3-Day Hikes

At 30 km over 3 days, this moderate point-to-point route is a compact mountain option in Switzerland’s Aletsch Arena. It suits hikers who want alpine and forest terrain without high daily distance.

This 50 km point-to-point walk follows the western GR-7 through Las Alpujarras in Andalucía. Most hikers take 3–4 days, making it a moderate mountain-and-forest option for a longer weekend.

For a coastal three-day option, this 60 km moderate GR34 section in western Brittany runs point-to-point between Camaret-sur-Mer and Telgruc-sur-Mer, tracing cliffs, beaches and headlands.

This moderate 45 km loop turns a long weekend into a complete village-to-village walk in northwestern Greece, using old cobbled mule paths, stone staircases, rocky tracks, mountain terrain and forest.

The Sandstone Trail is a moderate 55 km point-to-point walk from Frodsham to Whitchurch, usually done in 2–3 days across forest, ridge, farmland, lowland heath and canal towpath terrain.

A hard 46 km hut-to-hut loop in Switzerland, the Tour des Dents du Midi works well for a concentrated Alpine weekend, circling the Dents du Midi above the Val d’Illiez and Rhône valley in 3 days.

The Chianti Trail offers a moderate 48 km point-to-point long weekend through Tuscany’s Chianti Classico, following established hiking-network paths, strade bianche, vineyards, olive groves, hills and forest.

A textbook long-weekend hut trek: this 47 km moderate loop links STF Storulvån, Sylarna and Blåhammaren over 3 days through Sweden’s Jämtland mountain terrain, tundra, moorland and forest.

The Yakushima Traverse is a hard 25 km point-to-point mountain crossing usually taking 2–3 days, making it a short but demanding long-weekend route through forested terrain on southern Japan’s Yakushima.

This hard 45 km crossing gives experienced hikers a three-day point-to-point route through mainland Portugal’s highest range, with mountain, glacial valley and plateau terrain inside Serra da Estrela Natural Park.

A 55 km hut trek through western Finnish Lapland, Hetta-Pallas fits hikers who can stretch a long weekend to 3–4 days. Its moderate point-to-point route crosses fell, forest, mires and above-treeline terrain.

A strong choice for experienced walkers, this 45 km hard traverse crosses Greece’s Parnon range over 3 days. Expect a point-to-point mountain route with forest, long climbs and rocky paths.

This 35.6 km out-and-back route to Yarigatake is a hard three-day objective in Japan’s Northern Alps. The valley approach is followed by mountainous, forest, river valley and alpine terrain.

This 57 km Croatian ridge walk fits the theme for hikers wanting a harder three-day point-to-point route. The Premužić Trail’s gentle gradients still come with length, isolation, karst, forest and alpine meadow terrain.

The Hurrungane Circuit packs a lot into 34 km: a strenuous 2–3 day hut-to-hut loop through Norway’s jagged western Jotunheimen, starting and finishing at Turtagro.