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List of long-distance footpaths

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of some long-distance footpaths used for walking and hiking.

Africa

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Lesotho

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  • 3 Ranges Trail: Template:Cvt a hiking trail that passes three mountain ranges, namely Thaba Putsoa Range, Central Range and ends at Drakensburg Range. It starts at Lesotho lowest point, at the confluence of Makhaleng and Senqu and ends at the country's highest point, Thabana Ntlenyane (3482m).

Namibia

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File:Athlete racing in the Fish River Canyon.jpg
Trail running in the Fish River Canyon

South Africa

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Egypt

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Uganda

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  • Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker Trail: 575 km (357 mi) trek through northern Uganda<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Asia

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Bangladesh

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  • Jhiri Path: ascent of Keokradong, one of the highest mountains in Bangladesh.

Bhutan

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Hong Kong

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File:Hong Kong Parkview Wilsontrail Islandtrail.JPG
Wilson Trail and Hong Kong Trail meets at Hong Kong Parkview

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File:R38943437917 Upper section of Tai Mo Shan Road meandering up the mountain.JPG
Road to Tai Mo Shan summit in the New Territories, Hong Kong

Georgia

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India

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Israel

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Japan

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File:土居商店街をゆくお遍路さんP4044924.JPG
An aruki-henro or walking pilgrim, marked out by his distinctive sedge hat, white shirt, and kongō-zue

Japan is also home to several lengthy pilgrimage routes, such as the Template:Cvt Shikoku Pilgrimage that visits 88 temples and Mount Kōya. Today these temples and shrines are easily accessible by car and mass transit, but many visitors choose to walk the traditional routes.

Jordan

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Lebanon

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Myanmar

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Nepal

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File:Lete, Nepal (2007)a.jpg
Path through Lete on the Annapurna Circuit

The Great Himalaya Trail is a proposed Template:Cvt trail from Namche Barwa, Tibet to Nanga Parbat, Pakistan, with sections in Bhutan, China, and India. It uses existing trails, many of which are trekking, trade, or pilgrimage routes, but no new trails have been built. Starting near Kanchenjunga in the east and ending in Humla in the west, the Nepal section has been walked and documented and is about Template:Cvt.

Russia

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Sri Lanka

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  • The Pekoe Trail: 300 km, a 22 stage hike through Sri Lanka's tea plantations.

South Korea

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Tajikistan

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  • Pamir Trail - 1297 km (806 mi) trail from Shring to Vrang

Turkey

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Europe

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Some of the best known footpaths in Europe are joined by 12 designated European long-distance paths over some Template:Cvt. Some other popular international routes include:

File:Map of the European Long Distance Paths.png
Map of European long-distance paths

Austria

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The "10 great Austrian long-distance trails"

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File:Cape-emine-dinev.jpg
End of the Kom-Emine trail on the Black Sea

Other important trails

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Bulgaria

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Czechia

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Denmark

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Estonia

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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File:Rheinsteig-Oberwesel01.jpg
Hikers descending the Rheinsteig above Oberwesel
File:E4 Ano Doliana.jpg
E4 European path sign in the village Ano Doliana of Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece
File:E4 Kallergi.JPG
E4 walking route in Crete

Greece

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Italy

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File:Dreizinnenhütte.jpg
Antonio Locatelli Hut on the Grand Italian Trail

Montenegro

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Netherlands

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File:Pieterpad-Hellendoorn-Laren.jpg
Pieterpad trail near Hellendoorn and Laren, Netherlands

Norway

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  • Jotunheimen Trail (Norwegian: "Jotunheimstien"): Template:Cvt from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen
  • Nordkalottruta (Finnish: Kalottireitti, Swedish: Nordkalottleden): Template:Cvt from Kautokeino (located in Finnmark, Northern Norway) to Sulitjelma (Norway) or alternately Kvikkjokk (Sweden)

Poland

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File:Glowny Szlak Sudecki - hala szrenicka.jpg
Cobblestone road along Glowny Szlak Sudecki

Portugal

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  • Fisherman's Trail: Template:Cvt along the cliffs of southern Portugal

Republic of Ireland

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Romania

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Serbia

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  • The Fruška Gora Transversal (Serbian: Fruškogorska Transverzala) – circular trail around Fruška Gora mountain – 160 km (100 mi)
  • The Small Toplica Transversal (Serbian: Mala Toplička Transverzala) – Template:Cvt

Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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File:Poste Camino de Santiago.jpg
Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail marker in Huesca, Spain

Sweden

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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File:West Highland Way 2005 Coe.jpg
The Devil's Staircase path in the Scottish Highlands is part of the West Highland Way

Some of the best-known National Trails in England and Wales include:

North America

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Canada

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Western Canada

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Ontario

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Quebec

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Atlantic Canada

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Greenland

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Panama

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United States

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File:Franconia Ridge.jpg
Appalachian Trail in the Franconia Range, New Hampshire

Three famous north–south trails spanning the USA comprise the Triple Crown of Hiking:

Other popular trails include:

Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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File:Mt Brown Hut.jpg
Mountain hut at Lake Kaniere, New Zealand

Central and South America

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Argentina

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Costa Rica

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280 km from Atlantic to Pacific coasts of Costa Rica

• El Camino de Costa Rica [4]

Chile

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Peru

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File:Cordillera Huayhuash Alpine Circuit.jpg
Trekker in the Huayhuash mountains

References

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