List of long-distance footpaths

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

Africa

Namibia

South Africa

Egypt

Uganda

  • Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker Trail: 575 km (357 mi) trek through northern Uganda[1]

Asia

Bangladesh

  • Jhiri Path: ascent of Keokradong, one of the highest mountains in Bangladesh.

Bhutan

  • Snowman Trek: 328 km (204 mi) trek through high passes near the border with Tibet [1]

Hong Kong

Georgia

India

  • Great Lakes Trek: 90 km (56 mi), Himalayan trek, from Sonamarg to Naranag.[2]
  • The Dang: 90 km (56 mi), The route follows the path of the King of the Dangs, from his residence to the Mount Mary Steps via his favourite den at the foot of his Sea Breeze residence.

Israel

Japan

An aruki-henro or walking pilgrim, marked out by his distinctive sedge hat, white shirt, and kongō-zue
  • Hokkaidō Nature Trail: 4,585 km (2,849 mi) all over the island of Hokkaidō (in planning)
  • Tōhoku Nature Trail: 4,374 km (2,718 mi) within Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures
  • Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail: 4,029 km (2,504 mi) within Gunma, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga prefectures
  • Kantō Fureai Trail: 1,665 km (1,035 mi) within Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tōkyō and Kanagawa prefectures. Also known as the Capital Region Nature Trail.[3]
  • Tōkaidō Nature Trail: 1,697 km (1,054 mi) from Tokyo to Osaka via Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga, Gifu, Mie, Kyōto and Nara prefectures
  • Kinki Nature Trail: 3,291 km (2,045 mi) within Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Kyōto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama and Tottori prefectures
  • Chugoku Nature Trail: 2,211 km (1,374 mi) within Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures
  • Shikoku Nature Trail: 1,637 km (1,017 mi) within Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa and Kōchi prefectures
  • Kyushu Nature Trail: 2,587 km (1,607 mi) within Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures
  • Michinoku Coastal Trail: 1,025 km (637 mi) within Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures

Japan is also home to several lengthy pilgrimage routes, such as the 1,200 km (750 mi) Shikoku Pilgrimage that visits 88 temples and Mount Kōya. Today these temples and shrines are easily accessible by car and mass transit, but many visitors choose to walk the traditional routes.

Jordan

  • Jordan Trail: 600 km (370 mi) north-south, cross country from Um Qais to Aqaba[4]

Lebanon

Myanmar

Nepal

Path through Lete on the Annapurna Circuit
  • Trek to Everest Base Camp, an 18-day trail to the base camp of Mt. Everest
  • 230 km (140 mi) Annapurna Circuit, a 3-week loop trek through the Annapurna range
  • 277 km (172 mi) Manaslu Circuit Trek, a 3-week loop trek through the adjacent range to the Annapurna region—the Manaslu region. (see Manaslu Circuit at WikiVoyage)

The Great Himalaya Trail is a proposed 4,500 km (2,800 mi) trail from Namche Barwa, Tibet to Nanga Parbat, Pakistan, with sections in Bhutan, China, and India. 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 km (990 mi).

Russia

Sri Lanka

  • The Pekoe Trail: 300 km, a 22 stage hike through Sri Lanka's tea plantations.

South Korea

Turkey

Waymark for the Lycian Way in southern Turkey
  • Sufi Trail – 801 km (498 mi) trail from Istanbul to Konya, following the Ottoman Sultans Hajj route
  • Lycian Way – 540 km (340 mi) trail around the south coast of Turkey[5]
  • Saint Paul Trail – 500 km (310 mi) trail following St Paul's 1st journey
  • Sultans Trail runs 2,200 km (1,400 mi) from Vienna through the Balkans, terminating in Istanbul
  • Kaçkar 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 – three separate trekking and cycling trails of total 506 km (314 mi) in the Phrygian Valleys, western Turkey,[2]
  • Carian Trail – 800 km (500 mi) hugging the south-west coast of Turkey

Europe

Some of the best known footpaths in Europe are joined by 12 designated European long-distance paths over some 70,000 km (43,000 mi). Some other popular international routes include:

Austria

The "10 great Austrian long-distance trails"

Other important trails

  • Arnoweg around the state of Salzburg
  • Alpe Adria Trail, Austria, Slovenia, Italy

Bulgaria

Czechia

Denmark

  • Hærvejen, an ancient trail on the Jutland Peninsula.
  • Øhavsstien 220 km (140 mi) around the archipelago of southern Denmark Fünen.
  • Gendarmstien, 74 km (46 mi) following the border between Germany and Denmark.
  • Bornholm Rundt. A walk around of the island of Bornholm (120 km (75 mi)).
  • Camønoen A walk on the island of Møn (175 km (109 mi)).
  • Sjællandsleden is a trail around Sjælland.
  • Kyst til kyst stien A 140 km long hike across Jutland from Blåvandshuk to Vejle Map

Estonia

Finland

France

  • Sentier de Grande Randonnée (GR)
  • Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP): High Pyrenees Trail, along the border with Spain.
  • The Tour du Lot: a circuit of over 500 km (310 mi) around the Department of the Lot's periphery.
  • Sentier Métropolitain: urban and suburban hiking routes, that allow their users to discover a metropolitan territory in several days of hiking.
  • Hexatrek: a 3000km trail linking France's main mountain ranges.

Germany

  • Hikers descending the Rheinsteig above Oberwesel
    Barbarossaweg: Korbach to Kyffhäuserdenkmal (332 km (206 mi))
  • Bergischer Weg: Essen to Königswinter (137 km (85 mi))
  • Birkenhainer Strasse: Hanau to Gemünden am Main (71 km (44 mi))
  • Bonifatiusweg: Mainz to Fulda (180 km (110 mi))
  • Christine-Koch-Weg: Menden to Bad Laasphe (123 km (76 mi))
  • Eselsweg: Schlüchtern to Großheubach (111 km (69 mi))
  • König-Ludwig-Weg: Berg am Starnberger See to Füssen (120 km (75 mi))
  • Maximiliansweg: Lindau to Berchtesgaden (350 km (220 mi))
  • Moselhöhenweg: Trier to Koblenz
  • Pandurensteig: Waldmuenchen to Passau
  • Rennsteig: Hörsel to Blankenstein/Saale through the Thuringian Forest (169 km (105 mi))
  • Rheinburgenweg Trail: Bingen to Koblenz to Rüdesheim am Rhein (c.200 km (120 mi))
  • Rheinhöhenweg Trail: Bonn to Alsheim/Wiesbaden (530 km (330 mi))
  • Rheinsteig: Bonn to Wiesbaden (320 km (200 mi))
  • Westweg (Black Forest western ridgeway): Pforzheim to Basel (279 km (173 mi))
  • Mittelweg (Black Forest central ridgeway): Pforzheim to Waldshut (233 km (145 mi))
  • Ostweg (Black Forest eastern ridgeway): Pforzheim to Schaffhausen (238 km (148 mi))
  • Black Forest North Perimeter Way: Mühlacker to Karlsruhe (71 km (44 mi))
  • Two Valleys Trail: round hiking trail from/to Waldkirch (106 km (66 mi))
E4 European path sign in the village Ano Doliana of Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece
E4 walking route in Crete
  • Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail: Freiburg to Konstanz (183 km (114 mi))
  • Saar-Hunsrück-Steig: Trier to Saarschleife in Mettlach or Idar-Oberstein 9 (180 km (110 mi))
  • Westfalenwanderweg: Hattingen to Altenbergen (216 km (134 mi))

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Antonio Locatelli Hut on the Grand Italian Trail
  • Grand Italian Trail (Sentiero Italia): nationwide trail of more than 6,000 km (3,700 mi) length
  • Via Francigena: pilgrimage route across Italy to Rome from France
  • Emilia-Romagna: Via degli Dei is a path 135 km (84 mi) that crosses the Apennines from Bologna to Florence.
  • 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:
  • Lombardy
  • Piedmont
  • Tuscany
    • Grande Escursione Appenninica (Great Apennines Walk): largely along the ridge of the Apennine Mountains
  • Sardinia
  • Sicily
    • Magna Via Francigena: from Palermo to Agrigento

Montenegro

  • Primorska planinarska transverzala (Coastal Mountain Transversal), from Herceg Novi to Bar, 180 km (110 mi)
  • Crnogorska Transverzala (Montenegrin Transversal), from Durmitor to Kučka Krajina, 140 km (87 mi)

Netherlands

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

Norway

  • Jotunheimen Trail (Norwegian: "Jotunheimstien"): 320 km (200 mi) from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen
  • Nordkalottruta (Finnish: Kalottireitti, Swedish: Nordkalottleden): 800 km (500 mi) from Kautokeino (located in Finnmark, Northern Norway) to Sulitjelma (Norway) or alternately Kvikkjokk (Sweden)

Poland

Portugal

  • Fisherman's Trail: 226 km (140 mi) along the cliffs of southern Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Serbia

  • 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

Slovenia

Spain

Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail marker in Huesca, Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

The Devil's Staircase path in the Scottish Highlands is part of the West Highland Way

Some of the best-known National Trails in England and Wales include:

The Wales Coast Path follows the entire coastline of the country over some 1,400 km (870 mi).

Scotland's Great Trails is a network of 29 paths primarily used by hikers.

North America

Canada

  • The Trans-Canada Trail is a trail system of over 24,000 km (15,000 mi) extending throughout Canada

Western Canada

Ontario

Quebec

  • Sentier des Caps, 51 km (32 mi)
  • Traversée de Charlevoix, 105 km (65 mi)
  • Vallée Bras-du-Nord, 50.3 km (31.3 mi)

Atlantic Canada

Greenland

Panama

United States

Appalachian Trail in the Franconia Range, New Hampshire

Three famous north–south trails spanning the USA comprise the Triple Crown of Hiking:

Other popular trails include:

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Mountain hut at Lake Kaniere, New Zealand
  • Te Araroa, 3,000 km (1,900 mi) Stretching from Cape Reinga in the north of New Zealand to Bluff in the South.
  • New Zealand Great Walks, ten popular backcountry hikes

Central and South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

  • Atlantic Forest Trail 4,270 km (2,400 mi) follows the Serra do Mar mountain range, crossing five Brazilian States and connecting 10 national parks, and many historical trails and traditional communities. (very hard trail) [17]
  • Transmantiqueira Trail
    • 1,200 km (750 mi) crosses the Mantiqueira range in a west–east direction (very hard trail)[18]
  • Petrópolis Teresópolis Traverse
  • Transcarioca Trail
  • Caminho da Fé

Costa Rica

280 km from Atlantic to Pacific coasts of Costa Rica

• El Camino de Costa Rica [4]

Chile

  • Central Chile and Patagonia
    • 3,000 km (1,900 mi) Greater Patagonian Trail[20] from the capital Santiago de Chile to the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
  • Magallanes
    • 118 km (73 mi). Full circuit of Torres del Paine, including Valle del Francés and access to the base of Torres del Paine.[21]
    • Dientes de Navarino Circuit ≈53 km (33 mi). 3‑7 days. Starts out of Puerto Williams. Access from mainland Chile by ferry from Punta Areas, plane or from Ushuaia. [22]

Peru

Trekker in the Huayhuash mountains

References

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  2. ^ Treks, Kashmir. "Long distance treks of Kashmir". Kashmir Treks. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Kanto Fureai no Michi in Tokyo - 東京".
  4. ^ Route descriptions, maps, photos, etc. at jordantrail.org
  5. ^ "Trek: The Lycian Way". Trekopedia. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Scott, Audrey (October 8, 2015). "Peaks of the Balkans Trek: A Beginners Guide". Uncornered Market. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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  12. ^ Główny Szlak Beskidzki – opis trasy
  13. ^ English website of The Slovak National Uprising Heroes Trail
  14. ^ O Camiño dos Faros (The Lighthouse Way)
  15. ^ Paddy., Dillon (2010). Trekking in Greenland : the Arctic Trail. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1-85284-624-4. OCLC 642289837.
  16. ^ "Huella Andina". Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  17. ^ "Explore o Caminho". Caminho da Mata Atlântica. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
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  19. ^ "Home".
  20. ^ Dudeck, Jan. "Greater Patagonian Trail". wikiexplora. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  21. ^ Meneses, Patricia. "Trekking Torres del Paine". Wikiexplora. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  22. ^ "How to hike Dientes de Navarino, the southernmost trek in the world". www.lonelyplanet.com.
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