Some of the best known footpaths in Europe are joined by 12 designated
European long-distance paths over some . Some other popular international routes include: •
GR (Grande Randonnée) footpaths in
Belgium,
France,
Spain and the
Netherlands •
Tour du Mont Blanc, circling the
Mont Blanc massif in Italy, Switzerland, and France. It covers a distance of roughly with of elevation change. •
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP), along the length of the
Pyrenees in France, Spain and
Andorra •
Nordkalottleden Trail (
Kalottireitti), in the northernmost parts of
Finland,
Sweden, and
Norway (
Lapland) •
St James's Way (Camino de Santiago de Compostela), with commonly walked through France and Spain, but also including old pilgrimage
routes from as far afield as
Poland and
Portugal • Peaks of the Balkans Trail, through
Montenegro,
Albania and
Kosovo in the
Accursed Mountains •
Sultans Trail in
Austria,
Slovakia,
Hungary,
Croatia,
Serbia,
Romania,
Bulgaria,
Greece, and
Turkey • The
Via Alpina network of Alpine trails • Red Trail ** Violet Trail • Yellow Trail • Green Trail • Blue Trail •
Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome •
:it:Tratturo L'Aquila-Foggia from L'Aquila (Abruzzo region, Italy) to Foggia (Puglia region, Italy). At , Tratturo Magno is the longest and the most important ancient route, traversed by shepherds in
Transhumance • The
Via Dinarica from Slovenia to Montenegro via the Dinaric Alps connects Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The trail connects with Kosovo and Albania via the High Scardus Trail.
Austria "10 great Austrian long-distance trails" •
North Alpine Trail 01 from
Vienna or
Lake Neusiedl to
Lake Constance •
Central Alpine Trail 02 from
Hainburg an der Donau to
Feldkirch •
South Alpine Trail 03 from
Bad Radkersburg to
Sillian •
Pre-Alpine Trail 04 from Vienna to
Salzburg and continued via Bavaria to
Bregenz •
Nord-South-Trail 05 from
Nebelstein to
Eibiswald •
Pilgrimage Trails to Mariazell 06 connecting
Eisenstadt, Vienna, Nebelstein,
Linz, Salzburg,
Klagenfurt and Eibiswald with
Mariazell •
East-Austrian Borderland Trail 07 from Nebelstein to Bad Radkersburg •
Eisenwurzentrail 08 connecting the northernmost and the southernmost points of Austria •
Salzsteig Trail 09 following an old salt smugglers' route from
Sternstein to
Arnoldstein ] •
Ruperti Trail 10 from Bärenstein to
Nassfeld Other important trails •
Arnoweg around the state of
Salzburg •
Alpe Adria Trail, Austria, Slovenia, Italy
Bulgaria •
Kom-Emine , from Mount Kom to
Cape Emine (part of
European walking route E3)
Czechia •
Polish–Czech Friendship Trail: trail along the Polish and Czech border in the
Sudetes •
Czech Trail: first official Czech thru-hike trail, divided into a northern and southern branch, totaling 2,000 km (1243 mi)
Denmark •
Hærvejen, an ancient trail on the
Jutland Peninsula. •
Øhavsstien around the archipelago of southern Denmark
Fünen. •
Gendarmstien, following the border between Germany and Denmark. • Bornholm Rundt. A walk around of the island of
Bornholm (). • Camønoen A walk on the island of Møn (). • Sjællandsleden is a trail around
Sjælland. • Kyst til kyst stien A 140 km long hike across
Jutland from Blåvandshuk to Vejle Map
Estonia •
Peraküla-
Aegviidu-
Ähijärve, from North-East to South-West Estonia •
Oandu-
Aegviidu-
Ikla, from North to South Estonia
Finland • The
Karhunkierros Trail (, External link) in the municipalities of
Kuusamo and
Salla, Oulanka National Park,
Lapland • The Peuran polku Trail: (, External link) in the municipalities of Kivijärvi, Kinnula, Perho, Lestijärvi and Reisjärvi in
Central Finland,
Central Ostrobothnia, and
Northern Ostrobothnia—a part of
European walking route E6 France •
Sentier de Grande Randonnée (GR) •
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP): High Pyrenees Trail, along the border with Spain. • The
Tour du Lot: a circuit of over around the Department of the Lot's periphery. •
Sentier Métropolitain: urban and suburban hiking routes, that allow their users to discover a metropolitan territory in several days of hiking. •
Hexatrek: a 3000 km trail linking France's main mountain ranges.
Germany •
Barbarossaweg: Korbach to Kyffhäuserdenkmal () •
Bergischer Weg: Essen to Königswinter () •
Birkenhainer Strasse: Hanau to Gemünden am Main () •
Bonifatiusweg: Mainz to Fulda () •
Christine-Koch-Weg: Menden to Bad Laasphe () •
Eselsweg: Schlüchtern to Großheubach () •
König-Ludwig-Weg: Berg am Starnberger See to Füssen () •
Maximiliansweg: Lindau to Berchtesgaden () •
Moselhöhenweg: Trier to Koblenz •
Pandurensteig: Waldmuenchen to Passau •
Rennsteig: Hörsel to Blankenstein/Saale through the Thuringian Forest () •
Rheinburgenweg Trail: Bingen to Koblenz to Rüdesheim am Rhein (
c.) •
Rheinhöhenweg Trail: Bonn to Alsheim/Wiesbaden () •
Rheinsteig: Bonn to Wiesbaden () •
Westweg (Black Forest western ridgeway): Pforzheim to Basel () •
Mittelweg (Black Forest central ridgeway): Pforzheim to Waldshut () •
Ostweg (Black Forest eastern ridgeway): Pforzheim to Schaffhausen () •
Black Forest North Perimeter Way: Mühlacker to Karlsruhe () •
Two Valleys Trail: round hiking trail from/to Waldkirch () of
Arcadia,
Peloponnese,
Greece •
Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail: Freiburg to Konstanz () •
Saar-Hunsrück-Steig: Trier to Saarschleife in Mettlach or Idar-Oberstein 9 () •
Westfalenwanderweg: Hattingen to Altenbergen () •
Goldsteig: Marktredwitz to Passau ()
Greece •
European walking route E4 (
Florina to
Agios Nikolaos) •
European walking route E6 (
Igoumenitsa to
Alexandroupoli)
Hungary •
National Blue Trail: connecting several
World Heritage Sites Iceland •
Laugavegur: from
Landmannalaugar to
Skógar via
Thórsmörk mountain ridge
Italy on the Grand Italian Trail •
Grand Italian Trail (Sentiero Italia): nationwide trail of more than length •
Via Francigena: pilgrimage route across Italy to Rome from France •
Emilia-Romagna:
Via degli Dei is a path that crosses the Apennines from
Bologna to
Florence. • Dolomites: • Dolomites Classical High Route (no.1) from Braies Lake to Belluno • High Route of the Legends (no.2) from Brixen to Feltre • Dolomites High Route of the Chamoi (no.3) from Villabassa to Longarone • Dolomites Grohmann's High Route (no.4) from San Candido in Pusteria to Pieve di Cadore • Dolomites Titans's High Route (no.5) from Sesto in Pusteria to Pieve di Cadore • Dolomites High Route of Silence (no.6) from Pieve d'Alpago to Vittorio Veneto • Dolomites Patera's High Route (no.7) from Ponte nelle Alpi to Tambre d'Alpago • Dolomites High Route of the Heroes (no.8) from Feltre to Bassano del Grappa • Dolomites High Route (n. 9): the Trasversale from Bolzano to Santo Stefano di Cadore • Dolomites High Route (n. 10) of Giudicarie from Bolzano to the Garda Lake •
Liguria: • Liguria: From Portovenere to Camogli hiking trail along the sea •
Alta Via dei Monti Liguri • Sentiero Azzurro is a trail along a rugged portion of coast on the
Italian Riviera that connects the five towns known as the
Cinque Terre in Liguria, Italy •
Lombardy •
Il Sentiero del Viandante The "Wayfarer's trail" from
Lecco to
Colico on the east side of
Lake Como. •
Il Sentiero delle 4 Valli The "Four Valleys Path" between Lake Como and
Lake Lugano •
La Via dei Monti Lariani: The Monti Lariani trail on the west side of Lake Como, from
Cernobbio to
Sorico •
Piedmont •
Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA): 55 days in the Alps of Piedmont •
Tuscany •
Grande Escursione Appenninica (Great Apennines Walk): largely along the ridge of the
Apennine Mountains •
Sardinia •
Selvaggio Blu •
Sicily •
Magna Via Francigena: from Palermo to Agrigento
Montenegro • Primorska planinarska transverzala (Coastal Mountain Transversal), from
Herceg Novi to
Bar, • Crnogorska Transverzala (Montenegrin Transversal), from
Durmitor to
Kučka Krajina,
Netherlands •
Zevenwoudenpad from Lauwersoog to Steenwijk () •
Pionierspad from Steenwijk to Muiden () •
Floris V-pad from Amsterdam to Bergen op Zoom () •
Trekvogelpad from Bergen aan Zee to Enschede () •
Marskramerpad from Bad Bentheim to Den Haag () •
Maarten van Rossumpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Ommen () •
Deltapad from Sluis to Hook of Holland () •
Hollands Kustpad from Hook of Holland to Den Helder () •
Friese Kustpad from Stavoren to Lauwersoog () •
Wad- en Wierdenpad from Lauwersoog to Nieuweschans () •
Oeverloperpad from Rotterdam Europoort to Leerdam () •
Lingepad from Leerdam to Nijmegen (German border) () •
Pelgrimspad from Amsterdam to Maastricht () •
Zuiderzeepad from Enkhuizen to Stavoren () •
Pieterpad from Pieterburen to the Sint Pietersberg () •
Noaberpad from Nieuweschans to Emmerich () •
Grenslandpad from Sluis to Thorn () •
Overijssels Havezatenpad from Oldenzaal to Steenwijk () •
Peellandpad from 's-Hertogenbosch to Roermond () •
Airbornepad from the Belgian border to Arnhem
Norway • Bergen Trail (Norwegian: Bergensstien): from Oslo to Bergen •
Jotunheimen Trail (Norwegian: Jotunheimstien): from downtown Oslo to Lake Gjende in Jotunheimen •
Nordkalottruta (Finnish: Kalottireitti, Swedish: Nordkalottleden): from Kautokeino (located in Finnmark, Northern Norway) to Sulitjelma (Norway) or alternately Kvikkjokk (Sweden) •
Rondane Trail (Norwegian: Rondanestien): from downtown Oslo to Hjerkinn
Poland •
Główny Szlak Sudecki (Main Sudety Trail): in
Sudetes Mountains from
Świeradów Zdrój to
Prudnik •
Główny Szlak Beskidzki (Main Beskidy Trail): in
Beskids Mountains, from
Wołosate to
Ustroń, the longest public trail in Poland •
Polish - Czech Friendship Trail: trail along the Polish and Czech border in
Sudetes Portugal • Fisherman's Trail: along the cliffs of southern Portugal • Rota Vicentina
Republic of Ireland Romania •
Via Transilvanica - Length:
Serbia • 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) –
Slovakia • The
SNP Heroes Trail, from
Dukla Pass to
Devín, across mountainous regions of Slovakia
Slovenia •
Slovenian Mountain Hiking Trail from east (
Maribor) to west (
Ankaran)
Spain •
Way of St. James (Spanish: El Camino de Santiago) •
Route of the Monasteries of Valencia (Spanish: Ruta de los Monasterios de Valencia) •
Grande Randonnée 7 (
GR 7): From
Tarifa to the mountain cabin of Fontferrera, part of the
E4 route. •
Grande Randonnée 11 (
GR 11):
Pyrenees Trail, staying within Spain. •
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP): High Pyrenees Trail, along the border with France. •
Way of the Lighthouses: along the coastline from Malpica to Fisterra, in Galicia (Spain)
Sweden •
Kungsleden, from the northern extremity of the country •
Sörmlandsleden of winding paths through the county of Sörmland. •
Bohusleden past at Göteborg, Uddevalla, Munkedal and ends finally in Strömstad •
Ingegerdsleden, , pilgrimage route in county of
Uppland between
Uppsala Cathedral and
Stockholm Cathedral. •
Skåneleden, more than long path through the province of
Scania. Part of the
North Sea Trail.
Switzerland United Kingdom path in the
Scottish Highlands is part of the
West Highland Way Some of the best-known
National Trails in England and Wales include: •
Cleveland Way, on the moors and coastline of North Yorkshire •
Offa's Dyke Path, along the Anglo–Welsh border •
Pembrokeshire Coast Path, through the
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in southeast Wales •
Pennine Way, through northern England to the Scottish border •
South West Coast Path, along the Devon and Cornwall coasts • The
Wales Coast Path follows the entire coastline of the country over some . •
Scotland's Great Trails is a network of 29 paths primarily used by hikers. ==North America==