Discover the world's greatest long distance hikes

Find your trail among 974 long-distance hikes, thru-hikes and long walks across 29 countries

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Staffordshire Way
#1
96/100
Staffordshire Way
Speyside Way
#2
95/100
GR38 (Wine and Fish Route)
#3
94/100
GR38 (Wine and Fish Route)
Spain166 km7 days
Tour du Mont Lozère
#4
94/100
Tour du Mont Lozère
France118 km6 days
Western Way
#5
94/100
Western Way
Ireland179 km7 days
Arran Coastal Way
#6
94/100
Arran Coastal Way
The Dales Way
#7
94/100
The Dales Way
GR13 (Morvan Regional Park)
#8
94/100
GR13 (Morvan Regional Park)
France174 km8 days
Rennsteig Trail
#9
94/100
Rennsteig Trail
Germany169.3 km6-8 days
Cotswold Way
#10
94/100
Cotswold Way
Österlenleden
#11
94/100
Österlenleden
Sweden188 km6-8 days
Kintyre Way
#12
93/100
GR700 (Regordane Way)
#13
93/100
GR700 (Regordane Way)
France240 km10-12 days
Wye Valley Walk
#14
93/100
Wye Valley Walk
Rob Roy Way
#15
93/100
Cleveland Way
#16
93/100
Cleveland Way
Glyndŵr’s Way
#17
93/100
Glyndŵr’s Way
St Cuthbert’s Way
#18
93/100
GR70 (Stevenson Trail)
#19
93/100
GR70 (Stevenson Trail)
France272 km12 days
Peaks of the Balkans Trail
#20
93/100
Peaks of the Balkans Trail
Montenegro192 km10 days
Wicklow Way
#21
93/100
Wicklow Way
Ireland130 km7 days
Dartmoor Way
#22
92/100
Dartmoor Way
South Downs Way
#23
92/100
South Downs Way
Stour Valley Way
#24
93/100
Stour Valley Way
GR364 (Mayenne and Sarthe)
#25
92/100
GR364 (Mayenne and Sarthe)
France495 km13 days
Sussex Border Path
#26
92/100
Sussex Border Path
GR441 (Clermont-Ferrand Circuit)
#27
92/100
GR441 (Clermont-Ferrand Circuit)
France115 km6 days
Ribble Way
#28
92/100
John Muir Way
#29
92/100
Pilgrim's Way to Bardsey Island
#30
92/100
Pilgrim's Way to Bardsey Island
Glasriket Trail (Kingdom of Crystal)
#31
92/100
Glasriket Trail (Kingdom of Crystal)
Sweden130 km7 days
Lechweg
#32
92/100
Lechweg
Austria125 km7 days
The Ridgeway
#33
92/100
The Cumbria Way
#34
92/100
The Cumbria Way
GR68 (Tour of Cévennes National Park)
#36
92/100
GR68 (Tour of Cévennes National Park)
France116.5 km6-7 days
GR30 (Tour of Auvergne Volcanoes)
#37
92/100
GR30 (Tour of Auvergne Volcanoes)
France198 km9 days
Ceredigion Coast Path
#38
92/100
Ceredigion Coast Path
Altmühltal Panorama Trail
#39
92/100
Altmühltal Panorama Trail
Germany200 km10 days
Lake Lucerne Circular Route
#40
92/100
Lake Lucerne Circular Route
Loch Lomond & Cowal Way
#41
92/100
Loch Lomond & Cowal Way
Greensand Way
#42
92/100
Greensand Way
The Hebridean Way
#43
91/100
The Hebridean Way
Exe Valley Way
#44
91/100
Exe Valley Way
Cateran Trail
#45
91/100
Essex Way
#46
91/100
Teesdale Way
#47
91/100
Dingle Way
#48
91/100
Dingle Way
Ireland179 km8 days

Long-distance hikes, thru-hikes and long walks worldwide

HikeList is a curated directory of long-distance hikes from around the world — from epic multi-week thru-hikes to gentler week-long walks. Every route is waymarked and hand-researched, with accurate distances, durations, difficulty ratings and terrain, and scored 0–100 by our HikeList Score, so you can plan your next long-distance hike with confidence.

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