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Chilkoot Trail
United States and Canada · 53 km · ≈ 2–3 days
A historic gold rush route from Dyea, Alaska over the Chilkoot Pass to Lake Bennett in British Columbia, 33 miles long.
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The atlas has 9 trails of this kind, across Bhutan, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Peru, Türkiye, United Kingdom, and United States, from 38 km to 534 km. Each comes with its length, days on foot, best months and a link to the official site.
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Hadrian's Wall Path
United Kingdom · 135 km · 6–7 days
A National Trail along the Roman frontier between Wallsend on the Tyne and Bowness-on-Solway, passing forts, milecastles and the crags of the Whin Sill.
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Peru · 38 km · 4 days
The classic Inca road trek over the Andes to Machu Picchu, a four-day walk that finishes at the Sun Gate and the ruins.
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Nakasendō
Japan · 534 km · ≈ 21–27 days
The old highway between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo), about 534 km with 69 post towns, partly preserved as a walking trail at Magome and Tsumago.
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0 Historic route
Offa's Dyke Path
United Kingdom · 285 km · ≈ 11–14 days
A National Trail along the England-Wales border that follows the line of an eighth-century earthwork from the Severn estuary near Chepstow to the north coast at Prestatyn.
Photo: TOMMES-WIKI, CC BY-SA 4.0 Historic route
Rennsteig
Germany · 170 km · ≈ 7–9 days
A ridge trail through the Thuringian Forest from Hörschel on the Werra to Blankenstein on the Saale, long used as a boundary path.
Photo: I.Nazlı, CC BY-SA 4.0 Historic route
St Paul Trail
Türkiye · 500 km · 25–30 days
A waymarked route from Perge near Antalya north through the Taurus mountains to Yalvaç, the ancient Antioch in Pisidia.
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Trans Bhutan Trail
Bhutan · 403 km · 36 days
Bhutan's restored national pilgrim and trade route of about 403 km from Haa in the west to Trashigang in the east.
Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0 Historic route
Via degli Dei
Italy · 130 km · 5–7 days
A path over the Apennines from Bologna to Florence that follows partly Roman and medieval roads and is usually walked in five to seven days.
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