List of long-distance footpaths

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.

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 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

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, 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 : 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
• 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

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.

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 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
• 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,
• Carian Trail – hugging the south-west coast of Turkey

Europe

• GR (Grande Randonnée) footpaths in Belgium, France, Spain and the NetherlandsTour 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, along the length of the Pyrenees in France, Spain and Andorra
• Nordkalottleden Trail, in the northernmost parts of Finland, Sweden, and Norway
• St James's Way, 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
• * Violet Trail
• * Yellow Trail
• * Green Trail
• * Blue Trail
• Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome
• :it:Tratturo L'Aquila-Foggia from L'Aquila to Foggia. 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

Czechia

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

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.
• . A walk around of the island of Bornholm.
• A walk on the island of Møn.
• is a trail around Sjælland.
• A 140 km long hike across Jutland from Blåvandshuk to Vejle

Estonia

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

Finland

• The Karhunkierros Trail in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Salla, Oulanka National Park, Lapland
• The Peuran polku Trail: 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

• Sentier de Grande Randonnée (GR)
• Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne : High Pyrenees Trail, along the border with Spain.
• The Tour du Lot: a circuit of over 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 3000 km trail linking France's main mountain ranges.

Germany

• Barbarossaweg: Korbach to Kyffhäuserdenkmal
• Bergischer Weg: Essen to Königswinter
• Birkenhainer Strasse: Hanau to Gemünden am Main
• Bonifatiusweg: Mainz to Fulda
• Christine-Koch-Weg: Menden to Bad Laasphe
• Eselsweg: Schlüchtern to Großheubach
• König-Ludwig-Weg: Berg am Starnberger See to Füssen
• Maximiliansweg: Lindau to Berchtesgaden
• Moselhöhenweg: Trier to Koblenz
• Pandurensteig: Waldmuenchen to Passau
• Rennsteig: Hörsel to Blankenstein/Saale through the Thuringian Forest
• Rheinburgenweg Trail: Bingen to Koblenz to Rüdesheim am Rhein
• Rheinhöhenweg Trail: Bonn to Alsheim/Wiesbaden
• Rheinsteig: Bonn to Wiesbaden
• Westweg : Pforzheim to Basel
• Mittelweg : Pforzheim to Waldshut
• Ostweg : 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
• Saar-Hunsrück-Steig: Trier to Saarschleife in Mettlach or Idar-Oberstein 9
• Westfalenwanderweg: Hattingen to Altenbergen

Greece

• European walking route E4
• European walking route E6

Hungary

• National Blue Trail: connecting several World Heritage Sites

Iceland

• Laugavegur: from Landmannalaugar to Skógar via Thórsmörk mountain ridge

Italy

• Grand Italian Trail : nationwide trail of more than length
• Via Francigena: pilgrimage route across Italy to Rome from France
• Emilia-Romagna: Via degli Dei is a path that crosses the Apennines from Bologna to Florence.
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• Liguria:
• * 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
• * The "Wayfarer's trail" from Lecco to Colico on the east side of Lake Como.
• * 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 : 55 days in the Alps of Piedmont
• Tuscany
• * Grande Escursione Appenninica : largely along the ridge of the Apennine Mountains
• Sardinia
• * Selvaggio Blu
• Sicily
• * Magna Via Francigena: from Palermo to Agrigento

Montenegro

• Primorska planinarska transverzala, from Herceg Novi to Bar,
• Crnogorska Transverzala, 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
• 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

• : from Oslo to Bergen
• Jotunheimen Trail : from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen
• Nordkalottruta : from Kautokeino to Sulitjelma or alternately Kvikkjokk
• Rondane Trail : from downtown Oslo to Hjerkinn

Poland

• Główny Szlak Sudecki : in Sudetes Mountains from Świeradów Zdrój to Prudnik
• Główny Szlak Beskidzki : 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

Romania

• Via Transilvanica - Length:

Serbia

• The Fruška Gora Transversal – circular trail around Fruška Gora mountain – 160 km
• The Small Toplica Transversal –

Slovakia

• The Slovak National Uprising Heroes Trail from Dukla Pass to Devín across mountainous regions of Slovakia

Slovenia

• Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail from east to west

Spain

• Way of St. James
• Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
• Grande Randonnée 7 : From Tarifa to the mountain cabin of Fontferrera, part of the E4 route.
• Grande Randonnée 11 : Pyrenees Trail, staying within Spain.
• Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne : High Pyrenees Trail, along the border with France.
• Way of the Lighthouses: along the coastline from Malpica to Fisterra, in Galicia

Sweden

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

United Kingdom

• 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, 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 4,270 km follows the Serra do Mar mountain range, crossing five Brazilian States and connecting 10 national parks, and many historical trails and traditional communities.
• * crosses the Mantiqueira range in a west–east direction
• Petrópolis Teresópolis Traverse
• * between Petrópolis and Teresópolis
• * in Rio de Janeiro city
• 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

• 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