The world’s best trails to run (111 trails reviewed)

For trail runners and outdoor enthusiasts, there is nothing quite like hitting the trails and exploring the natural beauty of the world. Everywhere you go, you can find scenic routes and stunning landscapes to discover, whether you are a seasoned hiker or a trail runner looking for your next adventure. In this blog post, we will introduce you to 111 of the best trails around the world, showcasing the unique features and highlights that make each one a must-visit destination. Whether you are looking for a challenging trail run or a leisurely hike, this list has something for every type of trail enthusiast.

Here is our list of 111 trails around the world.

1. Inca Trail – Peru – Distance: 26 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 13,800 feet 
2. Tour du Mont Blanc – France, Italy, Switzerland – Distance: 105 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 33,000 feet
3. Milford Track – New Zealand – Distance: 33.5 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 3,937 feet
4. The Narrows – USA (Utah) – Distance: 16 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 820 feet
5. The Haute Route – France, Switzerland – Distance: 112 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 40,000 feet
6. Kalalau Trail – USA (Hawaii) – Distance: 22 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 5,400 feet
7. Overland Track – Australia – Distance: 40 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 4,100 feet
8. Laugavegur Trail – Iceland – Distance: 34 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 5,800 feet
9. W Trek – Chile – Distance: 50 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 11,000 feet
10. Mount Kilimanjaro – Tanzania – Distance: 21 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 13,123 feet
11. West Coast Trail – Canada – Distance: 47 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 7,200 feet
12. Tour de Monte Rosa – Italy, Switzerland – Distance: 110 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 32,808 feet
13. Kungsleden Trail – Sweden – Distance: 270 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 16,404 feet
14. GR20 – France (Corsica) – Distance: 112 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 32,808 feet
15. Overland Himalayan Trek – Nepal – Distance: 105 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 42,650 feet
16. Torres del Paine Circuit – Chile – Distance: 80 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 7,546 feet
17. Everest Base Camp Trek – Nepal – Distance: 70 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 18,373 feet
18. Tour of Mont Blanc – France, Italy, Switzerland – Distance: 110 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 32,808 feet
19. The Lost Coast Trail – USA (California) – Distance: 24 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 3,100 feet
20. Great Ocean Walk – Australia – Distance: 66 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 2,952 feet
21. Pacific Crest Trail – USA (California, Oregon, Washington) – Distance: 2,650 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 489,418 feet
22. Camino de Santiago – Spain – Distance: 500 miles – Difficulty: Easy to moderate – Total ascent: 15,748 feet
23. West Highland Way – Scotland – Distance: 96 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 13,780 feet
24. Appalachian Trail – USA (Georgia to Maine) – Distance: 2,190 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 464,000 feet
25. The Kalalau Trail – USA (Hawaii) – Distance: 22 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 5,400 feet
26. The Lycian Way – Turkey – Distance: 335 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 49,213 feet
27. The Jordan Trail – Jordan – Distance: 400 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 32,808 feet
28. The Colorado Trail – USA (Colorado) – Distance: 486 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 89,354 feet
29. The Lares Trek – Peru – Distance: 21 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 5,085 feet
30. The GR10 – France – Distance: 538 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 108,267 feet
31. The Heysen Trail – Australia – Distance: 766 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 46,085 feet
32. The South West Coast Path – England – Distance: 630 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 115,327 feet
33. The Kumano Kodo Trail – Japan – Distance: 72 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 16,404 feet
34. The Tour de la Vanoise – France – Distance: 68 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 27,887 feet
35. The Santa Cruz Trek – Peru – Distance: 31 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 7,874 feet
36. The Westweg Trail – Germany – Distance: 137 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 31,824 feet
37. The Haute Gruyère Trail – Switzerland – Distance: 80 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 26,247 feet
38. The Kesugi Ridge Trail – USA (Alaska) – Distance: 36 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 6,562 feet
39. The Grand Italian Trail – Italy – Distance: 4,350 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 652,231 feet
40. The St. Olav’s Way – Norway – Distance: 350 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 45,931 feet
41. The Milford Track – New Zealand – Distance: 33.5 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 10,308 feet
42. The Inca Trail – Peru – Distance: 26 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 13,776 feet
43. The Everest Base Camp Trek – Nepal – Distance: 38 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 11,286 feet
44. The Fish River Canyon Trail – Namibia – Distance: 52 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 6,824 feet
45. The Long Range Traverse – Canada (Newfoundland) – Distance: 22 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 7,579 feet
46. The Milam Glacier Trek – India – Distance: 22 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 9,843 feet
47. The Kungsleden Trail – Sweden – Distance: 270 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 33,464 feet
48. The Overland Track – Australia (Tasmania) – Distance: 40 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 9,842 feet
49. The Annapurna Circuit Trek – Nepal – Distance: 128 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 28,176 feet
50. The Larapinta Trail – Australia (Northern Territory) – Distance: 139 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 29,987 feet
51. The Kalalau Trail – USA (Hawaii) – Distance: 11 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 5,073 feet
52. The Torres del Paine Circuit – Chile – Distance: 80 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 20,341 feet
53. The West Highland Way – Scotland – Distance: 96 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 14,485 feet
54. The Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Trail – USA (Arizona) – Distance: 24 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 10,465 feet
55. The Laugavegur Trail – Iceland – Distance: 34 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 4,265 feet
56. The Tour du Mont Blanc – France, Italy, Switzerland – Distance: 105 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 32,808 feet
57. The Fitz Roy Trek – Argentina – Distance: 34 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 9,843 feet
58. The Dientes Circuit – Chile (Tierra del Fuego) – Distance: 31 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 7,546 feet
59. The Abel Tasman Coast Track – New Zealand – Distance: 37 miles – Difficulty: Easy to moderate – Total ascent: 3,281 feet
60. The W Trek – Chile (Patagonia) – Distance: 37 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 12,467 feet
61. The Haute Route – France, Switzerland – Distance: 112 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 39,370 feet
62. The Toubkal Circuit – Morocco – Distance: 40 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 11,811 feet
63. The Kepler Track – New Zealand – Distance: 37 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 6,562 feet
64. The Huayhuash Circuit – Peru – Distance: 81 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 23,294 feet
65. The Transcaucasian Trail – Armenia, Georgia – Distance: 932 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
66. The Larapinta Trail End to End – Australia (Northern Territory) – Distance: 144 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 30,839 feet
67. The Cotopaxi Loop – Ecuador – Distance: 29 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 7,742 feet
68. The Lycian Way – Turkey – Distance: 336 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 38,031 feet
69. The Pennine Way – England, Scotland – Distance: 268 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 35,630 feet
70. The Te Araroa Trail – New Zealand – Distance: 1,864 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
71. The Inca Trail – Peru – Distance: 26 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 13,779 feet
72. The West Coast Trail – Canada (British Columbia) – Distance: 47 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 7,772 feet
73. The Pacific Crest Trail – USA (California, Oregon, Washington) – Distance: 2,650 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
74. The Milford Track – New Zealand – Distance: 33 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 7,546 feet
75. The Overland Track – Australia (Tasmania) – Distance: 40 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 5,085 feet
76. The Snowman Trek – Bhutan – Distance: 216 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: Varies
77. The Cape Wrath Trail – Scotland – Distance: 200 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 31,170 feet
78. The Everest Base Camp Trek – Nepal – Distance: 38 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 11,646 feet
79. The Trans Zion Trek – USA (Utah) – Distance: 47 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 16,412 feet
80. The John Muir Trail – USA (California) – Distance: 211 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: Varies
81. The La Cloche Silhouette Trail – Canada (Ontario) – Distance: 47 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 4,757 feet
82. The Tonquin Valley Circuit – Canada (Alberta) – Distance: 27 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 4,134 feet
83. The Tour de Mont Blanc – Italy, Switzerland, France – Distance: 110 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
84. The Fitz Roy & Cerro Torre Trek – Argentina – Distance: 46 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 12,795 feet
85. The Ha Giang Loop – Vietnam – Distance: 186 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: Varies
86. The O Circuit – Chile (Patagonia) – Distance: 67 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 17,388 feet
87. The Alta Via 1 – Italy – Distance: 68 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
88. The Annupuri Traverse – Japan – Distance: 17 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 6,562 feet
89. The Mount Kilimanjaro Trek – Tanzania – Distance: 21 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 13,652 feet
90. The Kumano Kodo – Japan – Distance: 44 miles – Difficulty: Easy to moderate – Total ascent: Varies
91. The Huayhuash Circuit – Peru – Distance: 82 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 19,029 feet
92. The Annapurna Circuit – Nepal – Distance: 128 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 28,267 feet
93. The W Trek – Chile (Patagonia) – Distance: 37 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: Varies
94. The Torres del Paine Circuit – Chile (Patagonia) – Distance: 52 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: Varies
95. The Larapinta Trail – Australia (Northern Territory) – Distance: 139 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: 22,966 feet
96. The Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Trail – USA (Arizona) – Distance: 24 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 10,250 feet
97. The Kalalau Trail – USA (Hawaii) – Distance: 22 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: 5,000 feet
98. The Wonderland Trail – USA (Washington) – Distance: 93 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: Varies
99. The Haute Route – France, Switzerland – Distance: 112 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: Varies
100. The Walker’s Haute Route – France, Switzerland – Distance: 124 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
101. The Israel National Trail – Israel – Distance: 683 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
102. The Tour du Mont Blanc – Italy, Switzerland, France – Distance: 110 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
103. The Via Dinarica – Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania – Distance: 1,200 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
104. The Haute Route Pyrenees – France, Spain – Distance: 416 miles – Difficulty: Difficult – Total ascent: Varies
105. The South West Coast Path – England – Distance: 630 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
106. The West Highland Way – Scotland – Distance: 96 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 4,114 feet
107. The Hadrian’s Wall Path – England – Distance: 84 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 5,063 feet
108. The Kungsleden Trail – Sweden – Distance: 270 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: Varies
109. The Laugavegur Trail – Iceland – Distance: 34 miles – Difficulty: Moderate to difficult – Total ascent: Varies
110. The Kepler Track – New Zealand – Distance: 37 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 4,429 feet
111. The Milford Track – New Zealand – Distance: 33.5 miles – Difficulty: Moderate – Total ascent: 3,513 feet

If you’re an avid trail runner looking for your next adventure, look no further than our list of 111 incredible hiking trails around the world. Whether you prefer the challenge of rough mountain terrain or the picturesque scenery of wine country, there is a trail out there that will satisfy your thirst for adventure. Lace up your trail running shoes and hit the trails to experience the true beauty of the world. From narrow paths winding through lush forests to wide-open vistas with breathtaking views, you’re sure to find something that will take your breath away. So why wait? Plan your next adventure today and start exploring the trails of the world – you won’t be disappointed!