Hut treks in the Alps and Dolomites, coast paths in Turkey, Portugal, Wales and Ireland, Scotland's Highlands and Iceland's lava fields: Europe's best multi-day hikes in one list. Every guide covers each stage with a map, elevation profile, places to stay and emergency help, free. Pick a trail, then follow it offline in the Outest app.
Updated: October 2026
The classic Alpine trek: a loop of about 170 km around the Mont Blanc massif through France, Italy and Switzerland, with high passes, glacier views and a night in a mountain refuge almost every evening. Most hikers take 10 to 11 days.
Read the guideTurkey's best-known long-distance trail: about 450 km along the Mediterranean coast of Lycia from Fethiye to Antalya, past ancient Lycian ruins, beaches and mountain villages. Most hikers walk it in sections, staying in village pensions.
Read the guideScotland's West Highland Way: 154 km (96 miles) from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William, along Loch Lomond, across Rannoch Moor and over the Devil's Staircase near Glen Coe. Most walkers take 6 to 8 days and sleep in inns, hostels, B&Bs and campsites.
Read the guideCorsica's mountain crossing: about 180 km from Calenzana in the north to Conca in the south, along the granite spine of the island. Rough, rocky and steep, it is often called the toughest long-distance trail in Europe. Most hikers take 12 to 16 days.
Read the guideThe classic Dolomites trek: about 120 km from Lago di Braies in South Tyrol to Belluno in the Veneto, past Lagazuoi, the Cinque Torri, Monte Pelmo and the Civetta, sleeping in mountain refuges (rifugi). Most hikers take 10 to 13 days.
Read the guideThe central Portuguese Way of St James: about 240 km from Porto cathedral to Santiago de Compostela, through Barcelos, Ponte de Lima and over the Minho bridge from Valença to Tui, sleeping in pilgrim albergues. Most walkers take 10 to 12 days.
Read the guideIceland's classic highland trek: about 55 km from the hot springs of Landmannalaugar to the birch valley of Þórsmörk, across rhyolite mountains, obsidian, snowfields, black sands and glacial rivers. Most hikers take four days, hut to hut.
Read the guideThe Walker's Haute Route from Chamonix in France to Zermatt in Switzerland: about 200 km and 11 passes through the Valais Alps, from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, sleeping in mountain huts, gîtes and village hotels. Most hikers take 12 to 14 days.
Read the guideWainwright's Coast to Coast Walk: about 300 km (190 miles) across northern England from St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea, through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. A National Trail since March 2026; most walkers take 12 to 15 days and sleep in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.
Read the guideThe best-known part of Sweden's King's Trail: about 105 km from Abisko to Nikkaluokta in Swedish Lapland, over the Tjäktja pass and past Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain, sleeping in STF mountain huts. Most hikers take 6 or 7 days.
Read the guideThe tougher sister of the Alta Via 1: about 180 km from Bressanone (Brixen) in South Tyrol to Feltre in the Veneto, over the Puez, the Sella, past the Marmolada and across the Pale di San Martino and the Vette Feltrine, sleeping in mountain refuges (rifugi). Usually 13 stages, with some via ferrata sections.
Read the guideThe Tour of Monte Rosa is a loop of about 165-175 km around the Monte Rosa massif, through Switzerland and Italy, from Zermatt over the Theodul Pass, the Walser valleys of Ayas, Gressoney, Alagna and Macugnaga, the Monte Moro Pass and the Europaweg. It has one glacier crossing and is usually walked in 9 to 11 days.
Read the guideA waymarked loop of about 190 km through the Accursed Mountains (Prokletije) of Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro: from Theth over the Valbona pass to Valbonë, through shepherd villages and past mountain lakes, with nights in family guesthouses. Most hikers take 10 to 13 days.
Read the guideEngland's coast-to-coast Roman trail: 84 miles (135 km) along Hadrian's Wall from Wallsend in Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway, past Roman forts and over the crags of Northumberland. Most walkers take 6 to 7 days, staying in inns, B&Bs and hostels.
Read the guidePortugal's Fishermen's Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores) on the Rota Vicentina: 226.5 km in 13 one-day stages along the cliffs and beaches of the Alentejo and Algarve coast, from São Torpes near Sines past Cabo de São Vicente to Lagos. Much of it is soft sand. You sleep in village guesthouses, hostels and campsites.
Read the guideGermany's Malerweg (Painters' Way): a loop of about 116 km in eight stages from Pirna-Liebethal through the sandstone rocks of Saxon Switzerland, past the Bastei, the Schrammsteine and the Großer Winterberg, and back to Pirna over the table mountains. Most walkers take eight days and sleep in village inns and guesthouses.
Read the guideWales's Pembrokeshire Coast Path: 186 miles (299 km) of cliff path from Amroth to St Dogmaels, past beaches, harbours, castles and seabird islands in Britain's only coastal national park. Most walkers take 12 to 15 days and sleep in B&Bs, inns, hostels and campsites.
Read the guideIreland's longest waymarked trail: a loop of about 210 km round the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, from Killarney through the Black Valley, Glenbeigh, Cahersiveen, Waterville, Caherdaniel, Sneem and Kenmare, sleeping in B&Bs, hostels and small hotels. Most walkers take 9 days.
Read the guideA loop of about 162–179 km round the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, from Tralee through Camp, Annascaul, Dingle, Dunquin, Feohanagh, Cloghane and Castlegregory, with Slea Head, long beaches and a pass below Mount Brandon, sleeping in B&Bs, hostels and small hotels. Most walkers take 8 days.
Read the guideEngland's Cotswold Way National Trail: 164 km (102 miles) from Chipping Campden to Bath along the Cotswold escarpment, through honey-stone villages, beech woods and hill forts. Most walkers take 7 to 10 days and sleep in inns, B&Bs and hotels.
Read the guideEngland's South Downs Way National Trail: 160 km (100 miles) from Winchester to Eastbourne along the chalk ridge of the South Downs National Park, past Iron Age hill forts, Devil's Dyke and the Seven Sisters cliffs. Most walkers take 8 or 9 days and sleep in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.
Read the guideIreland's Wicklow Way: about 128 km from Marlay Park in Dublin to Clonegal in County Carlow, over the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains, past Lough Tay and Glendalough, then through quiet hill farms. Most walkers take 7 days and sleep in hostels, B&Bs and inns.
Read the guideThe Camino de Santiago route that starts in Santiago: about 115 km west to the Atlantic at Fisterra and on to Muxía, past Ponte Maceira, Negreira, Olveiroa and Cee, sleeping in pilgrim albergues. Most walkers take 4 or 5 days.
Read the guideTurkey's inland pilgrim trail: about 300 km from Perge near Antalya north through the Taurus Mountains to Yalvaç (Antioch in Pisidia), past canyons, lakes and Roman roads. Village homes and pensions along the way.
Read the guideThe classic Camino de Santiago: about 765 km on the Camino Francés from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port over the Pyrenees and across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela. Most pilgrims take 30 to 35 days, sleeping in albergues, hostales and hotels.
Read the guideThe coastal Camino de Santiago: about 830 km on the Camino del Norte from Irún on the French border along the Basque, Cantabrian and Asturian coast and through Galicia to Santiago de Compostela. Most pilgrims take 33 to 36 days, sleeping in albergues, hostels, pensions and hotels.
Read the guideThe Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome: about 415 km through San Gimignano, Siena, the Val d'Orcia and Viterbo to St Peter's Square. 18 official stages, usually 18 to 21 days, sleeping in pilgrim hostels, religious guest houses and B&Bs.
Read the guideThe GR10 crosses the French Pyrenees from Hendaye on the Atlantic to Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean: about 920 km in 55 stages, usually 50 to 60 days, sleeping in gîtes d'étape, mountain refuges and small hotels.
Read the guideBritain's first National Trail: 268 miles (431 km) along the Pennine hills from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders, over Kinder Scout, Malham Cove and Cross Fell. Most walkers take 16 to 19 days, staying in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.
Read the guideA classic hut-to-hut loop above the Stubai Valley in Tyrol, Austria: about 81 km from Neustift and back, over high passes past eight Alpine Club huts. Usually 7 hut stages plus the climb up and the walk down, 8 to 9 days, sleeping in mountain huts.
Read the guideThe GR54 loop around the Écrins massif in the French Alps: about 194 km from Le Bourg-d'Oisans and back over 14 passes and almost 12,000 m of climbing. Usually 13 stages (10-13 days), sleeping in mountain refuges, gîtes and village hotels.
Read the guideSwitzerland's national hiking route 1: about 390 km from Vaduz in Liechtenstein to Montreux on Lake Geneva, over 14 Alpine passes including the Surenenpass and the Hohtürli (2,778 m). 20 official stages, sleeping in village hotels, hostels and mountain inns.
Read the guideA short, demanding traverse of the eastern Dolomites: about 72 km (85 km officially) from San Candido to Pieve di Cadore past the Tre Cime, the Sorapiss and the Antelao, in 6 stages, sleeping in mountain refuges (rifugi), with several via ferrata sections.
Read the guideGermany's Rhine Valley trail: about 320 km on the right bank of the Rhine from Bonn to Wiesbaden, past castles, vineyards and the Loreley. The official route has 21 stages; most hikers take two to three weeks, staying in hotels, guesthouses and youth hostels.
Read the guideGermany's classic Black Forest trail: about 285 km along the main ridge from Pforzheim to Basel, over the Hornisgrinde, the Feldberg and the Belchen. Most walkers take 12 to 14 days and sleep in village inns, guesthouses and small hotels.
Read the guideThe northern route of Germany's Goldsteig: about 418 km from Marktredwitz to Passau through the Upper Palatinate and Bavarian Forests, over the Großer Arber and the national park. 23 stages, sleeping in village inns, pensions, hostels and a few mountain huts.
Read the guideThe classic Cinque Terre hike: about 34 km from Porto Venere to Levanto through Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso, on the Sentiero Azzurro and the hill paths above it. Usually 3 to 4 days, sleeping in village guest houses, B&Bs and small hotels.
Read the guideThe Amalfi Coast's famous cliff-top walk: about 9.5 km from Bomerano (Agerola) along the Path of the Gods to Nocelle and down to Positano, high above the sea with views to Capri. Done in one day (2 stages); stay in hotels and B&Bs.
Read the guideMallorca's Dry Stone Route through the Serra de Tramuntana: about 144 km from Port d'Andratx to Pollença on old stone paths, in 8 official stages. Most walkers take 8 days, sleeping in Consell de Mallorca refuges, village hotels and hostels.
Read the guideThe oldest Camino de Santiago: about 310 km from Oviedo over the mountains of Asturias and Lugo to Santiago de Compostela, via the high Hospitales route. Most pilgrims take 12 to 14 days, sleeping in public and private albergues, guesthouses and small hotels.
Read the guideThe English Way of the Camino de Santiago: 112 km from the port of Ferrol to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, the shortest route that earns the Compostela. Most pilgrims take 5 to 6 days, sleeping in albergues, guesthouses and small hotels.
Read the guideThe Adlerweg (Eagle Walk) crosses North Tyrol for about 359 km from St. Johann in Tirol to St. Christoph am Arlberg, through the Wilder Kaiser, the Karwendel, Innsbruck's Nordkette and the Lechtal Alps. 24 stages, with nights in Alpine club huts and village inns.
Read the guideThe Berliner Höhenweg (Zillertaler Runde): about 80 km hut to hut through the Zillertal Alps in Tyrol, from Finkenberg over the Schönbichler Horn (3,134 m) to the Karl-von-Edel-Hütte above Mayrhofen. Usually 8 stages, sleeping in eight Alpenverein huts.
Read the guideScotland's wildest long walk: about 370 km (230 miles) of unwaymarked, often pathless ground from Fort William to Cape Wrath lighthouse, through Knoydart, Torridon and Assynt. Most walkers take 16 to 22 days, sleeping in bothies, a tent and the odd hotel or hostel.
Read the guideScotland's coast-to-coast walk through the Great Glen: 79 miles (127 km) from Fort William to Inverness, along the Caledonian Canal and above Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness. Most walkers take 5 to 7 days, staying in hostels, B&Bs, hotels and campsites.
Read the guideA 177-mile (285 km) National Trail along the Wales – England border, from Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow to Prestatyn, over the Black Mountains and the Clwydian Range and beside the 8th-century Dyke. Most walkers take 12 to 16 days, staying in inns, B&Bs and farm campsites.
Read the guideNational Trail around the North York Moors: 109 miles (175 km) from Helmsley over the moors to the Yorkshire coast and along the cliffs past Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay to Filey. Most walkers take 9 days, staying in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.
Read the guideThe inland trail of Portugal's Rota Vicentina: about 212 km in 11 official stages from Santiago do Cacém through cork oak hills and white villages to Cabo de São Vicente. Most walkers take 11 to 13 days, staying in guesthouses, rural houses and small hotels.
Read the guideThe Le Puy Camino in France: about 750 km on the GR 65 from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, over the Aubrac and through Conques, Cahors and Moissac. Most pilgrims take 30 to 35 days, staying in gîtes d'étape, pilgrim gîtes and chambres d'hôtes.
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