Legendary Hikes of the World
The trekking canon, from the Inca Trail to the Triple Crown. 15 places, mapped and ready to build a trip around.
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ChileBestNov–MarClimate18–50°FCurrencyCLPLanguageSpanishAirportPUQGranite towers, glaciers and guanacos across Chilean Patagonia's signature trek.
Tour du Mont Blanc
FranceBestJun–SepClimate25–73°FCurrencyEURLanguageFrenchAirportGVAThe classic alpine circuit through France, Italy and Switzerland beneath Mont Blanc.
Everest Base Camp
NepalBestVariesCurrencyNPRLanguageNepaliAirportKTMThe legendary trek through Sherpa country to the foot of Everest.
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
PeruBestMay–SepClimate48–68°FCurrencyPENLanguageSpanishAirportCUZThe classic Andean pilgrimage to a 15th-century Inca citadel above the Urubamba valley.
Milford Track
New ZealandBestNov–MarClimate28–57°FCurrencyNZDLanguageEnglishAirportZQN\"The finest walk in the world\" through Fiordland's rainforests and waterfalls.
Mount Kilimanjaro
TanzaniaBestVariesClimate12–23°FCurrencyTZSLanguageSwahiliAirportJROAfrica's highest peak, a walk from jungle to glacier on the equator.
Camino de Santiago
SpainBestVariesClimate41–79°FCurrencyEURLanguageSpanishAirportSCQThe historic pilgrimage across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela.
Appalachian Trail
United StatesBestVariesClimate28–88°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportROAThe 2,190-mile ridgeline trail from Georgia to Maine.
Pacific Crest Trail
United StatesBestJul–SepCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportSEAThe 2,650-mile trail from Mexico to Canada along the western crest.
Continental Divide Trail
United StatesBestJul–SepCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportDROThe wildest of the Triple Crown, riding the spine of the Rockies.
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France (Corsica)BestJun–SepCurrencyEURLanguageFrenchAirportAJAEurope's toughest waymarked trail, a rugged traverse of Corsica.
Annapurna Circuit
NepalBestVariesCurrencyNPRLanguageNepaliAirportKTMA Himalayan classic over a 5,400 m pass through changing worlds.
Laugavegur Trail
IcelandBestJul–SepClimate16–54°FCurrencyISKLanguageIcelandicAirportKEFRhyolite mountains, hot springs and black-sand deserts across Iceland's interior.
Trolltunga
NorwayBestJun–SepClimate23–63°FCurrencyNOKLanguageNorwegianAirportBGOA tongue of rock jutting over a fjord 700 m below.
Kumano Kodo
JapanBestVariesClimate30–86°FCurrencyJPYLanguageJapaneseAirportKIXAncient pilgrimage paths through cedar forest and mountain shrines.