I’ve been scouring the internet and various books to learn more about trails around the world. So far this is my bucket list of hikes and backpacking trips that I’d like to accomplish. Who knows if I’ll ever be able to do them all, but it’s worth a try!
North America
- The Appalachian Trail
Travels from Georgia to Maine
2,180 Miles - The Pacific Crest Trail
Travels from Mexico to Canada
2,650 Miles - The Continental Divide Trail
Travels from New Mexico to Montana/Idaho
3,100 Miles - The John Muir Trail
California
215 Miles - The Long Trail
Vermont
273 Miles - Dosewallips to Lake Quinault, Olympic National Park
Washington
34 Miles - Gates of the Arctic National Park
Alaska
N/A - Sierra High Route
California
210 Miles - Kalalau Trail
Hawaii
22 Miles - Wonderland Trail
Washington
93 Miles - Bigfoot Trail
California
400 Miles - Hayduke Trail
Arizona, Colorado, & Utah
800 Miles - The Beaten Path
Montana
25 Miles - Mountains to Sea Trail
North Carolina
1,150 Miles - The Florida Trail
Florida
1,300 Miles
International
- Tour de Mont Blanc
France, Italy, & Switzerland
105 Miles - Torres Del Paine
Chile
52 Miles - Laugavegurinn Trail
Iceland
34 Miles - Queen Charlotte Track
New Zealand
44 Miles - Jomolhari Trek
Bhutan
66 Miles - Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Peru
30 Miles - The Dingle Way
Ireland
112 Miles - Lukla to Everest Base Camp
Nepal
70 Miles - The Overland Track
Australia
50 Miles - Gunung Rinjani
Indonesia
14 Miles - North Drakensberg Traverse
South Africa
41 Miles - Te Araro Trail
New Zealand
1,865 Miles - The Sir Samuel & Lady Florence Baker Historical Trail
South Sudan to Uganda
360 Miles - Urique-Batopilas Trail
Copper Canyon, Mexico
30 Miles - The Long Range Traverse
Newfoundland, Canada
25 Miles - The Ancascocha Trail
Peru
19 Miles (plus bus & train to Machu Picchu) - Beacons Way
Wales
95 Miles - West Highland Way
Scotland
96 Miles - Scottish National Trail
Scotland
537 Miles - Cape Wrath Trail
Scotland
200 Miles - Camino de Santiago
Spain
497 Miles
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That is a good list. You ought to check out the Wonderland Trail, Bigfoot Trail and the Hayduke Trail too, if you are into the long routes. The Beaten Track in the the Beartooth Mountains is pretty awesome too.
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Thank you! And thanks for stopping by my blog and taking the time to comment! I will definitely check those trails out today. I love learning about new trails, it’s eye opening to realize just how many trails there are and how big the world is.
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Brecon Beacons in the U.K. (Wales, I think). Pretty rugged national park, the SAS conduct selection there (mostly when the weather is bad). There are many caves and archaeological sites, and supposedly King Arthur and the “Lady of the Lake” as well.
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Thanks so much for the suggestion! I will look into that one. I’ve been surprised at many amazing hikes there are in the U.K. for such a small country. I’m sure Wales has some pretty amazing sights to see. I know my granddad used to hike out there a lot.
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Good list! Whenever you do the JMT feel free to contact me, I did it this last year so I can definitely help you out with your planning.
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Thank you so much! It will probably be a couple of years before I get out there, but hopefully sooner rather than later 🙂
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I totally understand that!
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No Scottish trails ? Tut tut… ! The most well known is the West Highland Way. The most recent (and longest – enough to just about rival one of the US trails) the Scottish National Trail. And probably the best and most rugged is the Cape Wrath Trail, up in the windswept NW coast. More info on my blog here: http://wildaboutscotland.com/2014/04/06/scotlands-long-distance-walks/.
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I know! I’m ashamed! I’ve found quite a few trails through the UK that I do need to add to the list. And I was reading about West Highland Way last, I saw that it was added to the International Appalachian Trail. It looked beautiful. Thank you for the suggestions! I’m going to look up all of those and add them to the list 🙂
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Great list! I have a lot of the same on my list. I’m hoping to do JMT this summer, and have done Tour du Mont Blanc, Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, Ausangate, and Camino de Santiago in the past few years. This makes me realize how many great trails are out there. Thanks!
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Thank you so much! I hope you get to do the JMT this summer. I’d love to be out there soon, but alas financials are in the way. Hopefully it’ll happen in the next couple of years. I’ll admit I’m a little jealous of the trails you done already! Tour du Mont Blonc is at the top of my bucket list. The list is constantly growing so if you have any suggestions please let me know! Happy Trails!
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A fun list. Surprised not to see the Milford Track in New Zealand (Queen Charlotte is OK, but Milford is really exceptional–so popular and at the shorter end of trails here). Colorado Trail (http://www.coloradotrail.org) here in Colorado belongs in this list, though. JMT obviously a subset of Pacific Crest (except the chunks from Crabtree Meadows to Whitney and from Tuolumne Meadows down into Yosemite Valley). High Sierra Trail is often overlooked in Sierra–while far shorter than Muir, it hits some really spectacular country with fewer hikers (Sky Parlor Meadow in early summer is really special). A wrinkle rarely considered on High Sierra Trail is to start on the Middle Fork trail down low, run through Redwood Meadow (backcountry sequoia grove–camping in there positively surreal and an experience you cannot get anymore at Giant Forest) before climbing up to official High Sierra Trail at Bearpaw Meadow (where, on occasion, you can buy dinner if the tent camp is open).
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