The Hiking World

Collection · 21 trails in this catalog

Iconic bucket-list treks

The world-famous treks in our catalog — with sourced distances, not the rounded figures you’ll see elsewhere. This is not a complete world ranking, and the order is catalog membership, not a score.

Ama Dablam from a Himalayan trail, Nepal

Members are only trails we hold. Lengths are live from each record: OSM 2-D where we have a relation, schematic pin-to-pin where we do not — those schematic figures are not walking distances. Permit status is public-level only (required / none / unverified). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page.

Why the Camino isn’t here

Camino Francés (Sarria→Santiago) is not here yet: OSM had no single clean relation and no clean Sarria boundary to clip, so this desk hard-stopped rather than stitch a line. See How long is the trail?.

Also in this desk: Collections · How long is the trail? · Hiking in Switzerland · Hut-to-hut booking · Permit & season calendar · New Zealand Great Walks hub · TMB vs Walker’s Haute Route · Nepal trekking permits · Peru Inca Trail permits · Inca Trail vs Salkantay.

Questions

Which of these needs a permit?

Tour du Mont Blanc: no trail permit is listed on this record. GR20: no trail permit is listed on this record. Alta Via 1: permit status is unverified on this record. Everest Base Camp: a permit is required (Sagarmatha NP entry + Khumbu Pasang Lhamu RM permit). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Laugavegur: permit status is unverified on this record. Kepler Track: a permit is required (DOC Great Walk hut/campsite booking). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Tongariro Northern Circuit: a permit is required (DOC Great Walk hut/campsite booking). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Kumano Kodo — Nakahechi (Takijiri to Hongū): permit status is unverified on this record. Fishermen's Trail: no trail permit is listed on this record. Walker's Haute Route: no trail permit is listed on this record. Inca Trail (Classic 4-day): a permit is required (Camino Inka network permit). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Milford Track: a permit is required (DOC Great Walk hut booking). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Torres del Paine W Trek: a permit is required (CONAF park entry + campsite bookings). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Mount Rinjani (Sembalun): a permit is required (e-Rinjani national-park ticket (quota; licensed guide)). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Volcán Acatenango: permit status is unverified on this record. Mount Toubkal (Imlil): permit status is unverified on this record. Mount Kenya (Sirimon–Chogoria): a permit is required (KWS park entry + certified guide). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Ala-Kul Lake Trek: no trail permit is listed on this record. Makalu Base Camp: a permit is required (Makalu-Barun NP entry + TIMS; RAP may apply). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. K2 Base Camp / Concordia: a permit is required (CKNP Core Zone park fee (Baltoro)). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. Kangchenjunga Base Camp: a permit is required (RAP (Taplejung) + Kanchenjunga Conservation Area entry). Cost and booking stay behind the login gate on each trail page. This page does not quote fees.

Why isn't the Camino here?

Camino Francés (Sarria→Santiago) is not here yet: OSM had no single clean relation and no clean Sarria boundary to clip, so this desk hard-stopped rather than stitch a line. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail.