List of long-distance footpaths

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

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Contents 1 The Americas 1.1 Argentina 1.2 Bolivia 1.3 Canada 1.4 Chile 1.5 Peru 1.6 United States 2 Asia 2.1 Bhutan 2.2 Hong Kong 2.3 Israel 2.4 Turkey 3 Europe 3.1 Austria 3.2 Bulgaria 3.3 Finland 3.4 France 3.5 Germany 3.6 Italy 3.7 Greece 3.8 Republic of Ireland 3.9 Spain 3.10 Switzerland 3.11 United Kingdom 3.11.1 Scotland 4 Oceania 4.1 Australia 4.2 New Zealand 5 References

[edit] The Americas

[edit] Argentina

• Los Glaciares
  • Various Options to Laguna Torre, Cerro FitzRoy, or even out onto the Southern Patagonian Ice Field

[edit] Bolivia

• Cordillera Real
  • 7 Day Illampu Circuit

[edit] Canada

• Bruce Trail
• Chilkoot Trail
• East Coast Trail
• Great Divide Trail
• International Appalachian Trail
• Mantario Trail
• National Hiking Trail of Canada [1]
• Rideau Trail
• Trans-Canada Trail
• West Coast Trail

[edit] Chile

• Torres del Paine
  • 6-8 day Paine Circuit

[edit] Peru

• Cordillera Blanca & Cordillera Huayhuash near Huaráz
  • 10- to 14-day trek on the Huayhuash Circuit
  • 3-4day Santa Cruz trek
  • ~10 day Alpamayo Circuit
• Sacred Valley & Cordillera Vilcanota near Cuzco
  • Several variants of the Inca trail, from single-day to more than 6 days, all ending at Machu Picchu
  • Choquequirao 5+ days
  • 5 to 6 day trek on the Ausangate Circuit
• Colca Canyon near Arequipa
  • Various Single-day hikes and multi-day treks in and around the Canyon

[edit] United States

• Long-distance trails in the United States

[edit] Asia

[edit] Bhutan

• Snowman Trek, a 21-day hike through the Himalayas

[edit] Hong Kong

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

• Hong Kong Trail - across Hong Kong Island (50 km)
• Lantau Trail - on Lantau Island (70 km)
• Wilson Trail - from Stanley, Hong Kong Island to Nam Chung, New Territories (78 km)
• MacLehose Trail - from Sai Kung to Tuen Mun (100 km)
• and many other hiking trails, family walks, nature trails in the country parks in Hong Kong.

See also: Hong Kong Country Parks & Special Areas, Walks and Trails in Hong Kong

[edit] Israel

• Israel National Trail - 850 km, all of them inside the Green Line, from kibbutz Dan to Eilat (north to south), covering many historic and scenic points including some urban areas.

[edit] Turkey

• Lycian Way
• Saint Paul Trail

[edit] Europe

• The GR footpaths in Belgium, France, Spain and the Netherlands
• European long-distance paths
• The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP) in the Pyrenees in France, Spain and Andorra
• The Nordkalottleden Trail (Kalottireitti, 800 kilometers) in the northernmost parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway (Lapland)

[edit] Austria

• Arnoweg around the Austrian Alps

[edit] Bulgaria

• Kom-Emine 700 km, from mount Kom to cape Emine (part of European Long-Distance Walking Path E3) ^[1]

[edit] Finland

• The Karhunkierros Trail (80 kilometers, External link) in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Salla, Oulanka National Park, Lapland
• The Peuran polku Trail (115 kilometers, External link) in the municipalities of Kivijärvi, Kinnula, Perho, Lestijärvi and Reisjärvi in Central Finland and Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia) - a part of European Long-Distance Walking Path E6

[edit] France

• GR 5 (part of European long-distance footpath E2)
• GR 10 (through the French Pyrenees, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean sea)
• GR 20 (through Corsica, from North to South)
• The Haute Route (through French Alps into Switzerland)

[edit] Germany

• Maximiliansweg from Lindau to Berchtesgaden
• Moselhoehenweg from Trier to Koblenz
• Pandurensteig from Waldmuenchen to Passau
• Rennsteig from Hörsel to Blankenstein/Saale through the Thuringian Forest
• Rheinhöhenweg Trail from Bonn to Alsheim/Wiesbaden (530km)
• Rheinsteig from Bonn to Wiesbaden (320 km)

[edit] Italy

• Dolomites Classical High Route (no.1) from Braies Lake to Belluno
• Dolomites High Route of the Legends (no.2) from Bressanone 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 Mariotta in Fassa Valley
• 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 - From Portovenere to Camogli hiking trail along the sea with 1000 pics, maps and journal
• Lombardia - Como Lake - Wayfarer’s Trail Sentiero del Viandante from Lecco to Colico with 1000 pics, maps and journal
• Lombardia - Como Lake - Monti Lariani Trail From Cernobbio to Sorico with 600 pics, maps and journal
• Lombardia - Como Lake - Via Regina Ancient Route from from Cernobbio to Casenda with 2600 pics, maps and journal

[edit] Greece

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

[edit] Republic of Ireland

• Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland

[edit] Spain

• St James's Way
• GR7, the Spanish portion of the E4 European Mediterranean Arc footpath
• GR11 (through the Spanish pyrenees, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean)
• GR142 through the Alpujarras
• El camino del Rey External Link

[edit] Switzerland

• The Alpine Pass Route east to west from Sargans to Montreux
• The Haute Route from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland
• The Jura Highway from Dielsdorf along the Jura to Geneva (External link in German)
• The Monte Rosa tour around the Monte Rosa on the Swiss-Italian border
• The Trans-Swiss Trail north to south from Porrentruy to Chiasso (External link in German)
• A list of over 100 long distance trails in Switzerland in German
• The Via Engiadina (External link in German)
• The Via Alpina (a walking trail through 8 alpine countries )

[edit] United Kingdom

• Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom

[edit] Scotland

• Long Distance Routes
• other long-distance footpaths

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

• Long-distance trails in Australia

[edit] New Zealand

• New Zealand tramping tracks

[edit] References

1. ^ KOM-EMINE from Walkingworld