Annapurna Circuit
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Pokhara, Nepal
Distance: 160 km
Elevation: 5,416 m gain
Duration: 12-20 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Appalachian Trail
Type: Thru Hike
Location: Multiple cities along the East Coast, USA
Distance: 3,500 km
Elevation: 157,000 m gain
Duration: 5-7 months
Difficulty: Very Challenging
Besseggen Ridge
Type: Day Walk
Location: Lom, Norway
Distance: 14 km
Elevation: 1,100 m gain
Duration: 8-10 hours
Difficulty: Challenging
Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés)
Type: Pilgrimage Trail
Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Distance: 780 km
Elevation: 12,000 m gain
Duration: 30-35 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Camino Português
Type: Pilgrimage Trail
Location: Porto, Portugal
Distance: 240 km
Elevation: 4,500 m gain
Duration: 10-14 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Cascade Saddle Route
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Wanaka, New Zealand
Distance: 54 km
Elevation: 2,300 m gain (estimated)
Duration: 4–5 days, subject to access and weather
Difficulty: Very Challenging
Chilkoot Trail
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Skagway, USA / Canada
Distance: 53 km
Elevation: 1,097 m gain
Duration: 3-5 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Ciudad Perdida Trek
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Santa Marta, Colombia
Distance: 46 km
Elevation: 1,200 m gain
Duration: 4-6 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Everest Base Camp Trek
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Distance: 130 km
Elevation: 4,500 m gain
Duration: 12-14 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Glymur Waterfall Hike
Type: Day Walk
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Distance: 7 km
Elevation: 400 m gain
Duration: 3-4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
GR20 (Grande Randonnée 20)
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Calvi, France
Distance: 180 km
Elevation: 12,000 m gain
Duration: 15 days
Difficulty: Very Challenging
Hadrian's Wall Path
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Distance: 135 km
Elevation: 3,500 m gain
Duration: 6-9 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Half Dome Hike
Type: Day Walk
Location: El Portal, California, USA
Distance: 27.4 km
Elevation: 1,460 m gain
Duration: 10-12 hours
Difficulty: Very Challenging
Hardangervidda Trek
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Bergen, Norway
Distance: 122.8 km
Elevation: 2,724 m gain
Duration: 6 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Heaphy Track
Type: Great Walk
Location: Nelson, New Zealand
Distance: 78.4 km
Elevation: 1,900 m gain (estimated)
Duration: 4–6 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Hump Ridge Track (Tuatapere Hump Ridge)
Type: Great Walk
Location: Tuatapere, New Zealand
Distance: 61.5 km
Elevation: 1,900 m gain
Duration: 3 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (Short Route)
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Cusco, Peru
Distance: 12 km
Elevation: 720 m gain
Duration: 2 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Janapar Trail
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
Distance: 289 km
Elevation: 11,000 m gain
Duration: 12-14 days
Difficulty: Moderate
John Muir Trail
Type: Thru Hike
Location: Fresno, USA
Distance: 338.6 km
Elevation: 14,000 m gain
Duration: 3-4 weeks
Difficulty: Very Challenging
Jordan Trail
Type: Thru Hike
Location: Amman, Jordan
Distance: 675 km
Elevation: 18,000 m gain
Duration: 30-40 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Kepler Track
Type: Great Walk
Location: Te Anau, New Zealand
Distance: 60 km
Elevation: 2,000 m gain (estimated)
Duration: 3-4 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Kungsleden
Type: Thru Hike
Location: Kiruna, Sweden
Distance: 440 km
Elevation: 6,100 m gain
Duration: 20-30 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Lake Waikaremoana Track
Type: Great Walk
Location: Wairoa, New Zealand
Distance: 46 km
Elevation: 1,600 m gain
Duration: 3–4 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Laugavegur Trail
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Distance: 55 km
Elevation: 2,500 m gain
Duration: 4-5 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Lycian Way
Type: Thru Hike
Location: Antalya, Turkey
Distance: 540 km
Elevation: 17,000 m gain
Duration: 25-35 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Milford Track
Type: Great Walk
Location: Te Anau, New Zealand
Distance: 53.5 km
Elevation: 1,300 m gain
Duration: 4 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Mount Fuji Climb
Type: Day Walk
Location: Fujiyoshida, Japan
Distance: 15 km
Elevation: 1,300 m gain
Duration: 8-12 hours
Difficulty: Challenging
Mount Fuji Yoshida Trail
Type: Day Walk
Location: Fujiyoshida, Japan
Distance: 14.2 km
Elevation: 1,450 m gain
Duration: 6-9 hours
Difficulty: Challenging
Pyrenean Haute Route
Type: Thru Hike
Location: Lourdes, France / Spain
Distance: 800 km
Elevation: 42,350 m gain
Duration: 40-45 days
Difficulty: Very Challenging
Routeburn Track
Type: Great Walk
Location: Queenstown, New Zealand
Distance: 33 km
Elevation: 1,500 m gain
Duration: 2–4 days
Difficulty: Moderate
Skaftafell Glacier Hike
Type: Day Walk
Location: Höfn, Iceland
Distance: 4.8 km
Elevation: 300 m gain
Duration: 3-4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Taranaki Maunga Summit Route
Type: Day Walk
Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Distance: 12.6 km
Elevation: 1,600 m gain (estimated)
Duration: 8–10 hours
Difficulty: Very Challenging
The Long Trail
Type: Thru Hike
Location: Burlington, USA
Distance: 705 km
Elevation: 21,000 m gain
Duration: 20-30 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Type: Day Walk
Location: Ohakune, New Zealand
Distance: 20.2 km
Elevation: 900 m gain
Duration: 7–8 hours
Difficulty: Challenging
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Type: Great Walk
Location: Ohakune, New Zealand
Elevation: 1,500 m gain
Duration: Route affected by closures
Difficulty: Moderate
Torres del Paine W Trek
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Puerto Natales, Chile
Distance: 71 km
Elevation: 2,800 m gain
Duration: 4-5 days
Difficulty: Challenging
Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB)
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Chamonix, France / Italy / Switzerland
Distance: 170 km
Elevation: 10,000 m gain
Duration: 10-12 days
Difficulty: Challenging
West Highland Way
Type: Multi-Day Walk
Location: Glasgow, UK
Distance: 154 km
Elevation: 4,760 m gain
Duration: 5-9 days
Difficulty: Moderate
