List of longest cross-country trails

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

Trails over 1,500 kilometres in length

 * Trans Canada Trail – In Canada, this trail extends to around 15000 km from coast to coast and is still in need of completion.
 * American Discovery Trail – Extends from coast to coast in the USA, the longer Southern route is 8158 km long.
 * Grand Italian Trail – This trail is around 6000 km through Italy.
 * Continental Divide Trail – USA about 5000 km
 * National Trail - In Australia, about 5,330 km (3312 mi) long. Runs most of the eastern side of the country, from Cooktown, QLD to Healesville, VIC.
 * Hokkaidō Nature Trail – In Japan, this trail is about 4600 km long.
 * Tōhoku Nature Trail – A trail in Japan about 4370 km long.
 * Pacific Crest Trail – Extends from Mexico to Canada, 4265 km through California, Oregon and Washington.
 * Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail – In Japan, about 4000 km long.
 * Great American Rail-Trail - A 3700 mi cross country rail-trail in the United States.
 * Appalachian Trail – This trail is around 3500 km stretching throughout most of the east coastal United States.
 * Kinki Nature Trail – In Japan, about 3300 km long.
 * Greater Patagonian Trail – In Chile and Argentina is currently 3000 km long and can potentially be extended to approx. 4000 km. The entire route network exceeds 15000 km.
 * Hexatrek – In France, about 3034 km.
 * Te Araroa – In New Zealand, about 3000 km.
 * Kyushu Nature Trail – In Japan, about 2590 km.
 * Camino de Santiago de Compostela – In France and Spain, about 2500 km+ long.
 * The Sultans Trail – Runs through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey at a distance of 2250 km.
 * Chugoku Nature Trail – In Japan, about 2200 km long.
 * Great Himalaya Trail – In the Himalayas near Nepal is a northern route with high elevation, about 1700 km. The low route is 1500 km long with a total of nearly 3200 km.
 * Via Francigena in UK, France, and Italy is 1700 km.

Trails under 1,500 kilometres in length

 * Great Baikal Trail is a series of trails in Russia projected to be finished in 2014.
 * National Blue Trail in Hungary is 1,168 km (725 mi) long.
 * Trans-Panama Trail in Panama is 1100 km long.
 * South West Coast Path in the United Kingdom is around 1000 km.
 * Bibbulmun Track in Australia is around 1000 km.
 * Israel National Trail or Shvil Yisrael is 1000 km long.
 * The Bruce Trail in Ontario, Canada is 885 km long.
 * Cesta hrdinov SNP in Slovakia 770 km
 * The Baekdu-Daegan Trail in South Korea is 760 km.
 * Kom-Emine in Bulgaria is 700 km in length.
 * Jordan Trail in Jordan is 650 km long.
 * The Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker Trail in South Sudan to Uganda is 580 km.
 * The Lycian Way in Turkey is 540 km.
 * The Main Beskid Trail in Poland is 496 km
 * The Main Sudetes Trail Główny Szlak Sudecki in Poland is 440 km
 * Snowman Trek in Bhutan is 347 km.
 * 3 Ranges Trail in Lesotho is 288.3 km.
 * Tahoe Rim Trail in Lake Tahoe is 250 km long.
 * Tour de Mont Blanc through France, Italy, and Switzerland is 170 km.