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 Canada 1.2 Peru 1.3 United States 2 Asia 2.1 Bhutan 2.2 Hong Kong 2.3 Israel 2.4 Turkey 3 Europe 3.1 Finland 3.2 France 3.3 Germany 3.4 Greece 3.5 Republic of Ireland 3.6 Spain 3.7 Switzerland 3.8 United Kingdom 3.8.1 Scotland 4 Oceania 4.1 Australia 4.2 New Zealand

The Americas

Canada

• Bruce Trail
• Chilkoot Trail
• Mantario Trail
• Trans-Canada Trail
• West Coast Trail

Peru

• Several variants of the Inca trail, from single-day to more than 6 days, all ending at Machu Picchu
• 10- to 14-day trek on the Huayhuash Circuit, southeast of Huaráz in the Cordillera Huayhuash
• 5- to 6-day trek on the Ausangate Circuit southeast of Cusco
• Single-day hikes and multi-day treks in and around the Colca Canyon, located northwest of Arequipa

United States

• Long-distance trails in the United States

Asia

Bhutan

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

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

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.

Turkey

• Lycian Way
• Saint Paul Trail

Europe

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

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

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)

Germany

• Maximiliansweg from Lindau to Berchtesgaden
• Moselhoehenweg from Trier to Koblenz
• Pandurensteig from Waldmuenchen to Passau
• Rheinsteig from Bonn to Wiesbaden (320 km)

Greece

• European Long-Distance Walking Path E4 (Florina to Agios Nikolaos)
• European Long-Distance Walking Path E6 (Igoumenitsa to Alexandroupoli)

Republic of Ireland

• Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland

Spain

• St James's Way
• GR11 (through the Spanish pyrenees, from the Atlantic to the Mediterannean)
• El camino del Rey External Link

Switzerland

• Alpine Pass Route Sargans to Montreux
• The Haute Route (Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland)
• Jura-Highway Dielsdorf along Jura to Geneva
• Trans-Swiss Trail Porrentruy to Chiasso
• A list of over 100 long distance trails in Switzerland

United Kingdom

• Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom

Scotland

• Long-distance footpaths in Scotland

Oceania

Australia

• Long-distance trails in Australia

New Zealand

• New Zealand tramping tracks