List of long-distance footpaths

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

Africa

Lesotho

• 3 Ranges Trail: a hiking trail that passes three mountain ranges, namely Thaba Putsoa Range, Central Range and ends at Drakensburg Range. It starts at Lesotho lowest point, at the confluence of Makhaleng and Senqu and ends at the country's highest point, Thabana Ntlenyane (3482m).

Namibia

• Fish River Canyon: route in the ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

South Africa

• Otter Trail: section of the Garden Route along the Cape coast
• Drakensberg Grand Traverse: rugged trek in KwaZulu-Natal

Egypt

• Sinai Trail: thru-hike from Nuweiba to Mount Catherine

Uganda

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

Asia

Bangladesh

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

Bhutan

• Snowman Trek: trek through high passes near the border with Tibet https://web.archive.org/web/20130502110011/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/adventure-travel/asia/bhutan-kira-salak.html

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Trail: across Hong Kong Island
• Lantau Trail: on Lantau Island
• Wilson Trail: from Stanley, Hong Kong Island to Nam Chung, New Territories

• MacLehose Trail: from Sai Kung to Tuen Mun

Georgia

• Transcaucasian Trail: of trail over Georgia and Armenia

India

• Great Lakes Trek: , Himalayan trek, from Sonamarg to Naranag.
• The Dang: , 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

• Israel National Trail: from Dan to Eilat, covering many historic and scenic points
• Jerusalem Trail: trail, connecting the Israel National Trail with Jerusalem
• Jesus Trail: 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: from Mt. Hermon to the Sea of Galilee
• Sea to sea trail: from the sea of Galilee to the Mediterranean Sea
• Valley of the springs Trail (Emek HaMaayanot): around the Valley of springs near the Sea of Galilee
• Haifa Wadis Trail: trail connecting the Israel National Trail with Haifa and its surroundings

Japan

• Hokkaidō Nature Trail: all over the island of Hokkaidō (in planning)
• Tōhoku Nature Trail: within Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures
• Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail: within Gunma, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga prefectures
• Kantō Fureai Trail: within Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tōkyō and Kanagawa prefectures. Also known as the Capital Region Nature Trail.
• Tōkaidō Nature Trail: from Tokyo to Osaka via Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga, Gifu, Mie, Kyōto and Nara prefectures
• Kinki Nature Trail: within Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Kyōto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama and Tottori prefectures
• Chugoku Nature Trail: within Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures
• Shikoku Nature Trail: within Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa and Kōchi prefectures
• Kyushu Nature Trail: within Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures
• Michinoku Coastal Trail: within Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures

Japan is also home to several lengthy pilgrimage routes, such as the 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: north-south, cross country from Um Qais to Aqaba

Lebanon

• Lebanon Mountain Trail, a 26-day trail through Mount Lebanon

Myanmar

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

Nepal

• Trek to Everest Base Camp, an 18-day trail to the base camp of Mt. Everest
• Annapurna Circuit, a 3-week loop trek through the Annapurna range
• Manaslu Circuit Trek, a 3-week loop trek through the adjacent range to the Annapurna region—the Manaslu region. (see )

The Great Himalaya Trail is a proposed 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 .

Russia

• Great Baikal Trail
• Frolikha Adventure Coastline Track F.A.C.T.: trail at the northern tip of Lake Baikal
• Doroga v Lavru: 120 km from Moscow to Sergiev Posad.

Sri Lanka

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

South Korea

• Korea Dulle Trail: trail around the country mainland
• Seoul Trail: trail around Seoul
• Jeju Olle Trail: trail around Jeju Island
• Baekdudaegan Trail: along the ridge of the Baekdudaegan range

Taiwan

• Taipei Grand Trail

Tajikistan

• Pamir Trail – 1297 km (806 mi) trail from Shring to Vrang

Türkiye

• Sufi Trail – trail from Istanbul to Konya, following the Ottoman Sultans Hajj route
• Lycian Way – trail around the south coast of Turkey
• Saint Paul Trail – trail following St Paul's 1st journey
• Sultans Trail runs 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 in the Phrygian Valleys, western Turkey,http://cultureroutesinturkey.com/c/phrygian-way/
• Carian Trail – 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 . Some other popular international routes include:

• GR (Grande Randonnée) footpaths in Belgium, France, Spain and the Netherlands
• Tour du Mont Blanc, circling the Mont Blanc massif in Italy, Switzerland, and France. It covers a distance of roughly with of elevation change.
• Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP), along the length of the Pyrenees in France, Spain and Andorra
• Nordkalottleden Trail (Kalottireitti), in the northernmost parts of Finland, Sweden, and Norway (Lapland)
• St James's Way (Camino de Santiago de Compostela), with commonly walked through France and Spain, but also including old pilgrimage routes from as far afield as Poland and Portugal
• Peaks of the Balkans Trail, through Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo in the Accursed Mountains
• Sultans Trail in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey

• The Via Alpina network of Alpine trails
• Red Trail http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/via_alpina_not_another_walk_in_the_woods.html#.UXcTvoVBEy5
• Violet Trail
• Yellow Trail
• Green Trail
• Blue Trail
• Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome
• from L'Aquila (Abruzzo region, Italy) to Foggia (Puglia region, Italy). At , Tratturo Magno is the longest and the most important ancient route, traversed by shepherds in Transhumance
• The Via Dinarica from Slovenia to Montenegro via the Dinaric Alps connects Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The trail connects with Kosovo and Albania via the High Scardus Trail.

Austria

"10 great Austrian long-distance trails"

• North Alpine Trail 01 from Vienna or Lake Neusiedl to Lake Constance
• Central Alpine Trail 02 from Hainburg an der Donau to Feldkirch
• South Alpine Trail 03 from Bad Radkersburg to Sillian
• Pre-Alpine Trail 04 from Vienna to Salzburg and continued via Bavaria to Bregenz
• Nord-South-Trail 05 from Nebelstein to Eibiswald
• Pilgrimage Trails to Mariazell 06 connecting Eisenstadt, Vienna, Nebelstein, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt and Eibiswald with Mariazell
• East-Austrian Borderland Trail 07 from Nebelstein to Bad Radkersburg
• Eisenwurzentrail 08 connecting the northernmost and the southernmost points of Austria
• Salzsteig Trail 09 following an old salt smugglers' route from Sternstein to Arnoldstein

• Ruperti Trail 10 from Bärenstein to Nassfeld

Other important trails

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

Bulgaria

• Kom-Emine , from Mount Kom to Cape Emine (part of European walking route E3)

Czechia

• Polish–Czech Friendship Trail: trail along the Polish and Czech border in the Sudetes
• Czech Trail: first official Czech thru-hike trail, divided into a northern and southern branch, totaling 2,000 km (1243 mi)

Denmark

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

Estonia

• Peraküla-Aegviidu-Ähijärve, from North-East to South-West Estonia
• Oandu-Aegviidu-Ikla, from North to South Estonia

Finland

• The Karhunkierros Trail (, External link) in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Salla, Oulanka National Park, Lapland
• The Peuran polku Trail: (, External link) in the municipalities of Kivijärvi, Kinnula, Perho, Lestijärvi and Reisjärvi in Central Finland, Central Ostrobothnia, and Northern Ostrobothnia—a part of European walking route E6

France

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

Germany

• : Korbach to Kyffhäuserdenkmal ()
• : Essen to Königswinter ()
• Birkenhainer Strasse: Hanau to Gemünden am Main ()
• : Mainz to Fulda ()
• : Menden to Bad Laasphe ()
• Eselsweg: Schlüchtern to Großheubach ()
• : Berg am Starnberger See to Füssen ()
• Maximiliansweg: Lindau to Berchtesgaden ()
• : Trier to Koblenz
• : Waldmuenchen to Passau
• Rennsteig: Hörsel to Blankenstein/Saale through the Thuringian Forest ()
• Rheinburgenweg Trail: Bingen to Koblenz to Rüdesheim am Rhein (c.)
• Rheinhöhenweg Trail: Bonn to Alsheim/Wiesbaden ()
• Rheinsteig: Bonn to Wiesbaden ()
• Westweg (Black Forest western ridgeway): Pforzheim to Basel ()
• Mittelweg (Black Forest central ridgeway): Pforzheim to Waldshut ()
• Ostweg (Black Forest eastern ridgeway): Pforzheim to Schaffhausen ()
• Black Forest North Perimeter Way: Mühlacker to Karlsruhe ()
• Two Valleys Trail: round hiking trail from/to Waldkirch ()

• Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail: Freiburg to Konstanz ()
• : Trier to Saarschleife in Mettlach or Idar-Oberstein 9 ()
• : Hattingen to Altenbergen ()

Greece

• European walking route E4 (Florina to Agios Nikolaos)
• European walking route E6 (Igoumenitsa to Alexandroupoli)

Hungary

• National Blue Trail: connecting several World Heritage Sites

Iceland

• Laugavegur: from Landmannalaugar to Skógar via Thórsmörk mountain ridge

Italy

• Grand Italian Trail (Sentiero Italia): nationwide trail of more than length
• Via Francigena: pilgrimage route across Italy to Rome from France
• Emilia-Romagna: is a path 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:
• 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
• Sardinia
• Selvaggio Blu
• Sicily
• Magna Via Francigena: from Palermo to Agrigento

Montenegro

• Primorska planinarska transverzala (Coastal Mountain Transversal), from Herceg Novi to Bar,
• Crnogorska Transverzala (Montenegrin Transversal), from Durmitor to Kučka Krajina,

Netherlands

• Zevenwoudenpad from Lauwersoog to Steenwijk ()
• Pionierspad from Steenwijk to Muiden ()
• Floris V-pad from Amsterdam to Bergen op Zoom ()
• Trekvogelpad from Bergen aan Zee to Enschede ()
• Marskramerpad from Bad Bentheim to Den Haag ()
• Maarten van Rossumpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Ommen ()
• Deltapad from Sluis to Hook of Holland ()
• Hollands Kustpad from Hook of Holland to Den Helder ()
• Friese Kustpad from Stavoren to Lauwersoog ()
• Wad- en Wierdenpad from Lauwersoog to Nieuweschans ()
• Oeverloperpad from Rotterdam Europoort to Leerdam ()
• Lingepad from Leerdam to Nijmegen (German border) ()
• Pelgrimspad from Amsterdam to Maastricht ()
• Zuiderzeepad from Enkhuizen to Stavoren ()
• Pieterpad from Pieterburen to the Sint Pietersberg ()
• Noaberpad from Nieuweschans to Emmerich ()
• Grenslandpad from Sluis to Thorn ()
• Overijssels Havezatenpad from Oldenzaal to Steenwijk ()
• Peellandpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Roermond ()
• Airbornepad from the Belgian border to Arnhem

Norway

• Bergen Trail (Norwegian: Bergensstien): from Oslo to Bergen
• (Norwegian: Jotunheimstien): from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen
• Nordkalottruta (Finnish: Kalottireitti, Swedish: Nordkalottleden): from Kautokeino (located in Finnmark, Northern Norway) to Sulitjelma (Norway) or alternately Kvikkjokk (Sweden)
• (Norwegian: Rondanestien): from downtown Oslo to Hjerkinn

Poland

• Główny Szlak Sudecki (Main Sudety Trail): in Sudetes Mountains from Świeradów Zdrój to Prudnik
• Główny Szlak Beskidzki (Main Beskidy Trail): in Beskids Mountains, from Wołosate to Ustroń, the longest public trail in Poland
• Polish - Czech Friendship Trail: trail along the Polish and Czech border in Sudetes

Portugal

• Fisherman's Trail: along the cliffs of southern Portugal
• Rota Vicentina

Republic of Ireland

Romania

• Via Transilvanica - Length:

Serbia

• The FruÅ¡ka Gora Transversal (Serbian: FruÅ¡kogorska Transverzala) – circular trail around FruÅ¡ka Gora mountain – 160 km (100 mi)
• The Small Toplica Transversal (Serbian: Mala Toplička Transverzala) –

Slovakia

• The SNP Heroes Trail, from Dukla Pass to Devín, across mountainous regions of Slovakia

Slovenia

• Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail 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.
• Way of the Lighthouses: along the coastline from Malpica to Fisterra, in Galicia (Spain)

Sweden

• Kungsleden, from the northern extremity of the country
• Sörmlandsleden of winding paths through the county of Sörmland.
• past at Göteborg, Uddevalla, Munkedal and ends finally in Strömstad
• Ingegerdsleden, , pilgrimage route in county of Uppland between Uppsala Cathedral and Stockholm Cathedral.
• SkÃ¥neleden, more than long path through the province of Scania. Part of the North Sea Trail.

Switzerland

United Kingdom

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

• Cleveland Way, on the moors and coastline of North Yorkshire
• Offa's Dyke Path, along the Anglo–Welsh border
• Pembrokeshire Coast Path, through the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in southeast Wales
• Pennine Way, through northern England to the Scottish border
• South West Coast Path, along the Devon and Cornwall coasts
• The Wales Coast Path follows the entire coastline of the country over some .
• 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 extending throughout Canada

Western Canada

• Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail (or Blackwater Trail), in British Columbia
• Chilkoot Trail, in British Columbia and Alaska, USA
• Great Divide Trail, in the Canadian Rockies straddling Alberta and British Columbia
• Juan de Fuca Trail () and West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, BC
• Monkman Pass Memorial Trail, in British Columbia
• Sunshine Coast Trail, in British Columbia
• Vancouver Island Trail, in British Columbia

Ontario

• Bruce Trail, via the Niagara Escarpment through southern Ontario
• Capital Pathway, around the National Capital Region
• La Cloche Silhouette Trail, in the La Cloche Mountains of Killarney Provincial Park
• Rideau Trail, linking Ottawa and Kingston
• Voyageur Hiking Trail, along the coastlines of Lakes Superior and Huron
• Mantario Trail, in southeastern Manitoba and Ontario

Quebec

• Sentier des Caps,
• Traversée de Charlevoix,
• Vallée Bras-du-Nord,

Atlantic Canada

• East Coast Trail, in Newfoundland
• Fundy Footpath, in New Brunswick
• International Appalachian Trail, from the US border via New Brunswick, the Gaspé Peninsula, and through Newfoundland and Labrador by ferry

Greenland

• Arctic Circle Trail, some in an ice-free patch of western Greenland

Panama

• TransPanama Trail,

United States

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

• Appalachian Trail, long connecting Georgia and Maine via the Appalachian Mountains and other mountain ranges
• Continental Divide Trail, running from Mexico to Canada through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana
• Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada via the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges of the West Coast

Other popular trails include:

• John Muir Trail in central California, mostly along the Pacific Crest Trail in the central Sierra,
• Tahoe Rim Trail in California and Nevada,
• Long Trail through Vermont,
• Pacific Northwest Trail from the Washington coast to the North American continental divide in Montana,
• Colorado Trail from southwestern Colorado to the Denver suburbs,
• Arizona Trail running the length of the state north - south,
• Ouachita National Recreation Trail in Oklahoma and Arkansas,
• River to River Trail in southern Illinois,
• Florida Trail running the length of the state, built with some planned

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

• Te Araroa, 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

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

Bolivia

• Cordillera Real (Bolivia)
• 7-day Illampu Circuit

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)
• Transmantiqueira Trail
• crosses the Mantiqueira range in a west–east direction (very hard trail)
• Petrópolis Teresópolis Traverse
• between Petrópolis and Teresópolis (medium to hard trail)
• Transcarioca Trail
• in Rio de Janeiro city (medium to hard trail)
• Caminho da Fé
• . There are 3 different starting points:
• from Sao Carlos to Aparecida, São Paulo
• or from Cravinhos to Aparecida
• or from Mococa to Aparecida

Costa Rica

280 km from Atlantic to Pacific coasts of Costa Rica

• El Camino de Costa Rica

Chile

• Central Chile and Patagonia
• Greater Patagonian Trail from the capital Santiago de Chile to the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
• Magallanes
• . Full circuit of Torres del Paine, including Valle del Francés and access to the base of Torres del Paine.
• Dientes de Navarino Circuit ≈. 3‑7 days. Starts out of Puerto Williams. Access from mainland Chile by ferry from Punta Areas, plane or from Ushuaia.

Peru

• Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash mountain range near Huaráz
• 10- to 14-day trek on the Huayhuash Circuit
• 3- to 4-day "W" Circuit Santa Cruz trek
• 6- to 10-day Alpamayo Circuit, full "O" Circuit
• Sacred Valley & Vilcanota mountain range near Cuzco
• 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
• Cachora to Choquequirao trek
• 5- to 6-day trek on Ausangate Circuit
• Colca Canyon near Arequipa
• 5-day trek around Canyon or other single-day and multi-day hikes

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