From the Alps and the Lycian coast to the Sierra Nevada and Tasmania, these are the great multi-day hikes we have mapped stage by stage. 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 guideAmerica's classic High Sierra trek: 211 miles (340 km) from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mount Whitney, plus 11 miles down to Whitney Portal, over about ten high passes through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia. Most hikers take about three weeks.
Read the guideTasmania's Overland Track: 65 km hut to hut through the Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park, from Ronny Creek below Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair, past Mount Ossa, the island's highest peak. Most walkers take 6 days and finish with a ferry, or walk 17.5 km more along the lake.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Classic Inca Trail in Peru: about 40 km in 4 days from Km 82 (Piscacucho) in the Urubamba valley to Machu Picchu, over Dead Woman's Pass (4,215 m) and past a chain of Inca ruins. Permit-only with a licensed operator; you camp at official campsites.
Read the guideChile's classic Torres del Paine trek: about 40 km from the Central sector at Las Torres to Refugio Grey via Chileno, Los Cuernos and Paine Grande, plus side trips to Base Torres and the Valle Francés (70–80 km in all). Most hikers take 4–5 days, sleeping in booked refugios or campsites.
Read the guideThe Everest Base Camp Trek: 54 km one way from Lukla to Everest Base Camp (5,364 m) via Namche Bazaar, Tengboche and Dingboche, sleeping in teahouses. Allow 12 to 14 days from Lukla and back, with two acclimatisation days.
Read the guideNepal's classic teahouse trek: about 151 km from Besisahar up the Marsyangdi valley to Manang, over the 5,416 m Thorong La to Muktinath and down to Jomsom. Most trekkers take 12 to 14 days, with a rest day for altitude, and sleep in family-run teahouses.
Read the guideJapan's imperial pilgrimage route: about 66 km through cedar forest from Takijiri-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha, then over the Kumotori mountains to Kumano Nachi Taisha. Most walkers take 4 to 5 days, staying in minshuku and ryokan booked through KUMANO TRAVEL.
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 guideThe coastal half of Türkiye's Carian Trail: about 288 km in 19 stages from İçmeler (Marmaris) round the Bozburun and Datça peninsulas to Knidos and Eski Datça, past ruins and quiet bays. Allow 16 to 20 days, sleeping in pensions, village homes and campsites.
Read the guideThe Evliya Çelebi Way follows the Ottoman traveller's 1671 road from Hersek on the Gulf of İzmit through İznik and Kütahya to Simav: about 330 km on foot in 22 days, or 611 km with the riders' sections, sleeping in town hotels, teachers' guesthouses and camps.
Read the guideThe classic trek across Turkey's Kaçkar Mountains: about 34 km from Olgunlar (Artvin) to Dilberdüzü, base camp for Kaçkar Dağı (3,937 m), then over the Naletleme pass to Yukarı Kavrun and Ayder (Rize). 4 to 6 days, with village pensions at both ends and camping in between.
Read the guideThe Phrygian Way across the Phrygian Highlands: about 254 km of waymarked tracks from Seydiler (Afyonkarahisar) past Ayazini and Midas City to Yenice Çiftliği near Kütahya, in 13 stages. Nights in village houses, a few guesthouses and your tent.
Read the guideThe Turkish section of the Vienna–Istanbul Sultans Trail: 336 km across Thrace from Edirne to the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, via Kırklareli, Vize and the Istranca foothills. Most walkers take 15 days, sleeping in town hotels, simple village lodgings and a tent.
Read the guideMount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı, 5,137 m), Turkey's highest peak: a 12 km guided climb on the southern route from Eli village via Camp 1 (3,200 m) and Camp 2 (4,200 m) to the summit, usually 5 days from Doğubayazıt. You sleep in agency tent camps; a permit is required.
Read the guideThe Hittite Trail in Çorum, Turkey: about 96 km from Hattuşa, the Hittite capital, past Yazılıkaya and Şapinuva to the İncesu Canyon. The official walk takes 7 days, with hotels in Boğazkale and Alaca and wild camps by village ponds.
Read the guideA waymarked walk of about 120 km from ancient Troy to the harbour of Assos in Çanakkale, Turkey, through olive-growing villages, Alexandria Troas and the Smintheion. Most hikers take 5 to 7 days, staying in village pensions, small hotels and campsites.
Read the guideIndependence Way (İstiklal Yolu) in Kastamonu, Turkey: about 94 km on the old ox-cart supply road of 1919–1922 from İnebolu on the Black Sea over forested ridges to Kastamonu. The official plan takes 6 to 7 days, with hotels, a restored han and village camps.
Read the guideMysia Ways (Mysia Yolları) near Bursa, Turkey: this guide covers the Trans Mysia main line, about 61 km in 6 short stages from the old village of Misi over forested hills to Gölyazı on Lake Uluabat, with guesthouses at the ends and camping or day walks between.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 guideNew Zealand's Milford Track: 53.5 km over 4 days from Glade Wharf on Lake Te Anau to Sandfly Point on Milford Sound, over Omanui/McKinnon Pass (1,154 m) and past Sutherland Falls. Independent walkers book three DOC huts; guided walkers stay in private lodges.
Read the guideNew Zealand's Routeburn Track: a 33 km Great Walk from the Routeburn Shelter near Glenorchy over Harris Saddle (1,255 m) to The Divide on the Milford Road. Most walkers take 3 days, sleeping in DOC huts or campsites booked ahead for the season, 1 November to 30 April.
Read the guideThe Kepler Track: a 60 km loop through Fiordland National Park from the control gates near Te Anau, over the Luxmore ridge and back along Lake Manapouri. Most walkers take 4 days and 3 nights, staying in three Great Walk huts or two campsites, booked in advance.
Read the guideNew Zealand's Tongariro Northern Circuit: a 44 km Great Walk loop from Whakapapa Village around Ngāuruhoe, over Red Crater and past the Emerald Lakes. Most walkers take 3–4 days and sleep in three bookable DOC huts or their campsites.
Read the guideThe Larapinta Trail: 231 km through Central Australia's West MacDonnell Ranges, from the Alice Springs Telegraph Station to the summit of Mount Sonder. Most walkers take 14-16 days, camping every night at booked campsites with water tanks.
Read the guideVictoria's Great Ocean Walk: about 100 km along the wild Otway coast from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles, usually 8 days east to west. Sleep at seven bookable hike-in campsites or in lodges, cottages and holiday parks off the trail, with shuttle pick-ups.
Read the guideThe West Coast Trail: 75 km (47 mi) of wild Pacific coast on Vancouver Island, from Pachena Bay near Bamfield to Gordon River near Port Renfrew. Most hikers take 6 to 7 days, camping on the beach at designated campsites, with ladders, cable cars and two ferry crossings.
Read the guideThe Wonderland Trail circles Mount Rainier in Washington: a 150 km (93 mi) loop from Longmire with about 8,200 m (27,000 ft) of climbing. Most hikers take 10 to 12 days, camping each night at designated wilderness camps on a permit.
Read the guideThe Teton Crest Trail: 64 km (40 miles) along the crest of the Teton Range, from Phillips Pass near Teton Pass to String Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Most hikers take 4 days, camping in backcountry zones with a permit and a bear canister.
Read the guideThe Annapurna Base Camp (Annapurna Sanctuary) trek in Nepal: about 43 km one way from Nayapul via Ghandruk and Chhomrong to ABC at 4,130 m, below Annapurna I and Machhapuchhre. 5 days up and 2-3 days back, teahouse to teahouse.
Read the guideA 66 km homestay trek through Hemis National Park in Ladakh, India: from Chilling up the Markha valley via Skiu, Markha and Hankar to Nimaling, then over the 5,260 m Kongmaru La to Shang Sumdo. Most walkers take 5 days.
Read the guideThe Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, Peru: about 65 km over 4 days from Challacancha over the 4,630 m Salkantay Pass and through cloud forest to Aguas Calientes, with Machu Picchu on day 5. You sleep in camps, domes, family refuges and lodges; no permit is needed.
Read the guideThe Huayhuash Circuit in Peru: 96 km camping trek around the Cordillera Huayhuash from Quartelhuain to Llámac, over eight passes up to 5,000 m, below Yerupajá and Siula Grande. Most groups take 10 days from Huaraz (8-12), sleeping in tents at community campsites.
Read the guideKilimanjaro's Machame Route, Tanzania: 38 km in 6 stages from Machame Gate (1,800 m) to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) via Shira, Barranco and Barafu, then down by Mweka. Most climbers take 7 days, camping at the official KINAPA camps with a licensed guide and crew.
Read the guideA 70 km loop of 6 to 7 days round Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m) in Morocco's High Atlas, from Imlil and back over four high passes, past Lac d'Ifni and the Toubkal refuge, with nights in village gîtes, camps and a mountain refuge.
Read the guideThe Jordan Trail from Dana to Petra: 72 km in 4 days (5 with a night at Feynan) from the Dana Biosphere Reserve down to Wadi Araba and up to Little Petra and the Petra Monastery, sleeping in the Dana Guesthouse, Feynan Ecolodge, Bedouin camps and Wadi Musa hotels.
Read the guideTorres del Paine O Circuit: the 93 km counter-clockwise loop around the Paine massif in Chilean Patagonia, from Central via Serón, Dickson, the John Gardner Pass and Grey Glacier back along the W. 7–9 days in booked refuges and campsites.
Read the guideThe Abel Tasman Coast Track is a 60 km Great Walk along golden beaches and tidal bays in Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand, from Marahau to Wainui. Most walkers take 3 to 5 days, sleeping in 4 DOC huts, 18 campsites or private lodges, with water taxis linking the bays.
Read the guideTasmania's Three Capes Track: 48 km in 4 days and 3 nights past some of Australia's tallest sea cliffs, from Denmans Cove (by boat from Port Arthur) to Fortescue Bay, with side trips to Cape Pillar and Cape Hauy and booked cabins each night.
Read the guideA 55 km trek through Upper Svaneti in the Georgian Caucasus, from Mestia via Zhabeshi, Adishi and the Chkhunderi pass (2,655 m) to the tower villages of Ushguli. Most hikers take 4 days and sleep in village guesthouses.
Read the guideThe historic Nakasendo highway through the Kiso valley: 76 km from Magome to Narai over the Magome, Nenoue and Torii passes, through ten Edo-period post towns, sleeping in family inns (minshuku and ryokan). Most walkers take 5 to 7 days.
Read the guideCanada's Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park, BC: 21 km one way from the Kinney Lake Road trailhead past Kinney Lake and the Valley of a Thousand Falls to Berg Lake and Robson Pass. Most hikers take 2 to 4 days out and back and camp in seven reservable BC Parks campgrounds.
Read the guideThe Skyline Trail in Jasper National Park: 44 km over three passes and The Notch (2,510 m), from Maligne Lake to the Signal trailhead near Jasper. Most hikers take 3 days, camping at quota-limited Parks Canada campgrounds or staying at Shovel Pass Lodge.
Read the guideThe classic 2–3 day camping trek from El Chaltén, Argentina, below Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre: 25 km of trail via Laguna Capri, Poincenot and Lagunas Madre e Hija to Laguna Torre and back to town, about 35 km with the side trips. You sleep in booked national park campsites.
Read the guidePeru's Santa Cruz Trek: about 45 km over Punta Unión (4,750 m) in Huascarán National Park, from Vaquería to Cashapampa in the Cordillera Blanca, past Alpamayo and Taulliraju. Most trekkers take 4 days and camp at free designated campsites.
Read the guideSouth Africa's Otter Trail: 42–45 km along the wild Tsitsikamma coast in the Garden Route National Park, from Storms River Mouth to Nature's Valley. 5 days and 4 nights in SANParks huts, with tidal river crossings; only 12 hikers start each day.
Read the guideNamibia's Fish River Canyon Hiking Trail: 85–90 km along the canyon floor (about 70–75 km on the usual shortcuts) from Hikers' Viewpoint near Hobas to the Ai-Ais hot springs. Allow 4–5 days, wild camping on sandbanks with no facilities; open 1 May–15 September with an NWR permit.
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.
Read the guideNew Zealand's Heaphy Track: a 78.4 km Great Walk across Kahurangi National Park, from Brown Hut in Golden Bay over the Gouland Downs and down the Heaphy valley to the nīkau coast at Kōhaihai near Karamea. Most walkers take 4–6 days and sleep in 6 booked DOC huts or 9 campsites.
Read the guideNew Zealand's Queen Charlotte Track: 73.5 km along the Marlborough Sounds from Meretoto/Ship Cove, reached by boat from Picton, to Anakiwa. Most walkers take 3 to 5 days, sleeping in waterfront lodges or DOC campsites while water taxis carry their packs.
Read the guideWestern Australia's Cape to Cape Track: about 125 km along the cliffs, surf beaches and karri forest of Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. Most walkers take 6–7 days, sleeping in free bush campsites, campgrounds, caravan parks and resorts.
Read the guideThe Rockwall Trail in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia: about 54 km (34 miles) from the Paint Pots to Floe Lake below a 900 m limestone wall, over three alpine passes. Most hikers take 4–5 days, camping at five Parks Canada backcountry campgrounds booked in advance.
Read the guideThe Juan de Fuca Marine Trail on Vancouver Island, BC: 47 km of wild coast from China Beach to Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew, usually hiked in 4 days, camping at beach and forest campsites. Tide-dependent beaches, mud and ladders.
Read the guideA village-to-village hike of about 35 km in the Andes of central Ecuador, from Sigchos through Isinliví and Chugchilán and across the Toachi canyon to the Quilotoa crater lake, with nights in family guesthouses. Most hikers take 3 days.
Read the guideThe classic hut-to-hut traverse above Bariloche, Argentina: about 40 km (41-47 km in local guides) from Villa Catedral to Arroyo López over granite ridges and scree, sleeping in four mountain refugios, Frey, Jakob, Laguna Negra and López. Most walkers take 4 to 5 days.
Read the guideThe Ala Kul trek in Kyrgyzstan: about 50-55 km from the Karakol valley over the 3,900 m Ala-Kul pass to the hot springs of Altyn Arashan and down to Ak-Suu. Most hikers take 3 to 4 days and sleep in yurt camps, guesthouses or their own tent.
Read the guideThe classic 18 km (22 km from old Qiaotou) High Trail along the north rim of Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, China: from the Qiaotou trailhead over the 28 Bends to Halfway Guesthouse and down to Tina's in 2 days, sleeping in family guesthouses.
Read the guideMount Kenya's Sirimon–Chogoria Traverse: about 43 km (operators quote 50–60 km) from the Sirimon Gate over Point Lenana (4,985 m) to the Chogoria Gate, in 5–6 days with a rest day to acclimatise. Bunkhouses on the Sirimon side, tents on the Chogoria side; a certified guide is compulsory.
Read the guideThe Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek in Nepal: 4 to 5 days and about 33 km of trail from Nayapul near Pokhara, up the Ulleri stone steps to Ghorepani and the sunrise view from Poon Hill (3,210 m), then through rhododendron forest to Tadapani and Ghandruk, with nights in teahouses.
Read the guideKilimanjaro's Lemosho Route, Tanzania: 42 km in 7 stages from Lemosho Gate (2,360 m) across the Shira Plateau to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) via Barranco and Barafu, then down by Mweka. Most climbers take 8 days, camping at the official KINAPA camps with a licensed guide and crew.
Read the guideThe best-known northern and central part of the Lebanon Mountain Trail: about 230 km from Bqaa Safrine to Maasser el Chouf, through the Qadisha valley and the cedar forests, in 15 official sections (12 to 15 days) with nights in village guesthouses.
Read the guideA hard four-day camping traverse of about 32 km across Turkey's Aladağlar: from Demirkazık village in Niğde over the Çelikbuyduran pass (3,450 m) to the Yedigöller lakes, then down the Sıyırma gorge to the Emli valley. Tents at national park camps, village guesthouses at both ends.
Read the guideThe Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea: 96 km of jungle and mountain trekking from Owers Corner near Port Moresby to Kokoda, along the 1942 battle route. Most groups take 8 to 10 days with a licensed operator and sleep in village guesthouses and campsites.
Read the guideThe Chilkoot Trail: 53 km (33 miles) of gold-rush history from Dyea, Alaska, over Chilkoot Pass to Bennett, British Columbia, in 3–5 days with nine backcountry campgrounds. In 2026 the border at the pass is closed, so hikers do the US or Canadian side as an out-and-back.
Read the guideColombia's Lost City Trek: about 47 km return through the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta jungle, from El Mamey to the Tairona terraces of Ciudad Perdida (Teyuna). Most walkers take 4 or 5 days with a licensed operator, sleeping in riverside camps.
Read the guideThe Choquequirao trek in Peru: about 30 km each way from Cachora down into the Apurímac canyon and up to the Inca city of Choquequirao, then back the same way. Most hikers take 4-5 days, sleeping at family campsites, simple lodges and the park campsite by the ruins.
Read the guideLa Réunion's north-to-south crossing: about 135 km from Saint-Denis to Saint-Philippe, over the Roche Écrite, through the Mafate and Cilaos cirques and past the Piton des Neiges and the Piton de la Fournaise. Usually 11 or 12 stages, sleeping in mountain gîtes.
Read the guideA 71 km trek across Morocco's central High Atlas: from the Aït Bouguemez valley over the Tizi n'Aït Imi (2,905 m) and down the M'Goun valley and its gorges to Bou Thaghrar. Most hikers take 4 to 5 days, sleeping in village gîtes and camps.
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