What are the best hikes / treks / tramps in the world?

Below are a few of the best serious multi-day adventures anywhere.

For even more adventures browse Uwe's hiking page or the Peak to Peak database.

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North America

• SOUTHWEST
  • Kaibab Trail, Arizona (Grand Canyon)
  • Paria Canyon, Utah
  • Navajo Knobs, Utah
  • Zion Narrows, Utah
  • Chesler Park, Utah
  • Buckskin Gulch, Utah
• U.S. ROCKY MOUNTAINS
  • new Highline Trail / Ptarmigan Loop, Montana
  • Around the Maroon Bells, Colorado
  • Flattop Mountain, Colorado
  • Teton Crest Trail, Wyoming
  • Cirque of the Towers, Wyoming
  • Chinese Wall Loop, Montana
• SIERRA NEVADA
  • John Muir Trail, California
  • Tenaya Lake to Yosemite, California
• PACIFIC NORTHWEST
  • Oregon Dunes
  • Wonderland Trail, Washington
• OTHER USA HIKES
  • Kalalau Trail, coastal Kauia, Hawaii
  • Through the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming
  • The Long Trail, Vermont
  • Appalachian Trail (Georgia to Maine)
  • Chilkoot Trail (Alaska to Canada)
• CANADA
  • Mount Robson (Rockies) photos only
  • Mount Assiniboine (Rockies)
  • Great Divide (Rockies) including the Rock Wall
  • West Coast Trail, B.C.
  • Nootka Trail, B.C.
  • Chilkoot Trail (Alaska to Canada) photos only
  • Akshayuk Pass (Baffin Island)
• MEXICO
  • Copper Canyon
  • new Pueblos Mancomunados (Commonwealth of Villages)

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Australasia

• NEW ZEALAND
  • Tongariro Northern Circuit
  • Milford Track
  • Abel Tasman Track
  • Routeburn Track <guidebook>
  • Kepler Track <guidebook>
  • Hollyford Track <guidebook>
  • Dusky Track <guidebook>
  • Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track <guidebook>
  • Queen Charlotte Track
• AUSTRALIA
  • Overland Track, Tasmania
  • Cape Otway, 92km Apollo Bay - Twelve Apostles, opens 2005
  • Thorsborne Trail
  • Larapinta Trail, opened 2002
  • Eden to Mallacoota
• PAPAU NEW GUINEA
  • Kokoda Trail

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South America

• PERU
  • Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
  • Salcantay Trek to Machu Picchu
  • Huayhuash Circuit
  • Alpamayo
  • Santa Cruz Trek
  • Ausangate Circuit
  • Colca Canyon
  • Misti Trek
  • new Choquequirao to Machu Picchu
• CHILE
  • Paine Circuit
• ARGENTINA
  • Fitz Roy
• BOLIVIA
  • Illampu Circuit <guidebook>
  • Condoriri <guidebook>
• VENEZUELA
  • Angel Falls
  • Roraima
• COLOMBIA
  • Lost City Trek (Ciudad Perdida)

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Europe

• ALPS
  • Chamonix-Zermatt High Route, France, Italy & Switzerland
  • Tour of Mont Blanc, France, Italy & Switzerland
• PYRANEES
  • Pyrenean High Route, France & Spain
  • Picos de Europa near Oviedo in northern Spain
• DOLOMITES
  • Alta Via 2, Italy
• OTHERS IN EUROPE:
  • Northern Kungsleden, Lappland, Sweden
  • Stubai Horseshoe, Austria
  • Pindos Horseshoe, Greece
  • Grand Randonnee 20, Corsica, France
  • Laugavegur, Iceland
  • West Highland Way, Scotland

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Asia

• NEPAL
  • Anapurna Circuit and Anapurna Sanctuary
  • Everest Base Camp
  • Kangchendozonga (Kachenjunga)
  • Makalu Base Camp
  • Langtang
• TIBET
  • North Face, Mount Everest
  • Mount Kailas
  • Ganden to Samye
  • Manaslu Circuit, Nepal
• BHUTAN
  • Snowman Trek
• INDIA
  • Source of the Ganges
  • Ladakh and Zanskar
  • Singalila to Kangchendzonga, Sikkim
• PAKISTAN
  • Biafo-Hispar Traverse
  • Gondokoro La - Hushe to Concordia
• TURKEY
  • St Paul Trail (opened 2004) <website>
  • Lycian Way <website>
  • Kackar Mountains
  • Aladaglar, Crimson Mountains <guidebook>
• OTHER ASIAN TREKS
  • Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Africa

• MOROCCO
  • Toubkal Circuit
• ETHIOPIA
  • Simien Traverse (near Gonder) <guidebook>
• KENYA
  • Mt. Kenya <guidebook>
  • Cherangani Hills <guidebook>
  • Loroghi Hills Circuit <guidebook>
  • Suguta Valley <guidebook>
• UGANDA
  • Mountains of the Moon Bujuku-Mubuku Circuit <guidebook>
  • Mt. Elgon Sasa Route <guidebook>
• TANZANIA
  • Kilimanjaro <guidebook>
  • Mt. Meru Momella Route <guidebook>
  • Crater Highlands Ngorongoro to Lengai <guidebook>
• NAMIBIA
  • Fish River Canyon
• SOUTH AFRICA
  • Northern Drakensberg Trek, South Africa & Lesotho
  • Otter
  • Tsitsikamma Trails <official website>

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Anapurna Circuit & Anapurna Sanctuary