List of long-distance footpaths

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This is a list of some

long-distance footpaths used for walking and hiking
.

Africa

Namibia

South Africa

Egypt

Uganda

  • Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker Trail: 575 km (357 mi) trek through northern Uganda[1]

Asia

Bangladesh

  • Jhiri Path: ascent of Keokradong, one of the highest mountains in Bangladesh.

Bhutan

  • Snowman Trek: 328 km (204 mi) trek through high passes near the border with Tibet [1]

Hong Kong

Georgia

India

Israel

Japan

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  • Hokkaidō Nature Trail: 4,585 km (2,849 mi) all over the island of Hokkaidō (in planning)
  • Tōhoku Nature Trail: 4,374 km (2,718 mi) within Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures
  • Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail: 4,029 km (2,504 mi) within Gunma, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga prefectures
  • Kantō Fureai Trail: 1,665 km (1,035 mi) within Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tōkyō and Kanagawa prefectures. Also known as the Capital Region Nature Trail.[3]
  • Tōkaidō Nature Trail
    : 1,697 km (1,054 mi) from Tokyo to Osaka via Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga, Gifu, Mie, Kyōto and Nara prefectures
  • Kinki Nature Trail: 3,291 km (2,045 mi) within Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Kyōto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama and Tottori prefectures
  • Chugoku Nature Trail: 2,211 km (1,374 mi) within Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures
  • Shikoku Nature Trail: 1,637 km (1,017 mi) within Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa and Kōchi prefectures
  • Kyushu Nature Trail: 2,587 km (1,607 mi) within Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures
  • Michinoku Coastal Trail: 1,025 km (637 mi) within Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures

Japan is also home to several lengthy pilgrimage routes, such as the 1,200 km (750 mi) Shikoku Pilgrimage that visits 88 temples and Mount Kōya. Today these temples and shrines are easily accessible by car and mass transit, but many visitors choose to walk the traditional routes.

Jordan

  • Jordan Trail: 600 km (370 mi) north-south, cross country from Um Qais to Aqaba[4]

Lebanon

Myanmar

  • Khakaborazi National Park, and various footpaths in Putao

Nepal

Path through Lete on the Annapurna Circuit

The Great Himalaya Trail is a proposed 4,500 km (2,800 mi) trail from Namche Barwa, Tibet to Nanga Parbat, Pakistan, with sections in Bhutan, China, and India. It uses existing trails, many of which are trekking, trade, or pilgrimage routes, but no new trails have been built. Starting near Kanchenjunga in the east and ending in Humla in the west, the Nepal section has been walked and documented and is about 1,600 km (990 mi).

Russia

Sri Lanka

  • The Pekoe Trail: 300 km, a 22 stage hike through Sri Lanka's tea plantations.

South Korea

  • The
    Baekdudaegan
    range, Korea's watershed divide
  • The Jeju Olle: 400 km (250 mi) series of connected walking courses about the coastline of Jeju Island

Turkey

Waymark for the Lycian Way in southern Turkey

Europe

Some of the best known footpaths in Europe are joined by 12 designated European long-distance paths over some 70,000 km (43,000 mi). Some other popular international routes include:

Austria

The "10 great Austrian long-distance trails"

Other important trails

Bulgaria

  • European walking route E3)[8]

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

  • The
    Lapland
  • The Peuran polku Trail: (115 km (71 mi), External link) in the municipalities of Kivijärvi, Kinnula, Perho, Lestijärvi and Reisjärvi in
    European walking route E6

France

Germany

E4 European path sign in the village Ano Doliana of Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece
E4 walking route in Crete
  • Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail
    : Freiburg to Konstanz (183 km (114 mi))
  • Saar-Hunsrück-Steig: Trier to Saarschleife in Mettlach or Idar-Oberstein 9 (180 km (110 mi))
  • Westfalenwanderweg: Hattingen to Altenbergen (216 km (134 mi))

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Italy

Antonio Locatelli Hut on the Grand Italian Trail

Montenegro

  • Primorska planinarska transverzala (Coastal Mountain Transversal), from Herceg Novi to Bar, 180 km (110 mi)
  • Crnogorska Transverzala (Montenegrin Transversal), from Durmitor to Kučka Krajina, 140 km (87 mi)

Netherlands

Pieterpad trail near Hellendoorn and Laren, Netherlands
  • Zevenwoudenpad from Lauwersoog to Steenwijk (200 km (120 mi))
  • Pionierspad from Steenwijk to Muiden (200 km (120 mi))
  • Floris V-pad from Amsterdam to Bergen op Zoom (245 km (152 mi))
  • Trekvogelpad from Bergen aan Zee to Enschede (380 km (240 mi))
  • Marskramerpad
    from Bad Bentheim to Den Haag (360 km (220 mi))
  • Maarten van Rossumpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Ommen (308 km (191 mi))
  • Deltapad from Sluis to Hook of Holland (237 km (147 mi))
  • Hollands Kustpad from Hook of Holland to Den Helder (213 km (132 mi))
  • Friese Kustpad from Stavoren to Lauwersoog (131 km (81 mi))
  • Wad- en Wierdenpad from Lauwersoog to Nieuweschans (123 km (76 mi))
  • Oeverloperpad from Rotterdam Europoort to Leerdam (232 km (144 mi))
  • Lingepad from Leerdam to Nijmegen (German border) (98 km (61 mi))
  • Pelgrimspad from Amsterdam to Maastricht (453 km (281 mi))
  • Zuiderzeepad from Enkhuizen to Stavoren (400 km (250 mi))
  • Pieterpad from Pieterburen to the Sint Pietersberg (492 km (306 mi))
  • Noaberpad from Nieuweschans to Emmerich (363 km (226 mi))
  • Grenslandpad from Sluis to Thorn (363 km (226 mi))
  • Overijssels Havezatenpad from Oldenzaal to Steenwijk (272 km (169 mi))
  • Peellandpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Roermond (160 km (99 mi))
  • Airbornepad from the Belgian border to Arnhem

Norway

  • Jotunheimen Trail (Norwegian: "Jotunheimstien"): 320 km (200 mi) from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen
  • Nordkalottruta (Finnish: Kalottireitti, Swedish: Nordkalottleden): 800 km (500 mi) from Kautokeino (located in Finnmark, Northern Norway) to Sulitjelma (Norway) or alternately Kvikkjokk (Sweden)

Poland

Portugal

  • Fisherman's Trail: 226 km (140 mi) along the cliffs of southern Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail marker in Huesca, Spain

Sweden

  • Kungsleden, 425 km (264 mi) from the northern extremity of the country
  • Sörmlandsleden 1,000 km (620 mi) of winding paths through the county of Sörmland.
  • Bohusleden 360 km (220 mi) past at Göteborg, Uddevalla, Munkedal and ends finally in Strömstad
  • Stockholm Cathedral
    .
  • Skåneleden, more than 1,000 km (620 mi) long path through the province of Scania. Part of the North Sea Trail.

Switzerland

United Kingdom

The Devil's Staircase path in the Scottish Highlands is part of the West Highland Way

Some of the best-known National Trails in England and Wales include:

The Wales Coast Path follows the entire coastline of the country over some 1,400 km (870 mi).

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 24,000 km (15,000 mi) extending throughout Canada

Western Canada

Ontario

Quebec

Atlantic Canada

Greenland

Panama

United States

:

Other popular trails include:

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Mountain hut at Lake Kaniere, New Zealand
  • Te Araroa, 3,000 km (1,900 mi) 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

Bolivia

Brazil

Costa Rica

280 km from Atlantic to Pacific coasts of Costa Rica

• El Camino de Costa Rica [4]

Chile

Peru

Trekker in the Huayhuash mountains
  • Huaráz
    • 30 km (19 mi) 10- to 14-day trek on the Huayhuash Circuit
    • 52 km (32 mi) 3- to 4-day "W" Circuit Santa Cruz trek
    • 94 km (58 mi) 6- to 10-day Alpamayo Circuit, full "O" Circuit
  • Cuzco
  • Colca Canyon near Arequipa
    • 60 km (37 mi) 5-day trek around Canyon or other single-day and multi-day hikes

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