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

Americas

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

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

Chile

  • Patagonia
  • Magallanes
    • 118 kilometers. Full circuit of Torres del Paine, including Valle del Francés and access to the base of Torres del Paine.[3]

Greenland

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

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. [3]

Bhutan

Hong Kong

The merit of hiking trails in Hong Kong is that hikers can enjoy scenery of both the sea and highland.

Israel

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

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

Russia

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

Austria

Bulgaria

Croatia

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

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

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

Hungary

Iceland

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

Italy

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

Romania

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

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

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

See: Hiking trails in Switzerland

United Kingdom

Turkey

Africa

Namibia

South Africa

Other routes to check: [7]

Oceania

Australia

See: List of long-distance hiking tracks in Australia

New Zealand

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