Editing Hiking (section)

==Destinations==
[[File:Uhuru Peak Mt. Kilimanjaro 1.JPG|thumb|[[Mount Kilimanjaro]], [[Tanzania]]]]
[[File:صورة للسد عند البوابة المائية.jpg|upright|thumb|The [[King Talal Dam]] in [[Jerash]] lies along the Jordan Trail in [[Jordan]]]] [[File:Youth hiking.JPG|upright|thumb|Youth hiking in Israel]]

{{Further|Long distance path|Category:National parks|Category:Hiking trails in Europe}}
[[National park]]s are often important hiking destinations, such as [[National Parks of England and Wales]]; [[National Parks of Canada|of Canada]]; [[National parks of New Zealand|of New Zealand]], [[National Parks of South Africa|of South Africa]], etc.

Frequently, nowadays long-distance hikes (walking tours) are undertaken along long-distance paths, including the [[National Trails]] in England and Wales, the [[Kungsleden]] (Sweden) and the [[National Trail System]] in the United States. The [[Grande Randonnée]] (France), Grote Routepaden, or Lange-afstand-wandelpaden (The Netherlands), Grande Rota (Portugal), Gran Recorrido (Spain) is a network of [[long-distance footpaths]] in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. There are extensive networks in other European countries of long-distance trails, as well as in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Nepal, and to a lesser extent other Asiatic countries, like Turkey, Israel, and Jordan. In the mountains of Norway, Sweden, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany, France, and Italy walking tours can be made from 'hut-to-hut', using an extensive system of [[mountain hut]]s.

In the late 20th-century, there has been a proliferation of official and unofficial long-distance routes, which mean that hikers now are more likely to refer to using a long-distance way (Britain), trail (US), ''The Grande Randonnée'' (France), etc., than setting out on a walking tour. Early examples of long-distance paths include the [[Appalachian Trail]] in the US and the [[Pennine Way]] in Britain.

Organized hiking clubs emerged in Europe at approximately the same time as official hiking trails. These clubs established and upheld their own paths during the 19th and 20th centuries, prioritizing the development of extended hiking routes. In 1938, one of the first long-distance hiking trails in Europe, the [[National Blue Trail|Hungarian National Blue Trail]], was established, stretching approximately 62 miles (100&nbsp;km).

=== Asia ===
{{Further|Category:Hiking trails in Asia by country}}
[[File:An Indian hiker at the Goecha La Trek, in West Sikkim district of Sikkim, photographed by Yogabrata Chakraborty, on October 18, 2021.jpg|thumb|left|A hiker at the Goecha La Trek, in [[West Sikkim]] district of Sikkim.]]

In the Middle East, the [[Jordan Trail]] is a 650&nbsp;km (400 miles) long hiking trail in Jordan established in 2015 by the Jordan Trail Association. And [[Hiking in Israel|Israel]] has been described as "a trekker's paradise" with over 9,656&nbsp;km (6,000 miles) of trails.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-15 |title=Hiking in Israel – a trekkers paradise |url=http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/Pages/Hiking-in-Israel%E2%80%93a-trekkers-paradise-4-Jul-2011.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525030122/http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/Pages/Hiking-in-Israel%E2%80%93a-trekkers-paradise-4-Jul-2011.aspx |archive-date=2014-05-25}}</ref>

In southwestern [[Turkey]] the [[Lycian Way]] is a marked [[long-distance trail]] around part of the coast of ancient [[Lycia]].<ref name="crs"/> It is over {{cvt|500|km}} in length and stretches from [[Hisarönü]] ([[Ovacık, Fethiye|Ovacık]]), near [[Fethiye]], to [[Geyikbayırı, Konyaaltı|Geyikbayırı]] in [[Konyaaltı]] about {{cvt|20|km}} from [[Antalya]].  It was conceived by Briton Kate Clow, who lives in Turkey. It takes its name from the ancient civilization, which once ruled the area.<ref name="crs">{{cite web|url=https://cultureroutesinturkey.com/the-lycian-way/|title=Lycian Way|publisher=Culture Routes Society|access-date=2024-06-16}}</ref>

The [[Great Himalaya Trail]] is a route across the [[Himalayas]]. The original concept of the trail was to establish a single long distance trekking trail from the east end to the west end of [[Nepal]] that includes a total of roughly 1,700 kilometres (1,100&nbsp;mi) of path. The proposed trail will link together a range of the less explored tourism destinations of Nepal's mountain region.<ref name="junu11">{{Cite web |title=Great Himalaya Trails :: Trekking, hiking and walking in Nepal |url=https://www.greathimalayatrails.com/ |website=Great Himalaya Trails |access-date=2020-11-14 |archive-date=2020-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116182132/https://www.greathimalayatrails.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Latin America ===
{{Further|Category:Hiking trails in South America}}
In [[Latin America]], [[Peru]] and [[Hiking in Chile|Chile]] are important hiking destinations. The [[Inca Trail to Machu Picchu]] in Peru is very popular and a [[Inca Trail to Machu Picchu#Inca Trail Permits|permit is required]]. The longest hiking trail in Chile is the informal 3,000&nbsp;km (1,850&nbsp;mi) [[Greater Patagonia Trail]] that was created by a non-governmental initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dudeck |first=Jan |title=Greater Patagonian Trail |url=http://www.wikiexplora.com/index.php/Greater_Patagonian_Trail |access-date=1 September 2014 |website=Wikiexplora |archive-date=28 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828165237/http://www.wikiexplora.com/index.php/Greater_Patagonian_Trail |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Africa ===
{{Further|Category:Hiking trails in Africa}}
In Africa a major [[trekking]] destination<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trimble |first=Morgan |date=2016-11-15 |title=How to climb Kilimanjaro without the crowds |url=http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/nov/15/how-to-climb-kilimanjaro-without-crowds-tanzania |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102021245/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/nov/15/how-to-climb-kilimanjaro-without-crowds-tanzania |url-status=live }}</ref> is [[Mount Kilimanjaro#Trekking|Mount Kilimanjaro]], a [[Volcano#Dormant|dormant]] [[volcano]] in [[Tanzania]], which is the highest [[African mountains|mountain in Africa]] and the highest single free-standing mountain in the world: {{Convert|5895|m|ft}} above sea level and about {{convert|4900|m|ft}} above its plateau base.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharaf |first=Yasir |date=24 March 2016 |title=Mount Kilimanjaro Volcanic Cones: Shira, Kibo And Mawenzi Peaks |url=https://xpatsinternational.com/mount-kilimanjaro-volcanic-cones-shira-kibo-and-mawenzi-peaks/ |access-date=7 December 2021 |website=XPATS International |ref=None |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105075701/https://xpatsinternational.com/mount-kilimanjaro-volcanic-cones-shira-kibo-and-mawenzi-peaks/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority, 467,190 travelers visited Mount Kilimanjaro between 2013 and 2022, with over 45,000 climbers recorded in 2023. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilimanjaro National Park Authority |title=Kilimanjaro National Park: Celebrating the Golden Anniversary in Biodiversity Conservation and Tourism |url=https://www.tanzaniaparks.go.tz/uploads/publications/en-1678818900-KNPMGZNE.pdf |access-date=25 December 2024 |website=Tanzania National Parks Authority}}</ref>