This is a list of the longest hiking trails in the world from longest to shortest.

Trails over 1,500 kilometres in length

1. Trans Canada Trail In Canada, this trail extends for over from coast to coast. Proposed in 1992 by Bill Pratt and Pierre Camu, the trail reached 100% connection in 2016. The trail has three major "endpoints", those being at Cape Spear in Newfoundland, Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories, and Vancouver in British Columbia.

2. American Discovery Trail Extending from coast to coast in the US, the Northern Route is about and the longer Southern route is long. The trail has two notable trailheads, with those being at Cape Henlopen in Delaware and Point Reyes National Seashore in California. The trail splits and reconnects at Elizabethtown, Ohio and Denver Colorado. The trail was first run as a single event by the American Hiking Society from 1980 to 1981, but wasn't fully established as an official trail until it was scouted out and mapped from 1990 to 1991.

3. Grand Italian Trail (Sentiero Italia) In Italy, this trail is estimated to cover over in total trail length. The trail was first thought of by Riccardo Carovalini in 1981, but wasn't officially recognized until 1995 for CamminaItalia ("Walk Italy"). The trail starts in San Bartolomeo, Trieste and ends just south of Santa Teresa Gallura, Sardinia.

4. E1 Path Extends from the North Cape of Norway and ends in Sicily, Italy. The route is roughly long.

5. Continental Divide Trail Crossing the Rocky Mountains, this USA trail covers about in distance, although some argue the numbers are heavily skewed.

6. National Trail In Australia, this trail covers about in distance and runs along most of the eastern side of the country, from Cooktown, QLD to Healesville, VIC, crossing the Great Dividing Range.https://nationaltrail.com.au

7. Hokkaidō Nature Trail Located in the Hokkaidō region of Japan, this trail, is expected to be about long once it's finished being constructed. Due to not being a well established trail, there is very little information on this trail at the current time. However, information about trail maintenance and construction can be found on the Hokkaidō government site.

8. Tōhoku Nature Trail A trail in Japan about long.

9. Pacific Crest Trail Extends from Mexico to Canada, through California, Oregon and Washington.

10. Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail In Japan, about long.

11. Great American Rail-Trail A cross country rail-trail in the United States.

12. Appalachian Trail This trail is around stretching throughout most of the east coastal United States.

13. Kinki Nature Trail In Japan, about long.

14. Greater Patagonian Trail In Chile and Argentina is currently long and can potentially be extended to approx. . The entire route network exceeds .

15. Hexatrek In France, about .

16. Te Araroa In New Zealand, about .

17. Kyushu Nature Trail In Japan, about .

18. Camino de Santiago de Compostela In France and Spain, about + long.

19. The Sultans Trail Runs through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey at a distance of .

20. Chugoku Nature Trail In Japan, about long.

21. Great Himalaya Trail In the Himalayas near Nepal is a northern route with high elevation, about . The low route is long with a total of nearly .

22.Via Francigena Trail in UK, France, and Italy is .

Trails under 1,500 kilometres in length Great Baikal Trail is a series of trails in Russia projected to be finished in 2014. The Heysen Trail in South Australia is approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) long, from Cape Jervis in the south, to Parachilna Gorge in the north. National Blue Trail in Hungary is 1,168 km (725 mi) long. Trans-Panama Trail in Panama is long. South West Coast Path in the United Kingdom is around . Bibbulmun Track in Australia is around . Israel National Trail or Shvil Yisrael is long. The Bruce Trail in Ontario, Canada is long. Cesta hrdinov SNP:pl:Cesta hrdinov SNP in Slovakia The Baekdu-Daegan Trail in South Korea is . Kom-Emine in Bulgaria is in length. Jordan Trail in Jordan is long. The Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker Trail in South Sudan to Uganda is . The Lycian Way in Turkey is . The Main Beskid Trail in Poland is The Main Sudetes Trail Główny Szlak Sudecki in Poland is Snowman Trek in Bhutan is . 3 Ranges Trail in Lesotho is . Tahoe Rim Trail in Lake Tahoe is long. The Santa Fe to Taos Trail in New Mexico is long. Tour de Mont Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland is .

See also List of longest state highways in the United States List of longest tunnels Long-distance trail Navigation Trail

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