84 of the world’s best long distance pilgrimage and adventure routes.

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We’re serving 1997 Angelfire realness around here, so I made this unwieldy in-no-particular-order list, for proud display here on my personal page on the World Wide Web.

This list isn’t exhaustive, but it’s a good start to get you thinking about GAP Month possibilities: places where you might put together a trip that’s a month long (or more), which primarily involves human powered travel.

If you want to do one of these trips, and make it a life-changing experience, check out the rest of the articles on how to organize a GAP month.

The world's best long distance hiking and walking routes

1. El Camino de Santiago and associated routes, Europe, Spain

2. West Highland Way and The Cape Wrath Trail, Scotland

3. Colorado Trail, USA

4. Shikoku pilgrimage, Japan

5. Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage, Taiwan

6. Classic Himalayas circuits, Nepal

7. John Muir Trail, USA

8. Coast to Coast/E8, Ireland

9. Beara-Breifne Way, Ireland

10. Long Trail (Vermont), USA

11. Superior Hiking Trail, USA

12. Pilgrim's Way, UK

13. Lycian Way, Turkey

14. DIY Local urban thru hike, Anywhere

15. The Way of St. Francis, Italy

16. Kumano Kodo, Japan

17. Via Francigena, Italy

18. St. Olav's Way, Norway

19. Patagonia Treks, Chile/Argentina

20. Hadrian's Wall Path, UK

21. South West Coast Path, UK

22. The Pennine Way, UK

23. The Inca Trail and treks near Cusco, Peru

24. The Larapinta Trail, Australia

25. The Bibbulmun Track, Australia

26. The Grand Enchantment Trail, USA

27. The Pacific Crest Trail, USA

28. The Appalachian Trail, USA

29. The Continental Divide Trail, USA

30. The GR20, Corsica

31. The Pacific Northwest Trail, USA

32. Oregon Desert Trail, USA

33. The Haute Route, France/Switzerland

The world's best bike touring and bike packing routes

1. The Silk Road, Asia

2. The Pacific Coast Highway, USA

3. The EuroVelo 6, Europe

4. The Munda Biddi Trail, Australia

5. The Carretera Austral, Chile/Argentina

6. The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, Canada/USA

7. The North Sea Cycle Route, Europe

8. Baja Divide, Mexico

9. The East Coast Greenway, USA

10. The Camino de Santiago, Spain

11. The TransAmerica Trail, USA

12. Trans Canada Trail, Canada

13. Tour de Aotearoa, New Zealand

14. Trans Mexico Sur, Mexico

15. Trans Mexico Norte, Mexico

16. Taiwan Cycle Route 1, Taiwan

17. Land’s End to John O’Groats, UK

18. Cycle Touring (infinite options), Europe

19. The Ring Road, Iceland

The world's best long distance paddling and rafting routes

1. The Grand Canyon, USA

2. The Boundary Waters, USA

3. The Sea of Cortez, Mexico

4. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway, USA

5. The Race to Alaska/The Inside Passage, USA/Canada

6. Lake Erie to NYC via the Erie Canal and Hudson River, USA

7. Mississippi River Paddle, USA

8. Missouri River Paddle, USA

9. Floating The Yukon, Canada and USA

10. The Danube, Germany

11. The Murray, Australia

Miscellaneous Pilgrimage Destination and Circuit Ideas

1. Stonehenge, UK

2. Glastonbury Tor, UK

3. Lalibela, Ethiopia

4. Petra, Jordan

5. Sedona, USA

6. Taos Pueblo, USA

7. The Jesus Trail, Israel

8. The Source of the Ganges, India

9. The Serpent Mound, USA

10. The Oracle at Delphi, Greece

11. Mt. Olympus, Greece

12. The Temples of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

13. Bodh Gaya, India

14. The Hajj, Saudi Arabia

15. The Banana Pancake Trail, SE Asia

16. The Pilgrimage to Mt. Hiei, Japan

17. Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

18. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico

19. Vaishno Devi Temple, India

20. Lourdes, France

21. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City

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