maximiliansweg: Lindau to Berchtesgaden (350 kilometres (220 mi))
• Moselhöhenweg: Trier to Koblenz
• Pandurensteig: Waldmuenchen to Passau
• Rennsteig: Hörsel to Blankenstein/Saale through the Thuringian Forest (169 kilometres (105 mi))
• Rheinburgenweg Trail: Bingen to Koblenz to Rüdesheim am Rhein (c.200 kilometres (120 mi))
• Rheinhöhenweg Trail: Bonn to Alsheim/Wiesbaden (530 kilometres (330 mi))
• Rheinsteig: Bonn to Wiesbaden (320 kilometres (200 mi))
• Westweg (Schwarzwald Höhenweg West): Pforzheim to Basel (279 kilometres (173 mi))
• Mittelweg (Schwarzwald Höhenweg Mittel): Pforzheim to Waldshut (233 kilometres (145 mi))
• Ostweg (Schwarzwald Höhenweg Ost): Pforzheim to Schaffhausen (238 kilometres (148 mi))
• Schwarzwald Nordrandweg: Mühlacker to Karlsruhe (71 kilometres (44 mi))
• Schwarzwald-Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee: Freiburg to Konstanz (183 kilometres (114 mi))
• Saar-Hunsrück-Steig: Trier to Saarschleife in Mettlach or Idar-Oberstein 9 (180 kilometres (110 mi))

Greece

• European walking route E4 (Florina to Agios Nikolaos)
• European walking route E6 (Igoumenitsa to Alexandroupoli)
• Sultans Trail Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey

Hungary

• Countrywide Blue Tour in Hungary (part of European long-distance footpath E4)
• Sultans Trail Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey

Iceland

• Laugavegur from Landmannalaugar to Thorsmork to Skógar (80 kilometres (50 mi))

Italy

• Grand Italian Trail (Sentiero Italia): nation-wide trail of more than 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) length
• Dolomites:
  • Dolomites Classical High Route (no.1) from Braies Lake to Belluno
  • High Route of the Legends (no.2) from Brixen to Feltre
  • Dolomites High Route of the Chamoi (no.3) from Villabassa to Longarone
  • Dolomites Grohmann's High Route (no.4) from San Candido in Pusteria to Pieve di Cadore
  • Dolomites Titans's High Route (no.5) from Sesto in Pusteria to Pieve di Cadore
  • Dolomites High Route of Silence (no.6) from Pieve d'Alpago to Vittorio Veneto
  • Dolomites Patera's High Route (no.7) from Ponte nelle Alpi to Tambre d'Alpago
  • Dolomites High Route of the Heroes (no.8) from Feltre to Bassano del Grappa
  • Dolomites High Route (n. 9): the Trasversale from Bolzano to Santo Stefano di Cadore
  • Dolomites High Route (n. 10) of Giudicarie from Bolzano to the Garda Lake
• Liguria:
  • Liguria: From Portovenere to Camogli hiking trail along the sea
  • Alta Via dei Monti Liguri
  • Sentiero Azzurro is a trail along a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera that connects the five towns known as the Cinque Terre in Liguria, Italy
• Lombardy
  • Il Sentiero del Viandante The "Wayfarer's trail" from Lecco to Colico on the east side of Lake Como.
  • Il Sentiero delle 4 Valli The "Four Valleys Path" between Lake Como and Lake Lugano
  • La Via dei Monti Lariani: The Monti Lariani trail on the west side of Lake Como, from Cernobbio to Sorico
• Piedmont
  • Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA): 55 days in the Alps of Piedmont
• Tuscany
  • Grande Escursione Appenninica (Great Apennines Walk): largely along the ridge of the Apennine Mountains

Netherlands

• Zevenwoudenpad from Lauwersoog to Steenwijk (200 kilometres (120 mi))
• Pionierspad from Steenwijk to Muiden (200 kilometres (120 mi))
• Floris V-pad from Amsterdam to Bergen op Zoom (245 kilometres (152 mi))
• Trekvogelpad from Bergen aan Zee to Enschede (380 kilometres (240 mi))
• Marskramerpad from Bad Bentheim to Den Haag (360 kilometres (220 mi))
• Maarten van Rossumpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Ommen (308 kilometres (191 mi))
• Deltapad from Sluis to Hoek van Holland (237 kilometres (147 mi))
• Hollands Kustpad from Hoek van Holland to Den Helder (213 kilometres (132 mi))
• Friese Kustpad from Stavoren to Lauwersoog (131 kilometres (81 mi))
• Wad- en Wierdenpad from Lauwersoog to Nieuweschans (123 kilometres (76 mi))
• Oeverloperpad from Rotterdam Europoort to Leerdam (232 kilometres (144 mi))
• Lingepad from Leerdam to Nijmegen (German border) (98 kilometres (61 mi))
• Pelgrimspad from Amsterdam to Maastricht (453 kilometres (281 mi))
• Zuiderzeepad from Enkhuizen to Stavoren (400 kilometres (250 mi))
• Pieterpad from Pieterburen to the Sint Pietersberg (492 kilometres (306 mi))
• Noaberpad from Nieuweschans to Emmerich (363 kilometres (226 mi))
• Grenslandpad from Sluis to Thorn (363 kilometres (226 mi))
• Overijssels Havezatenpad from Oldenzaal to Steenwijk (272 kilometres (169 mi))
• Peellandpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Roermond (160 kilometres (99 mi))

Norway

• Jotunheimen Trail (Norwegian: "Jotunheimstien"): 320 kilometres (200 mi) from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen
• Nordkalottruta (Finnish: Kalottireitti, Swedish: Nordkalottleden): 800 kilometres (500 mi) from Kautokeino (located in Finnmark, Northern Norway) to Sulitjelma (Norway) or alternately Kvikkjokk (Sweden)
• Norway from south to north (Norwegian: "Norge på langs"): 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) from Lindesnes to North Cape, Norway

Poland

• Główny Szlak Sudecki (Main Sudety Trail): 350 kilometres (220 mi) in Sudetes Mountains from Świeradów Zdrój to Prudnik
• Główny Szlak Beskidzki (Main Beskidy Trail): 519 kilometres (322 mi) in Beskids Mountains, from Wołosate to Ustroń,^[6] the longest public trail in Poland
• Polish - Czech Friendship Trail: trail along the Polish and Czech border in Sudetes

Romania

• Sultans Trail Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey

Republic of Ireland

• Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland

Serbia

• Sultans Trail Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey
• The Fruška Gora Transversal (Serbian: Fruškogorska Transverzala) - circular trail around Fruška Gora mountain - 160 km (100 mi)
• The Small Toplica Transversal (Serbian: Mala Toplička Transverzala) - 122 km (76 mi)

Slovakia

• The Slovak National Uprising Heroes Trail 750 kilometres (470 mi) from east to west (Dukla Bradlo) across mountainous regions of Slovakia
• Sultans TrailAustria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey

Slovenia

• Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail 599 kilometres (372 mi) from east (Maribor) to west (Ankaran)

Spain

• Way of St. James (Spanish: El Camino de Santiago)
• Route of the Monasteries of Valencia (Spanish: Ruta de los Monasterios de Valencia)
• Grande Randonnée 7 (GR 7): From Tarifa to the mountain cabin of Fontferrera, part of the E4 route.
• Grande Randonnée 11 (GR 11): Pyrenees Trail, staying within Spain.
• Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP): High Pyrenees Trail, along the border with France.

Sweden

• Kungsleden, 425 kilometres (264 mi) from the northern extremity of the country
• Sörmlandsleden 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) of winding paths through the county of Sörmland.
• Bohusleden 360 kilometres (220 mi) past at Göteborg, Uddevalla, Munkedal and ends finally in Strömstad
• Ingegerdsleden, 110 kilometres (68 mi), pilgrimage route in county of Uppland between Uppsala Cathedral and Stockholm Cathedral.
• Skåneleden, more than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long path through the province of Scania. Part of the North Sea Trail.

Switzerland

See: Hiking trails in Switzerland

United Kingdom

• Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom

Turkey

• Lycian Way - 540 km trail around the south coast of Turkey
• Saint Paul Trail - 500 km trail following St Paul's 1st journey
• Sultans Trail - from Vienna to İstanbul, following the Ottoman Sultans
• Hittite Trail - in central Turkey on ancient Hittite roads
• Kackar Trails - 8 multi-day trails in Northeast Turkey
• Evliya Çelebi Way - the first part of Evliya's route to Mecca in the 17th century
• Phrygian Way - 600km route around the Phrygian Valleys near Ankara
• Carian Trail - 800km trail around the south-west coast of Turkey
• Abraham Path - international route starting in Urfa, southeast Turkey
• Trekking in Turkey - website of Turkish trekking routes
• Trekking Ararat - Trekking guide service in Turkey
• Trekopedia - Trail reference database that covers the Lycian Way

Africa

Namibia

• Fish River Canyon

South Africa

• Otter Trail
• Grand Traverse, a 204 Kilometre(127 mi) walk in the Drakensberg.

Other routes to check:

Oceania

Australia

See: List of long-distance hiking tracks in Australia

New Zealand

• New Zealand tramping tracks
• Te Araroa 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) Stretching from Cape Reinga in the north of New Zealand to Bluff in the South.

References

1. http://huellaandina.desarrolloturistico.gov.ar/
2. Dudeck, Jan. "Greater Patagonian Trail". wikiexplora. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
3. Meneses, Patricia. "Trekking Torres del Paine". Wikiexplora. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
4. http://ja.japantourist.jp/view/the-kanto-fureai-no-michi-in-tokyo
5. KOM-EMINE from Walkingworld
6. Główny Szlak Beskidzki - opis trasy