Slow travel ideas: routes worth taking slowly

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• Abel Tasman Coast Track · Hiking trail · New Zealand
  A 60 km coast walk at the top of New Zealand's South Island, from Mārahau to Wainui. Most people take 3 to 5 days, and huts and campsites must be booked.
• Adlerweg · Hiking trail · Austria
  Tirol's long-distance trail, about 425 km in 33 stages from St. Johann to the Arlberg, with a separate East Tyrol route below the Großglockner.
• Albsteig (HW1) · Hiking trail · Germany
  About 360 km along the steep northern edge of the Swabian Alb, from Donauwörth to Tuttlingen, on the Swabian Alb Association's oldest main trail.
• Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail · Cycling route · New Zealand
  The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail runs 315 km across New Zealand’s South Island, from the foot of Aoraki/Mount Cook to the harbour at Oamaru.
• Alsace Wine Route · Road trip · France
  A tourist route set up in 1953 that runs about 170 km through the vineyards at the foot of the Vosges, from Marlenheim near Strasbourg south to Thann.
• Alta Via 1 · Hiking trail · Italy
  The Alta Via 1 is the oldest and easiest of the numbered high routes through the Dolomites, running about 115 km from Lago di Braies to near Belluno.
• Alta Via 2 · Hiking trail · Italy
  A hut-to-hut walk of about 180 km across the Dolomites from Bressanone to Feltre, usually in 13 days, with short sections on fixed cables.
• Alta Via dei Monti Liguri · Hiking trail · Italy
  About 440 km along the mountain ridge above the Ligurian coast, from Ventimiglia to Ceparana near Tuscany, in 44 short stages marked AV.
• Altmühltal-Panoramaweg · Hiking trail · Germany
  About 200 km through the Altmühl valley in Bavaria, from Gunzenhausen to Kelheim, over juniper heath and limestone crags and through old valley towns.
• Altmühltal-Radweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Altmühltal-Radweg follows the Altmühl for about 241 km from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to the Danube at Kelheim. After the first day it's nearly flat.
• Amalfi Coast drive · Road trip · Italy
  The SS163 Amalfitana, about 50 km from Meta to Vietri sul Mare by way of Positano and Amalfi. Narrow and crowded, with number-plate rules in the busy season.
• Andaman Sea · Kayak & canoe · Thailand
  This page covers Thailand’s Andaman coast between Phuket, Phang Nga Bay, Krabi and Ko Lanta. It’s a paddling area, not a fixed route.
• Annapurna Base Camp Trek · Hiking trail · Nepal
  The Annapurna Base Camp trek, or Annapurna Sanctuary trek, climbs from the foothills near Pokhara to a glacial basin ringed by peaks, at about 4,130 m.
• Annapurna Circuit by Bike · Cycling route · Nepal
  There’s no official bike route round Annapurna. This is the Annapurna Circuit trek, ridden on a mountain bike over Thorong La at 5,416 m.
• Arizona Trail · Hiking trail · USA
  About 800 miles across Arizona from the Mexican border to Utah, crossing the Grand Canyon on the way. Most thru-hikers take six to seven weeks.
• Atlantic Coast Route – EuroVelo 1 · Cycling route · England, France, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Wales, Northern Ireland
  EuroVelo 1, the Atlantic Coast Route, runs about 11,000 km down the western side of Europe, from North Cape in Norway to Portugal and Galicia.
• Atlantic Ocean Road · Road trip · Norway
  Seven or eight bridges across the skerries between Vevang and Kårvåg on road 64, part of a 36 km Norwegian Scenic Route from Bud. Open all year, storms and all.
• Austrian Way of St James · Hiking trail · Austria, Germany
  Austria's main Way of St James, about 750 to 800 km from the Slovak border up the Danube, through Innsbruck and over the Arlberg to Feldkirch.
• Bay of Islands · Sailing route · New Zealand
  There’s no set route through the Bay of Islands. It’s a sailing area of 144 islands in Northland, and most people hop between anchorages from Opua or Paihia.
• Berlin to Copenhagen cycle route · Cycling route · Germany, Denmark
  A signed bike route from the Brandenburg Gate to Copenhagen, about 700 km through the lakes of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg, with a ferry from Rostock.
• Berliner Höhenweg · Hiking trail · Austria
  A week of hut-to-hut walking through the Zillertal Alps, over 70 km from the Gamshütte to the Karl-von-Edel-Hütte, with a top point of 3,134 m.
• Bibbulmun Track · Hiking trail · Australia
  The Bibbulmun Track is a walking track of about 1,000 km in south-west Western Australia, from Kalamunda near Perth to Albany on the south coast.
• Blue Ridge Parkway · Road trip · USA
  469 miles of two-lane mountain road from Shenandoah to the Great Smokies, at 45 mph at most. No entrance fee and no fuel on it. Give it several days.
• Bodensee-Radweg (Lake Constance Cycle Path) · Cycling route · Germany, Austria, Switzerland
  The Bodensee-Radweg goes about 263 km round Lake Constance, through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It's mostly flat and nearly all tarmac.
• Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit · Kayak & canoe · Canada
  The Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit is a 116 km one-way loop of lakes, rivers and portages in east-central British Columbia. Most parties take six to ten days.
• Cambrian Way · Hiking trail · Wales
  A mountain walk of 298 miles (479 km) across Wales from Cardiff to Conwy, mostly without waymarks. A fit walker takes about 20 days.
• Camí de Ronda (Costa Brava) · Hiking trail · Spain
  The old coastal paths of the Costa Brava, linked by the GR 92 for more than 200 km from Blanes to Portbou on the French border.
• Caminito del Rey · Hiking trail · Spain
  The walkway through the El Chorro gorge near Málaga, 7.7 km one way from Ardales to El Chorro, with a booked ticket and a helmet. No children under 8.
• Camino de Invierno · Hiking trail · Spain
  The Winter Way leaves the Camino Francés at Ponferrada and follows the Sil and the Ribeira Sacra to Santiago, missing out O Cebreiro.
• Camino de Santiago · Hiking trail · Spain, France
  There isn’t one Camino de Santiago. Dozens of pilgrim routes lead to the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, where tradition holds that the apostle St James…
• Camino del Cid · Cycling route · Spain
  Bike routes through eight Spanish provinces on the trail of the Cantar de mío Cid, from Vivar near Burgos to Orihuela. About 1,485 km signed for MTB.
• Camino del Norte · Hiking trail · Spain
  The Camino de Santiago along Spain’s north coast, from Irún on the French border to Santiago. Roughly 820 km, and quieter and hillier than the Francés.
• Camino Francés by Bike · Cycling route · Spain, France
  A walking pilgrim route of about 770 km to Santiago. There’s no separate bike route: cyclists ride the path where they can and nearby roads where they can’t.
• Camino Inglés · Hiking trail · Spain
  The Camino from the port of Ferrol, where pilgrims from England and northern Europe landed by sea. About 112 km to Santiago, usually in five stages.
• Camino Lebaniego · Hiking trail · Spain
  A pilgrim path in Cantabria from San Vicente de la Barquera, on the coast, up to the monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana. About 73 km in three stages.
• Camino Olvidado · Hiking trail · Spain
  An old pilgrim route from Bilbao along the southern valleys of the Cantabrian mountains to Villafranca del Bierzo, where it joins the Camino Francés.
• Camino Portugués by Bike · Cycling route · Portugal, Spain
  The Camino Portugués runs about 610 km north from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela. Most cyclists start in Porto, about 240 km from Santiago.
• Camino Portugués on foot · Hiking trail · Portugal, Spain
  Walking to Santiago from Porto, inland through Ponte de Lima and Tui or along the coast through Vigo. About 240 km, or 270 km by the coast.
• Camino Primitivo · Hiking trail · Spain
  The oldest Camino, from Oviedo over the hills of Asturias to Lugo and Santiago. About 320 km, much shorter than the Francés but with far more climbing.
• Camino Sanabrés · Hiking trail · Spain
  The Vía de la Plata’s branch from Granja de Moreruela to Santiago through Sanabria and Ourense. About 362 km in 14 stages, with two passes over 1,200 m.
• Cammino dei Briganti · Hiking trail · Italy
  A 7-day loop of about 108 km from Sante Marie through the mountain villages of the Abruzzo–Lazio border, where brigands hid in the 1860s.
• Cammino di Oropa · Hiking trail · Italy
  Walking routes in Piedmont that end at the Sanctuary of Oropa. This guide follows the Cammino della Serra, 65 km from Santhià station in 4 days.
• Cammino di San Benedetto · Hiking trail · Italy
  About 300 km on foot from Norcia, where St Benedict was born, through Subiaco to the abbey of Montecassino, in 16 stages across central Italy.
• Cammino Materano · Hiking trail · Italy
  Walking routes that all end in Matera. This guide follows the Via Peuceta, 168 km from the Basilica of San Nicola in Bari, usually in 7 days.
• Cammino Minerario di Santa Barbara · Hiking trail · Italy
  A 500 km waymarked loop through the old mines and along the coast of south-west Sardinia, starting and ending in Iglesias, in 30 stages.
• Canal du Midi by bike · Cycling route · France
  The Canal du Midi towpath from Toulouse to Sète, about 257 km on the official stages. It's flat all the way but rough after the Seuil de Naurouze.
• Cape to Cairo · Cycling route · South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt
  Cycling Cape to Cairo means riding the length of Africa, roughly 11,000 km from Cape Town to the Pyramids of Giza. There’s no fixed route.
• Cape Wrath Trail · Hiking trail · Scotland
  An unmarked, mostly pathless walk of about 320 km from Fort William to Cape Wrath, the north-west tip of mainland Britain. Most walkers carry a tent.
• Carretera Austral · Cycling route · Chile
  The Carretera Austral (Route 7) runs about 1,240 km south through Chilean Patagonia, from Puerto Montt to Villa O’Higgins, with three ferry crossings on the way.
• Carros de Foc · Hiking trail · Spain
  A hut-to-hut loop through the nine staffed refuges of the Aigüestortes national park in the Catalan Pyrenees. About 65 km, usually 5 to 7 days.
• Causeway Coastal Route · Road trip · Northern Ireland
  About 120 miles of coast road from Belfast to Derry~Londonderry, by the Glens of Antrim and the Giant's Causeway. Doable in a day, better in two or three.
• Channel Islands · Sailing route · Channel Islands
  The Channel Islands lie off Normandy’s Cotentin coast. There’s no set sailing route. Most people hop between the islands in short passages timed to the tides.
• Chemin de Saint-Guilhem · Hiking trail · France
  A 240 km walk from Aumont-Aubrac to the abbey at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, across the Aubrac, the Causses and the Cévennes on an old drove road.
• Chemin de Stevenson (GR 70) · Hiking trail · France
  The GR 70 from Le Puy-en-Velay to Alès, 272 km through the Cévennes on the route Robert Louis Stevenson walked with a donkey in 1878.
• Chesapeake Bay · Sailing route · USA
  Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, about 320 km long from northern Maryland to its mouth on the Atlantic in Virginia.
• Ciclovia del Sole · Cycling route · Italy
  Italy’s part of EuroVelo 7, planned from Verona via Bologna to Florence. In 2026 you can ride from Verona to Bologna, partly on an old railway line.
• Cleveland Way · Hiking trail · England
  109 miles round the North York Moors, from Helmsley over the Cleveland Hills and down the Yorkshire coast to Filey. The official guidebook allows nine days.
• Climbing Kilimanjaro · Hiking trail · Tanzania
  Kilimanjaro has several official routes to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m), the highest point in Africa. You climb with a licensed guide, usually in five to nine days.
• Coast to Coast (C2C) · Cycling route · England
  The C2C, or Sea to Sea, is a National Cycle Network route of 200 to 220 km (125 to 137 miles) across northern England, from the Irish Sea to the North Sea.
• Coast to Coast Walk · Hiking trail · England
  Wainwright’s walk across northern England, St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay. 190 miles through three national parks, and a National Trail since March 2026.
• Colorado Trail · Hiking trail · USA
  782 km through the Colorado Rockies from Waterton Canyon near Denver to Durango, mostly above 3,000 m. Most people take 4 to 6 weeks and camp all the way.
• Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit · Hiking trail · Peru
  The Cordillera Huayhuash is a compact range in the Peruvian Andes, only about 30 km from north to south, but it holds seven peaks over 6,000 m.
• Cotswold Way · Hiking trail · England
  The Cotswold Way is a 164 km National Trail along the Cotswold escarpment, from Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire to the centre of Bath.
• Cycling across Kyushu, Beppu to Kumamoto · Cycling route · Japan
  There’s no single official Kyushu Cycling Trail. This ride follows the official Trans-Kyushu North Route, about 200 km from Beppu to Kumamoto Port.
• Dales Way · Hiking trail · England
  80 miles of mostly riverside walking, up Wharfedale from Ilkley and over to Bowness-on-Windermere. Most people take five to seven days.
• Danube Cycle Path · Cycling route · Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
  The Danube Cycle Path is the river section of EuroVelo 6. Its best-known stretch runs about 320 km from Passau to Vienna, almost flat and mostly traffic-free.
• Dingle Way · Hiking trail · Ireland
  A 162.9 km waymarked loop round the Dingle Peninsula from Tralee, with long beaches, Slea Head and a high pass under Brandon. Allow 7 or 8 days.
• Dordogne River Canoe Trail · Kayak & canoe · France
  There’s no official canoe trail on the Dordogne. Most people paddle the slow, flat stretch near Sarlat, from hire bases at Carsac and Vitrac.
• Doubtful Sound / Patea · Kayak & canoe · New Zealand
  Doubtful Sound / Patea is a 40 km fiord in Fiordland National Park with no road in. There’s no set kayak route, so you plan your own paddling.
• Drakensberg Grand Traverse · Hiking trail · South Africa, Lesotho
  The Drakensberg Grand Traverse is an unmarked route of about 220 to 240 km along the top of the escarpment, from the Sentinel car park to Bushman’s Nek.
• E5 from Oberstdorf to Meran · Hiking trail · Germany, Austria, Italy
  The best-known Alpine stretch of the E5, about 120 km in six stages from Oberstdorf in Germany through Tyrol to Meran in South Tyrol.
• Elberadweg (Elbe Cycle Route) · Cycling route · Germany, Czech Republic
  The Elberadweg follows the Elbe from the Czech mountains to the North Sea at Cuxhaven. The German part, from Schöna, is 840 km and mostly flat.
• Elfstedenroute by bike · Cycling route · Netherlands
  A signed bike route of about 260 km round the eleven Frisian towns of the Elfstedentocht skating race, starting and finishing in Leeuwarden.
• Emsradweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Emsradweg follows the Ems for about 385 km, from its springs in the Senne near Hövelhof to the North Sea at Emden. Flat, and mostly on farm lanes.
• Etschradweg (Adige cycle path) · Cycling route · Italy
  A cycle path down the Adige valley from the Reschenpass to Verona, downhill for most of the way, through the Vinschgau, Meran, Bozen and Trento.
• EuroVelo 6 - France to Romania · Cycling route · Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Switzerland, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria
  EuroVelo 6 crosses ten countries on about 4,700 km of cycle route, from Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the Atlantic to Constanța on the Black Sea.
• EuroVelo 7 – Sun Route · Cycling route · Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Finland
  EuroVelo 7, the Sun Route, runs about 7,650 km through nine countries, from North Cape in Norway to Malta.
• Everglades Wilderness Waterway · Kayak & canoe · USA
  The Wilderness Waterway is a 99-mile (159 km) boating route through Everglades National Park in Florida, from Flamingo to Everglades City.
• Fife Coastal Path · Hiking trail · Scotland
  A waymarked walk of about 188 km round the Fife coast, from Kincardine on the Forth to Newburgh on the Tay. Most people take 8 to 10 days.
• Fish River Canyon Trail · Hiking trail · Namibia
  The Fish River Canyon Trail in Namibia runs about 85 km along the canyon floor to Ai-Ais. It takes four to five days and is open from May to mid-September.
• French Polynesia Circuit · Sailing route · French Polynesia
  There’s no route called the French Polynesia Circuit. This page covers the Society Islands, where most charter sailors go.
• Fulda-Radweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Fulda-Radweg (R1) follows the Fulda across Hesse for about 255 km, from Gersfeld in the Rhön to Hann. Münden, then down the Weser to Bad Karlshafen.
• Garden Route · Cycling route · South Africa
  The Garden Route is a stretch of South Africa’s south coast, not a cycle route. There’s no official line or waymarking for riders.
• Goldsteig · Hiking trail · Germany
  From Marktredwitz to Passau through the Upper Palatinate and Bavarian Forests, splitting into a hard north route over the high tops and a gentler south one.
• GR 10 across the Pyrenees · Hiking trail · France
  The French side of the Pyrenees on foot, from the Atlantic at Hendaye to the Mediterranean at Banyuls-sur-Mer. Around 900 km and most of a summer.
• GR 11 (Senda Pirenaica) · Hiking trail · Spain, Andorra
  The long path along the Spanish side of the Pyrenees, from Cabo Higuer on the Atlantic to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean. About 840 km, 6 to 8 weeks.
• GR 34 (Sentier des douaniers) · Hiking trail · France
  The GR 34, or sentier des douaniers, follows the Breton coast for more than 2,000 km from the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel to Saint-Nazaire.
• GR 400 (Cantal volcano) · Hiking trail · France
  A 140 km loop round the old Cantal volcano in Auvergne, over the Plomb du Cantal and the Puy Mary, with five shorter loops from the valley villages.
• GR 5 through the Alps · Hiking trail · France
  The Alpine end of the GR 5, from Lake Geneva at Saint-Gingolph over the passes to the sea at Nice. About 620 km and more than a month on foot.
• Great Alpine Road · Road trip · Australia
  304 km over the Victorian Alps from Wangaratta to Bairnsdale, by Bright, Mount Hotham and Omeo. Open all year, but you need snow chains over Hotham in winter.
• Great Glen Way · Hiking trail · Scotland
  A waymarked walk of about 120 km up the Great Glen, from Fort William to Inverness, past Lochs Lochy, Oich and Ness. Allow 5 to 7 days.
• Great Ocean Road · Cycling route · Australia
  The Great Ocean Road is a road, not a cycle route. It runs about 240 km along the coast of south-west Victoria, from Torquay to Allansford.
• Great Ocean Road trip · Road trip · Australia
  243 km of coast road in Victoria, from Torquay to Allansford. Most people take 2 to 3 days, and the Twelve Apostles now need booking ahead.
• Green River: Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons · Kayak & canoe · USA
  The flatwater Green River in eastern Utah runs through Labyrinth and Stillwater canyons to the Colorado. Most people paddle Labyrinth, 109 km (68 miles).
• Ha Long Bay · Kayak & canoe · Vietnam
  Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam is a paddling and cruising area, not a set route. It has around 1,969 islands, most of them limestone.
• Hadrian’s Wall Path · Hiking trail · England
  The Hadrian’s Wall Path is an 84-mile (135 km) National Trail across northern England, from Wallsend on the Tyne to Bowness-on-Solway.
• Harzer Hexenstieg · Hiking trail · Germany
  A 94 km walk across the Harz from Osterode to Thale, over the Brocken or round it, finishing down the Bode gorge. Usually done in five stages.
• Hebridean Way · Cycling route · Scotland
  The Hebridean Way is a signed cycle route of about 298 km (185 miles) down the Outer Hebrides, from Vatersay in the south to the Butt of Lewis in the north.
• Hermannsweg · Hiking trail · Germany
  About 163 km along the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest, from Rheine to Leopoldstal, past the Hermannsdenkmal and the Externsteine, marked with a white H.
• Heysen Trail · Hiking trail · Australia
  About 1,200 km across South Australia from Cape Jervis to the Flinders Ranges. Around 60 days end to end, and much of it shuts November to April.
• Hudson River · Kayak & canoe · USA
  The Hudson River Greenway Water Trail is an official paddling route of 256 miles (412 km). It ends at Battery Park in Manhattan.
• Icefields Parkway · Road trip · Canada
  232 km of mountain road from Lake Louise to Jasper, past more than 100 glaciers. You need a Parks Canada pass, and there's almost no fuel or phone signal.
• Iceland’s Ring Road · Road trip · Iceland
  Route 1 runs 1,322 km round Iceland on paved road, and you can drive it in an ordinary car. Visit Iceland suggests allowing at least 7 days.
• Inca Trail · Hiking trail · Peru
  The Classic Inca Trail is a 42 km walk from Km 82 (Piscacucho) in the Urubamba valley to Machu Picchu, usually done in four days with three nights camping.
• Innradweg (Inn Cycle Path) · Cycling route · Switzerland, Austria, Germany
  The Innradweg follows the Inn for about 520 km, from Maloja in the Swiss Engadin through Tyrol and Bavaria to Passau. Hilly at first, then mostly flat.
• Isarradweg · Cycling route · Germany, Austria
  The Isarradweg follows the Isar from its source in the Austrian Karwendel through Munich to the Danube near Deggendorf. It's 299 km and mostly downhill.
• Israel National Trail · Hiking trail · Israel
  The Israel National Trail, Shvil Yisrael in Hebrew, is a waymarked footpath of just over 1,000 km from Mount Hermon in the far north to Eilat on the Red Sea.
• Jakobsweg · Hiking trail · Germany, Spain, France, Austria
  The pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela, from the Camino Francés to the Münchner and Pfälzer Jakobswege, and how to earn the Compostela.
• John Muir Trail · Hiking trail · USA
  A 211-mile wilderness walk through the Sierra Nevada, from Yosemite Valley to the top of Mount Whitney. Most people take about three weeks and camp every night.
• John Muir Way · Hiking trail · Scotland
  A waymarked walk of 215 km across Scotland, from Helensburgh on the Clyde to Dunbar on the North Sea. Allow 9 to 11 days, or walk it in sections.
• Jurassic Coast walk · Hiking trail · England
  Nine days on the South West Coast Path from Exmouth in Devon to Studland in Dorset, with a lot of steep climbs and drops along the way.
• Karwendel Höhenweg · Hiking trail · Austria
  A six-day hut-to-hut walk across the southern Karwendel above Innsbruck, about 70 km on hard mountain paths. It is for experienced walkers only.
• Katherine Gorge · Kayak & canoe · Australia
  Katherine Gorge isn’t a set route. You hire a canoe and paddle up the 13 sandstone gorges of Nitmiluk National Park, carrying it over rocks between them.
• Kayaking Lake Powell · Kayak & canoe · USA
  There’s no set kayak route on Lake Powell. You choose your own trip on the reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam, mostly in southern Utah.
• Kayaking the Great Barrier Reef Islands · Kayak & canoe · Australia
  There’s no single kayak route on the Great Barrier Reef. Sea kayakers paddle among the islands near the coast, as most of the reef is too far out to reach.
• Kepler Track · Hiking trail · New Zealand
  A 60 km loop from Te Anau through Fiordland beech forest and over an open alpine ridge. Most people take 4 days, and the huts have to be booked.
• Kerry Way · Hiking trail · Ireland
  A 232.1 km waymarked loop round the Iveragh Peninsula from Killarney, under the Reeks and along the Kenmare River. Sport Ireland gives it 9 days.
• Kumano Kodo · Hiking trail · Japan
  Old pilgrim trails through the forested mountains of the Kii Peninsula. The Nakahechi runs about 38 km from Takijiri-oji to Kumano Hongu Taisha.
• Kungsleden · Hiking trail · Sweden
  Kungsleden runs about 440 km through Swedish Lapland, from Abisko in the north to Hemavan in the south.
• Kystriksveien - The Coastal Route · Cycling route · Norway
  Kystriksveien is county road 17 (Fv17), about 630 km along the Helgeland coast of Norway from Steinkjer to Bodø, with six ferry crossings.
• La Route Verte - Canada · Cycling route · Canada
  La Route Verte is a network of more than 5,400 km of signed cycle routes across Quebec, started by Vélo Québec in 1995 and inaugurated in 2007.
• La Vélo Francette · Cycling route · France
  A signed cycle route of about 640 km from Ouistreham on the Channel to La Rochelle, mostly beside rivers, with a long flat towpath along the Mayenne.
• La Vélodyssée · Cycling route · France
  The French part of EuroVelo 1, about 1,300 km down the Atlantic coast from Roscoff to Hendaye, nearly 80% of it on greenways or cycle paths.
• La Véloscénie · Cycling route · France
  A 450 km signed cycle route from Notre-Dame in Paris to the Mont-Saint-Michel by way of Chartres and the Perche, about half on greenways and cycle paths.
• Land’s End to John o’ Groats · Cycling route · England, Scotland
  LEJOG runs the length of Britain, from Land’s End in Cornwall to John o’ Groats in Caithness. Most cyclists ride 1,600 to 1,900 km in 10 to 14 days.
• Larapinta Trail · Hiking trail · Australia
  A 223 km walk along the West MacDonnell Ranges from Alice Springs to the top of Mount Sonder, in 12 sections with campsites the whole way.
• Laugavegur Trail · Hiking trail · Iceland
  The Laugavegur runs about 55 km through the Fjallabak Nature Reserve in Iceland’s southern highlands, from Landmannalaugar to Þórsmörk.
• Lechweg · Hiking trail · Austria, Germany
  A 125 km walk down the Lech, from the Formarinsee in Vorarlberg through the Tyrolean Lechtal to the Lechfall in Füssen, in 7 or 8 days.
• Loch Lomond · Kayak & canoe · Scotland
  Loch Lomond has no official canoe trail. You launch from a car park or slipway and plan your own day trip or island-hopping overnight.
• Lofoten Islands Cycling Route · Cycling route · Norway
  The ride through Lofoten follows the E10 from Å at the south-western tip to Svolvær and Raftsundet. It’s a road ride, shared with cars and camper vans.
• Long Trail (Vermont) · Hiking trail · USA
  272 miles along the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Canada, the oldest long-distance trail in the US. Most thru-hikers take three to four weeks.
• Maarten van Rossumpad · Hiking trail · Netherlands
  A 384 km walk from 's-Hertogenbosch to Steenwijk, across the Maas and Waal, along the Veluwezoom and over the IJssel to the heath at Havelte.
• Mainradweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Mainradweg follows the Main from its two sources in the Fichtelgebirge to the Rhine at Mainz. It's about 557 km, mostly tarmac and mostly flat.
• Makalu Base Camp Trek · Hiking trail · Nepal
  This trek goes up the Barun Valley in eastern Nepal to the base camp below Makalu, which at 8,485 m is the world’s fifth-highest mountain.
• Malerweg · Hiking trail · Germany
  An eight-stage, 116 km walk through the sandstone rocks of Saxon Switzerland near Dresden, on both banks of the Elbe.
• Marlborough Sounds · Kayak & canoe · New Zealand
  There’s no set paddling route in the Marlborough Sounds, about 4,000 km² of sea-drowned valleys at the top of the South Island. Most kayakers start near Picton.
• Marskramerpad · Hiking trail · Netherlands, Germany
  A 372 km walk from Bad Bentheim on the German border to the sea at Scheveningen, along the old pedlars' road through Twente, the Veluwe and the Groene Hart.
• Mediterranean sailing grounds · Sailing route · Croatia, Greece, Italy, Turkey
  There’s no single route linking these four countries. This page covers the main cruising grounds in Croatia, Greece, Turkey and Italy.
• Milford Track · Hiking trail · New Zealand
  A 53.5 km one-way walk from Lake Te Anau over McKinnon Pass to Milford Sound. In season you walk it in 4 set days and book huts and boats well ahead.
• Moselcamino · Hiking trail · Germany
  A Way of St James pilgrim path of about 160 km from Koblenz-Stolzenfels to the abbey of St. Matthias in Trier, mostly on the slopes above the Mosel.
• Moselradweg (Mosel Cycle Path) · Cycling route · Germany, Luxembourg, France
  The Moselradweg follows the Moselle from Metz past Luxembourg to the Rhine at Koblenz. The German part, from Perl, is 248 km, flat and mostly tarmac.
• Munda Biddi Trail · Cycling route · Australia
  The Munda Biddi Trail is a marked off-road cycle trail of about 1,070 km through south-west Western Australia, from Mundaring to Albany.
• Munich to Venice on foot (Traumpfad) · Hiking trail · Germany, Austria, Italy
  Ludwig Graßler's walk from the Marienplatz in Munich to St Mark's Square in Venice, about 550 km across the Alps by way of the Karwendel and the Dolomites.
• Nakasendo Trail · Hiking trail · Japan
  The old Edo-era road between Kyoto and Edo. Most walkers come for the Kiso valley and the 8 km from Tsumago to Magome, two to three hours on foot.
• Neckartal-Radweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Neckartal-Radweg follows the Neckar for about 370 km, from its source near Villingen-Schwenningen to the Rhine at Mannheim. Mostly tarmac, gently downhill.
• Noaberpad · Hiking trail · Netherlands, Germany
  A long walk down the Dutch-German border, from Bad Nieuweschans by the Dollard to Kleve and on to Milsbeek, crossing into Germany again and again.
• Norfolk Broads · Kayak & canoe · England
  There’s no single paddling route through the Broads. It’s an area of seven rivers and 63 broads in Norfolk and Suffolk, with over 200 km of navigable water.
• North Coast 500 by bike · Cycling route · Scotland
  The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile road-trip loop from Inverness Castle round the far north of the Highlands. Cyclists ride it on the same roads as the traffic.
• North Coast 500 road trip · Road trip · Scotland
  A 516-mile loop from Inverness round the far north of Scotland, much of it on single-track roads. Allow at least five days.
• North Downs Way · Hiking trail · England
  153 miles along the chalk of the North Downs, Farnham to Dover, with a loop through Canterbury. National Trails suggests twelve days on foot.
• North Sea Cycle Route in Germany (Nordseeküstenradweg) · Cycling route · Germany
  The German part of the North Sea Cycle Route, about 900 km along the dykes from the Dutch border to the Danish border by way of Bremerhaven and Hamburg.
• Norwegian Fjords · Sailing route · Norway
  There’s no single fjord sailing route. Most trips start in Bergen and head for the big fjords of western Norway, the Sognefjord and the Hardangerfjord.
• Ostseeküstenradweg · Cycling route · Germany
  Germany's Baltic coast route runs about 1,100 km from Flensburg on the Danish border to Ahlbeck on Usedom, at the Polish border. Mostly easy, often windy.
• Otago Central Rail Trail · Cycling route · New Zealand
  The Otago Central Rail Trail is a 152 km gravel trail between Clyde and Middlemarch in New Zealand’s South Island, on the line of an old railway.
• Overland Track · Hiking trail · Australia
  The Overland Track runs 65 km through Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania, from Ronny Creek near Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair.
• Pacific Coast Bike Route · Cycling route · Canada, USA
  The Pacific Coast route is Adventure Cycling Association’s 1,830-mile (2,950 km) road route from Vancouver, British Columbia, to the Mexican border.
• Pan-American Highway · Road trip · USA, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina
  About 30,000 km from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia, through 14 countries. No road crosses the Darién Gap, so the vehicle usually goes by ship.
• Pelgrimspad · Hiking trail · Netherlands, Belgium
  A 456 km walk in two parts, from Amsterdam across the Groene Hart, Brabant and Limburg to Maastricht, past old chapels and wayside crosses.
• Pembrokeshire Coast Path · Hiking trail · Wales
  186 miles of Welsh cliffs, coves and beaches from St Dogmaels to Amroth. The official guidebook plans twelve days, with a lot of up and down.
• Pfälzer Weinsteig · Hiking trail · Germany
  A 172 km walk down the Pfalz in 11 stages, swapping between vineyards and the edge of the Pfälzerwald, from Bockenheim to the Deutsches Weintor.
• Pieterpad · Hiking trail · Netherlands
  A walk the length of the Netherlands, from Pieterburen near the Wadden coast to the Sint-Pietersberg outside Maastricht, in 26 day stages.
• Pindus Way · Hiking trail · Greece
  The Pindus Way is a 460 km, four-week walk along the mountains of mainland Greece, from Ámfissa to Mount Grámos. It isn’t an official signed trail.
• Rennsteig · Hiking trail · Germany
  Germany's oldest long-distance trail, 169 km along the ridge of the Thuringian Forest from Hörschel on the Werra to Blankenstein on the Saale.
• Rheinradweg (Rhine Cycle Route in Germany) · Cycling route · Germany
  The German part of EuroVelo 15 follows the Rhine from Lake Constance to the Dutch border, about 1,019 km. It's mostly flat.
• Rheinsteig · Hiking trail · Germany
  About 320 km on the right bank of the Rhine from Bonn to Wiesbaden, mostly high above the river on narrow paths, past the Loreley and dozens of castles.
• Rim of Africa · Hiking trail · South Africa
  Rim of Africa is a guided mountain traverse, not an open trail. It runs once a year, 24 September to 23 November, across South Africa’s Cape Fold Mountains.
• Ring of Kerry · Road trip · Ireland
  A 179 km loop round the Iveragh Peninsula from Killarney. Tour coaches all go anticlockwise on the narrow N70, so decide which way round suits you.
• Rob Roy Way · Hiking trail · Scotland
  A waymarked walk of about 128 km from Drymen to Pitlochry, through the Trossachs and along Loch Tay. Most walkers take 6 to 8 days.
• Romantic Road · Road trip · Germany
  A holiday route set up in 1950, 460 km from Würzburg on the Main to Füssen at the foot of the Alps, by way of walled towns such as Rothenburg and Dinkelsbühl.
• Romantische Straße by bike · Cycling route · Germany
  The signed cycle route beside the Romantic Road, about 500 km from Würzburg on the Main to Füssen below the Alps, mostly on quiet lanes and farm tracks.
• Rota Vicentina · Hiking trail · Portugal
  The Rota Vicentina is a signed network of walking trails in south-west Portugal. Its two long routes run inland and along the coast.
• Route 66 road trip · Road trip · USA
  The old highway from Chicago to Santa Monica, driven on the stretches that survive and the interstate where they don't. Allow ten days at the very least.
• Route des Crêtes (Vosges) · Road trip · France
  The First World War road along the top of the Vosges, from the Col du Bonhomme past the Hohneck and the Grand Ballon down to Cernay. Closed in winter.
• Routeburn Track · Hiking trail · New Zealand
  A 33 km Great Walk over the Southern Alps from near Glenorchy to the Milford road. Most people take three days and book their huts well ahead.
• Ruhrtalradweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Ruhrtalradweg runs about 240 km from the Ruhr's source near Winterberg to the Rhine at Duisburg. The hills are all in the first 35 km.
• Ruta 40 road trip · Road trip · Argentina
  Argentina's longest road, about 5,200 km along the Andes from La Quiaca to Cabo Vírgenes. Long gravel in the north, hard wind and few fuel stops in Patagonia.
• Ruta de las Xanas · Hiking trail · Spain
  A 9 km loop in central Asturias through a narrow limestone gorge, on a path cut into the rock, up to the village of Pedroveya and back by Dosango.
• Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos · Road trip · Spain
  A drive through the white hill towns of the Sierra de Cádiz, from Arcos de la Frontera to Setenil de las Bodegas. About 125 km on the DGT’s version.
• Ruta del Alba · Hiking trail · Spain
  A day walk up the gorge of the river Alba in the Redes Natural Park in Asturias, past pools and waterfalls to Cruz de los Ríos and back, about 14 km.
• Ruta del Cares · Hiking trail · Spain
  The path through the Cares gorge in the Picos de Europa, about 12 km each way between Poncebos in Asturias and Caín in León. Most people walk it there and back.
• Ruta del Silencio by motorbike · Road trip · Spain
  About 63 km of the A-1702 through the mountains of Teruel, from near Gargallo to the Cuarto Pelado pass. There's no petrol on the way.
• Saar-Hunsrück-Steig · Hiking trail · Germany
  About 415 km from Perl on the Moselle to Boppard on the Rhine, past the Saar loop and Idar-Oberstein, through forest and stream valleys in the Hunsrück.
• Sailing the Whitsundays · Sailing route · Australia
  There’s no set sailing route through the Whitsundays. It’s a cruising area of 74 islands off the Queensland coast, and most people hire a boat and skipper it.
• Salar de Uyuni Cycling Route · Cycling route · Bolivia
  There’s no marked cycling route across the Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat. You ride your own line across it, at around 3,656 m.
• Schluchtensteig · Hiking trail · Germany
  A 119 km walk across the southern Black Forest from Stühlingen to Wehr, through the Wutach and Wehra gorges, usually done in six days.
• Sea kayaking the San Juan Islands · Kayak & canoe · USA
  There’s no single kayak route through the San Juan Islands. It’s a paddling area of over 400 islands and rocks in the far north-west of Washington State.
• Senda del Oso · Cycling route · Spain
  A greenway on an old mining railway in central Asturias. It runs 10 km from Tuñón to Caranga, past the bear at Proaza, then splits for Teverga and Quirós.
• Sentiero degli Dei (Path of the Gods) · Hiking trail · Italy
  A path high above the Amalfi Coast, about 8 km from Bomerano in Agerola to Nocelle above Positano, mostly downhill. Allow about 4 hours.
• Sentiero Italia · Hiking trail · Italy
  About 8,000 km over Italy’s mountains, from the top of Sardinia to Muggia by Trieste, in more than 500 stages. It’s made to be walked in sections.
• Shannon River · Kayak & canoe · Ireland
  The Shannon is Ireland’s longest river, about 360 km from County Cavan to Limerick. Most paddlers do it in sections, on the lakes and the marked Blueway trails.
• Skye Trail · Hiking trail · Scotland
  An unofficial, unwaymarked walk of about 128 km (80 miles) down the Isle of Skye, from Rubha Hunish to Broadford. About a week, for experienced hillwalkers.
• Snowman Trek · Hiking trail · Bhutan
  The Snowman Trek crosses the high north of Bhutan near the Tibetan border, through Jigme Dorji National Park and the remote Lunana region.
• Sognefjord · Kayak & canoe · Norway
  The Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest fjord, 205 km from the coast to Skjolden. There’s no set route; kayakers pick an arm and plan their own trips.
• South Downs Way · Hiking trail · England
  100 miles along the chalk ridge of the South Downs, Winchester to Eastbourne. Most people walk it in 8 or 9 days, and bikes and horses can ride it too.
• South West Coast Path · Hiking trail · England
  The South West Coast Path is a 630-mile (1,014 km) National Trail around the south-west peninsula of England, from Minehead to Poole Harbour.
• Southern Patagonia by bike · Cycling route · Argentina, Chile
  There’s no route called the Patagonia Expedition Route. This page suggests a ride from El Chaltén in Argentina to Torres del Paine in Chile.
• Speyside Way · Hiking trail · Scotland
  A waymarked walk of 137 km from Buckie on the Moray coast up the Spey valley to Newtonmore in the Cairngorms. Most people take 6 to 8 days.
• St. Olav's Way, Oslo to Trondheim · Hiking trail · Norway
  St. Olav’s Way is nine pilgrim routes to Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. The main one, Gudbrandsdalsleden, runs 643 km from Oslo and takes up to 32 days.
• Stelvio Pass · Road trip · Italy
  The SS38 over the Passo dello Stelvio, 2,757 m up between Bormio and Prato allo Stelvio, with 48 hairpins on the Trafoi side. Open in summer only.
• Stockholm Archipelago · Sailing route · Sweden
  The Stockholm archipelago is Sweden’s largest, reaching about 60 km east from the city, with just over 24,000 islands, islets and skerries.
• Stubaier Höhenweg · Hiking trail · Austria
  A hut-to-hut circuit of about 80 km high above the Stubai valley in Tirol, linking 8 Alpine Club huts on a black-graded mountain path.
• Superior Hiking Trail · Hiking trail · USA
  About 300 miles along the ridges above Lake Superior in Minnesota, from near Duluth to the Canadian border. A thru-hike takes 2 to 4 weeks.
• Swiss Way of St James (Via Jacobi) · Hiking trail · Switzerland
  Swiss hiking route 4, the Way of St James across Switzerland. The main line runs 446 km in 20 stages from Rorschach on Lake Constance to Geneva.
• Tasmanian Trail · Cycling route · Australia
  The Tasmanian Trail is a 480 km trail for walkers, mountain bikers and horse riders, running north to south through Tasmania from Devonport to Dover.
• Tauernradweg · Cycling route · Austria
  The Tauernradweg runs down the Salzach from the Krimml Waterfalls to Salzburg, then on to Passau or back to Zell am See. It's 310 or 270 km, mostly downhill.
• Te Araroa Trail · Hiking trail · New Zealand
  Te Araroa runs about 3,000 km down both main islands of New Zealand, from Cape Reinga to Bluff. A full walk takes most people four to six months.
• Thames Path · Hiking trail · England
  185 miles beside the Thames, from its source in the Cotswolds through Oxford and London to Woolwich. Mostly flat, and about 14 days on foot.
• The Alpe-Adria Cycle Path · Cycling route · Austria, Italy
  The Alpe-Adria cycle path runs about 410 km from Salzburg to Grado on the Adriatic, crossing the main ridge of the Alps on the way.
• The Appalachian Trail · Hiking trail · USA
  The Appalachian Trail runs 3,537 km (2,197.9 miles) from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine, through 14 states.
• The Boundary Waters Canoe Area · Kayak & canoe · USA
  The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota is a paddling area, not a single route. You plan your own loop across lakes joined by portages.
• The Cabot Trail · Cycling route · Canada
  The Cabot Trail is a road, not a cycle route. It’s a 298 km loop round the northern tip of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.
• The Camino from Sarria · Hiking trail · Spain
  The last 114 km of the Camino Francés, from Sarria in Galicia to Santiago in five days. The most common start on the Francés, so expect company.
• The Continental Divide Trail · Hiking trail · USA, Canada
  The Continental Divide Trail runs about 4,900 km along the Rockies, from the Mexican border in New Mexico to the Canadian border at Glacier National Park.
• The Dalmatian Coast · Sailing route · Croatia
  There’s no set sailing route along the Dalmatian coast. Most sailors charter a boat in Split, Šibenik, Zadar or Dubrovnik and hop between island harbours.
• The Death Road · Cycling route · Bolivia
  The Death Road is the old North Yungas Road in Bolivia, a 1930s road that drops about 3,500 m in 64 km from La Cumbre to Yolosa.
• The Eifelsteig · Hiking trail · Germany
  The Eifelsteig is a 313 km waymarked walking trail across the Eifel uplands of western Germany, from Kornelimünster near Aachen to Trier.
• The Everest Base Camp Trek · Hiking trail · Nepal
  The Everest Base Camp trek starts and finishes at Lukla, in north-east Nepal, and climbs to the climbers’ base camp at about 5,364 m. Allow about two weeks.
• The Friendship Highway · Cycling route · People's Republic of China, Tibet, Nepal
  The Friendship Highway runs about 800 km from Lhasa to the Nepal border, over three passes above 5,000 m. Foreign riders have to go on an organised tour.
• The GR20 · Hiking trail · Corsica, France
  The GR20 crosses the mountains of Corsica from Calenzana in the north to Conca in the south, about 180 km with roughly 11,000 m of ascent. It’s usually…
• The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route · Cycling route · Canada, USA
  The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route follows the Rocky Mountains from Canada to the Mexican border. The Adventure Cycling Association completed it in 1997.
• The Great Ocean Walk · Hiking trail · Australia
  The Great Ocean Walk runs a little over 100 km along the coast of south-west Victoria, from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles. Most people take eight days.
• The Haute Route · Hiking trail · France, Switzerland
  The walkers’ Haute Route runs about 215 km from Chamonix to Zermatt over 11 passes, with no glaciers to cross. Most people take about two weeks.
• The Loire Valley · Cycling route · France
  La Loire à Vélo is a signed cycle route along the Loire, about 900 km from Cuffy near Nevers to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the Atlantic.
• The Lycian Way · Hiking trail · Turkey
  The Lycian Way (Likya Yolu) is a waymarked footpath of about 760 km round the coast and hills of ancient Lycia in south-west Turkey.
• The Mekong River · Kayak & canoe · Cambodia, Vietnam
  There’s no set route down the lower Mekong, and it isn’t a paddling trip. This page covers Cambodia and the delta in Vietnam, by local boat, bus and bike.
• The Pacific Crest Trail · Hiking trail · USA
  The Pacific Crest Trail runs about 4,265 km (2,650 miles) from Mexico to Canada, through California, Oregon and Washington.
• The Pennine Way · Hiking trail · England, Scotland
  The Pennine Way runs 431 km up the Pennine hills from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm, just over the border in Scotland.
• The Rhine Route - EuroVelo 15 · Cycling route · France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein
  EuroVelo 15, the Rhine Cycle Route, follows the Rhine for about 1,233 km from Andermatt in the Swiss Alps to Hoek van Holland on the North Sea.
• The Ridgeway · Hiking trail · England
  Often called Britain's oldest road, 87 miles from Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon. About six days on foot, and bikes and horses can ride the western half.
• The Shimanami Kaido · Cycling route · Japan
  The Shimanami Kaido is a 70 km cycle route between Onomichi on Honshu and Imabari on Shikoku, across six islands in the Seto Inland Sea.
• The Wicklow Way · Hiking trail · Ireland
  The Wicklow Way is a 128 km National Waymarked Trail from Marlay Park, on the edge of Dublin, to Clonegal in County Carlow.
• Three Capes Track · Hiking trail · Australia
  A 48 km walk over 4 days along the sea cliffs of Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula. Cabins, boat and bus come as one booking, for up to 48 walkers a day.
• Tongariro Alpine Crossing · Hiking trail · New Zealand
  A 20 km day walk over the volcanoes of Tongariro National Park, from Mangatepōpō to Ketetahi. You'll need a shuttle, and in winter alpine skills.
• Tour des Fiz · Hiking trail · France
  A hut-to-hut loop round the Chaîne des Fiz in Haute-Savoie, facing Mont Blanc. The Passy tourist office's full tour is 52 km over six days.
• Tour du Mont Blanc · Hiking trail · France, Italy, Switzerland
  The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) is a loop of about 170 km round the Mont Blanc massif, through France, Italy and Switzerland, with around 10,000 m of climbing.
• Tour du Queyras · Hiking trail · France
  The GR 58, a 130 km loop round the Queyras in the Hautes-Alpes, through every village in the valley and over passes up to 2,884 m. Usually five to eight days.
• TransAmerica Trail · Cycling route · USA
  The TransAmerica Trail is Adventure Cycling Association’s 4,228-mile (6,804 km) coast-to-coast road route from Astoria, Oregon, to Yorktown, Virginia.
• Transfăgărășan · Road trip · Romania
  The DN7C over the Făgăraș Mountains, up to 2,042 m by Bâlea Lake, built in 1970–74 under Ceaușescu. The high section opens in summer only.
• Transpirenaica by motorbike · Road trip · Spain, France, Andorra
  A riders' crossing of the Pyrenees between Cap de Creus and Hondarribia, about 930 km of mountain roads in Spain, France and Andorra. No official line.
• Trekvogelpad · Hiking trail · Netherlands
  A 414 km walk across the Netherlands from the beach at Bergen aan Zee to Enschede, laid out for birdwatchers through Waterland, the Veluwe and the Achterhoek.
• Via Alpina · Hiking trail · Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Monaco
  More than 2,000 km across the Alps from the Adriatic near Trieste to Monaco, through all eight Alpine countries, sleeping in huts and villages.
• Via Claudia Augusta · Cycling route · Austria, Italy, Germany
  The Via Claudia Augusta cycle route follows a Roman road across the Alps, about 700 km from Donauwörth on the Danube to the Adriatic near Venice.
• Via degli Dei · Hiking trail · Italy
  A walk of about 130 km over the Apennines from Bologna to Florence, usually in 5 or 6 days, on paths, forest tracks and stretches of Roman road.
• Via di Francesco · Hiking trail · Italy
  A walk of about 500 km between places from the life of St Francis, from La Verna in Tuscany through Gubbio and Assisi to St Peter's in Rome.
• Via Francigena · Hiking trail · Italy
  The Italian half of the old pilgrim road to Rome, 45 stages and just over 1,000 km from the Great St Bernard Pass to St Peter's Square.
• Via Podiensis (GR 65) · Hiking trail · France
  The Way of St James from Le Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, 755 km on the GR 65 across southern France to the foot of the Pyrenees.
• Via Postumia · Hiking trail · Italy
  A modern walking route across northern Italy from Aquileia to Genoa, named after the Roman road and pieced together by volunteers since 2013.
• ViaRhôna · Cycling route · France, Switzerland
  The Rhône by bike, from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean at Sète or Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. About 815 km, mostly flat, with some busy roads left.
• W Trek in Torres del Paine · Hiking trail · Chile
  The W is the main multi-day trek in Torres del Paine, in Chilean Patagonia. It is about 75 km, walked in 3 to 5 days, and every night must be booked ahead.
• Werratal-Radweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Werratal-Radweg follows the Werra for about 300 km, from its springs in the Thuringian Forest to Hann. Münden, where it meets the Fulda to form the Weser.
• Weser-Radweg · Cycling route · Germany
  The Weser-Radweg runs about 520 km from Hann. Münden to Cuxhaven, through the wooded Weserbergland and then across the flat north to the sea.
• West Coast Trail · Hiking trail · Canada
  A 75 km coastal hike on Vancouver Island, from Pachena Bay to Gordon River, with over 100 ladder systems. You need to book.
• West Highland Way · Hiking trail · Scotland
  The West Highland Way runs 154 km (96 miles) from Milngavie, on the edge of Glasgow, to Fort William. Most people take seven or eight days.
• Westerborkpad · Hiking trail · Netherlands
  A 340 km walk of remembrance from the Hollandsche Schouwburg in Amsterdam to Kamp Westerbork, along the railway used for the deportations.
• Westweg · Hiking trail · Germany
  Laid out in 1900, the Westweg runs about 285 km through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Basel, splitting in two at Titisee.
• Whitsundays · Kayak & canoe · Australia
  There’s no set kayak route through the Whitsundays. You hop between national park camping areas on 74 islands off the central Queensland coast.
• Wild Atlantic Way · Cycling route · Ireland
  A signed coastal driving route of about 2,500 km down the west of Ireland. Fáilte Ireland’s cycling version is about 1,600 km in 13 stages.
• Wild Atlantic Way road trip · Road trip · Ireland
  About 2,500 km of signed roads along Ireland's west coast, from Inishowen in Donegal to Kinsale. Narrow lanes, driving on the left, two weeks at least.
• Wonderland Trail · Hiking trail · USA
  A 93-mile loop round Mount Rainier in Washington, camping in wilderness camps all the way. Most people take 10 to 14 days.