Tourist Treks
Sites containing some or all of a significant tourist trek involving at least 1 overnight. Trek (hike) must have a specific name, a defined route or routes and often/normally done in total.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Aasivissuit - Nipisat | Arctic Circle Trail : Kangerlussuaq / Sisimiut (Duration: 7 days or more) | |
Atlantic Forest South-East | Caminho da Mata Atlântica | |
Australian Convict Sites | Great North Road - The Convict Trail | |
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | South West Coast Path | |
Dorset and East Devon Coast | South West Coast Path | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Hadrian's Wall Path | |
Fujisan | Climb it: mostly done on an overnight hike | |
Great Smoky Mountains | The Appalachian Trail | |
Gunung Mulu | Mulu summit trail | |
Huascaran National Park | Several multi-day treks, such as the Santa Cruz or the Huayhuash treks. | |
Kilimanjaro National Park | Climb of Kilimanjaro | |
Kinabalu Park | 2 day trek | |
Lake District | The Coast to Coast Walk, which crosses the north of England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, traverses the national park from west to east. | |
Laponian Area | The Kungsleden (King's Way) | |
Los Glaciares | Several, including Paso del Viento (2 days) | |
Machu Picchu | Inca Trail | |
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Offa's Dyke is among the most popular long-distance walking routes in Europe. The Trail diverts onto the canal towing-path to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. (nom file) | |
Route of Santiago de Compostela | ||
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | ||
Sagarmatha National Park | Everest Base Camp Trek | |
Saint Catherine Area | Sinai Trail: Egypt’s 1st long distance hiking trail. | |
Tasmanian Wilderness | Overland Track | |
Te Wahipounamu | Milford Trail | |
Tongariro National Park | Tongariro Northern Circuit, a two to four day tour, which is one of New Zealand's nine Great Walks | |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Rheinsteig, 320km long | |
Val d'Orcia | Via Francigena (Pilgrims Route to Rome) |
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