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10 of the world’s most amazing long-distance trails

Updated 2:01 AM EST, Mon January 12, 2015
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Highlights along the 3,510-kilometer Appalachian Trail include a section through North America's most diverse forest.
The Appalachian (U.S.) —
Highlights along the 3,510-kilometer Appalachian Trail include a section through North America's most diverse forest.
Courtesy of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Featuring 240-million-year-old rocks, the South West Coast Path's prehistoric UK cliffs feature spectacular formations like Durdle Door and Ladram Bay.
The South West Coast Path (UK) —
Featuring 240-million-year-old rocks, the South West Coast Path's prehistoric UK cliffs feature spectacular formations like Durdle Door and Ladram Bay.
Michael Fouracre
Tramping the length of Te Araroa, as the Kiwis would say, from the gentle bays of Queen Charlotte to the volcanic Mount Tongariro, takes at least three months.
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Tramping the length of Te Araroa, as the Kiwis would say, from the gentle bays of Queen Charlotte to the volcanic Mount Tongariro, takes at least three months.
Ben Curran
Spanning 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Rocky Mountain spine of North America, the Continental Divide Trail takes hikers across arduous but spectacular terrain.
Continental Divide Trail (U.S.) —
Spanning 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Rocky Mountain spine of North America, the Continental Divide Trail takes hikers across arduous but spectacular terrain.
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Africa's Baker Historical Trail is a collection of shorter trails, historic wagon roads and swathes of wilderness to pioneer.
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Africa's Baker Historical Trail is a collection of shorter trails, historic wagon roads and swathes of wilderness to pioneer.
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The isolation and scarcity of water over long sections of the Oregon Desert Trail pose a serious challenge for hikers.
Oregon Desert Trail (U.S.) —
The isolation and scarcity of water over long sections of the Oregon Desert Trail pose a serious challenge for hikers.
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Stretching 3,830 miles, the Grand Italian Trail was forged in 1995 during the first Walk Italy. The route runs through the majestic Dolomites and rich Tuscan vineyards to the jaw-dropping Amalfi Coast.
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Stretching 3,830 miles, the Grand Italian Trail was forged in 1995 during the first Walk Italy. The route runs through the majestic Dolomites and rich Tuscan vineyards to the jaw-dropping Amalfi Coast.
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The high route on the Great Himalayan Trail it peaks at a breathless 6,146 meters (20,164 feet).
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The high route on the Great Himalayan Trail it peaks at a breathless 6,146 meters (20,164 feet).
Great Himalaya Trail
Japan's northernmost island is roughly the size of Austria. A complete tour of the Hokkaido Nature Trail takes seven months and is best divided by either side of winter.
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Japan's northernmost island is roughly the size of Austria. A complete tour of the Hokkaido Nature Trail takes seven months and is best divided by either side of winter.
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This cross-Panama route takes hikers from Colombia to Costa Rica, and promises encounters with remote indigenous tribes like the Kuna and Embera.
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This cross-Panama route takes hikers from Colombia to Costa Rica, and promises encounters with remote indigenous tribes like the Kuna and Embera.
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