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Criteria
Our selection criterion is: The best trek is that which is most listed in books covering the greatest treks in the world.
World's TOP 10 Treks
| Rank | Country | Name of the Trek / Hike /Circuit | Score | Publications |
| 1 | Chile | Torres del Paine Trek, Patagonia | 28 | 8/9 |
| 2 | Perú | Inca Trail | 25 | 7/9 |
| 3 | Tanzania | Mt. Kilimanjaro | 24 | 7/9 |
| 4 | France-Italy-Switzerland | Haute Route | 22 | 6/9 |
| 5 | Nepal | Everest Base Camp | 21 | 5/9 |
| 6 | New Zealand | Routeburn track, Fiordland-Mount Aspiring Nationals Parks, South Island | 18 | 5/9 |
| 7 | Pakistan | Snow Lake/Biafo-Hispar/Lupke La Region | 16,5 | 6/9 |
| 8 | Pakistan | Baltoro glacier / Concordia | 15,5 | 5/9 |
| 8 | India | Zanskar river, Ladakh | 15,5 | 5/9 |
| 10 | USA | Kaibab trail, Grand Canyon (Rim-to-Rim), Arizona | 15 | 5/9 |
World's TOP 50 Treks
| Rank | Country | Name of the Trek / Hike /Circuit | Score | Publications |
| 11 | Australia | The Overland Track, Tasmania | 14,5 | 5/9 |
| 12 | Nepal | Annapurna Area,(Annapurna circuit, Kopra Ridge) | 14 | 4/9 |
| 12 | New Zealand | Milford Trek | 14 | 4/9 |
| 14 | Canada | The West Coast Trail, British Columbia | 12 | 4/9 |
| 14 | Morocco | Tichka to Toubkal, Atlas Mountains | 12 | 4/9 |
| 16 | South Georgia | Shackleton crossing, South georgia | 11,5 | 4/9 |
| 17 | Australia | The Larapinta trail, West MacDonnell Range | 10 | 3/9 |
| 17 | France | Grande Randonnee 20, Parc naturel regional de la Corse, Corsica | 10 | 3/9 |
| 19 | USA | Kalalau trail, Kauai, Hawai | 9 | 3/9 |
| 19 | Spain | El Camino de Santiago | 9 | 3/9 |
| 19 | Sweden | Northern Kungsleden, Lapland, Sweden | 9 | 3/9 |
| 19 | Scotland | West Highland Way, Scotland | 9 | 3/9 |
| 23 | Europe | Tour of Mont Blanc, France / Italy / Switzerland | 8 | 2/9 |
| 23 | Greece | Horseshoe, North Pindos Mountains | 8 | 3/9 |
| 23 | Argentina | Mount Fitzroy, El Chaltén, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia | 8 | 2/9 |
| 23 | Perú | Huayhuash circuit, Cordillera Huayhuash | 8 | 3/9 |
| 23 | South Africa | Northern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal | 8 | 3/9 |
| 28 | Nepal | Kangchendzonga Himal | 7 | 2/9 |
| 28 | Tibet | The Mount Kailas Circuit | 7 | 2/9 |
| 28 | New Guinea | Kokuda trail. | 7 | 2/9 |
| 28 | USA | Jhon Muir Trail, California | 7 | 3/9 |
| 28 | USA | The Narrows, Zion Nat Park, Colorado, Utah | 7 | 2/9 |
| 28 | Canada | The Rockwall trail, (The Great Divide), Rockies | 7 | 2/9 |
| 28 | South Africa | Kruger Wilderness Trails | 7 | 2/9 |
| 28 | Uganda | The Ruwenzori | 7 | 2/9 |
| 36 | USA | The Appalachian trail, Georgia to Main | 6,5 | 3/9 |
| 37 | Nepal | Manaslu circuit, Larkya Himal | 6 | 2/9 |
| 37 | New Zealand | Tongariro Northern Circuit, Tongariro Nat Park | 6 | 2/9 |
| 37 | Australia | Thobsborne trail, Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland | 6 | 2/9 |
| 37 | USA | Highline trail, Wyoming Rockies (Wind River Range) | 6 | 2/9 |
| 37 | France-Spain | Pyrenean Haute Route, Pyrenees, France / Spain | 6 | 2/9 |
| 37 | Kenya | Mt Kenya, Mount Kenya Nat Park | 6 | 2/9 |
| 43 | Bhutan | The Snowman Trek (Lunana Trek), Himalaya | 5,8 | 3/9 |
| 44 | India | Singalila to kangchendzonga,Singalila National Park, Sikkim Himalaya | 5,5 | 2/9 |
| 45 | Malasya | Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo | 5 | 2/9 |
| 45 | USA | Maroon Bells circuit, White River Nat Forrest, Colorado | 5 | 2/9 |
| 45 | USA | Continental Divide trail, Rockies | 5 | 2/9 |
| 45 | England | England from coast to coast | 5 | 2/9 |
| 45 | Venezuela | Trekking to Angel falls, Canaima national Park | 5 | 2/9 |
| 45 | Perú | Alpamayo circuit, Cordillera Blanca | 5 | 2/9 |
| 45 | Ethiopia | Semien Mountains, Semien National Park | 5 | 2/9 |
| 52 | Bhutan | The Chomolhari trek | 4,8 | 3/9 |
| 53 | Bhutan | A tiger´s lair (Paro Taktsang) & a sacred peak | 4,3 | 2/9 |
Honorable Mention
An honorable mention is given to all those treks just mentioned in only one publication.
| Rank | Country | Name of the Trek / Hike /Circuit | Score | Publications |
| Birmania | Kachin Tribal Village Trek | 5 | 1/9 | |
| Mali | Bandiagara, Pays Dogón | 5 | 1/9 | |
| Nepal | Inner Dolpo | 4 | 1/9 | |
| New Zealand | Kepler Trek, Fiordland Nat park | 4 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Llama-Trekking in Escalante Canyon, Utah | 4 | 1/9 | |
| France | Tour de la vanoise glacier, Parc Nat de la Vanoise | 4 | 1/9 | |
| Italia | The Dolomites Traverse | 4 | 1/9 | |
| Kazakhstan | Foothills of the Tian Shan | 4 | 1/9 | |
| México | Copper Canyon | 4 | 1/9 | |
| Panamá | The Darien Gap | 4 | 1/9 | |
| Tanzania | Walking Safari in Serengeti Nat Park | 4 | 1/9 | |
| Nepal | Dhaulagiri circuit, Himalaya | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Nepal-Tibet | Jumla to Mount Kailas, Himalaya | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Mongolia | Kharkhiraa & Turgen, Altai | 3 | 1/9 | |
| India | Valleys of flowers, Joshimath, Himalaya | 3 | 1/9 | |
| India | The source of the Ganges | 3 | 1/9 | |
| China | Tiger Leaping Gorge | 3 | 1/9 | |
| China | Huan Shan, Shaanxi | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Japan | The 88 temple circuit | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Japan | Hokkaido, Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Japan | Hike in Japans North Alps | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Kyrgystan | Central Tian Shan, Tian Shan Range | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Iran | Damavand | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Thailand | Hill-Tribe Trek in Northern Thailand | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Turkey | The Lycian way | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Vietnam | Fanispan, Vietnam | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Israel | The Israel National trail | 3 | 1/9 | |
| New Zealand | Aoraki to Arthurs pass, Aoraki Nat Park - Arthurs pass Nat Park, Central Southern Alps | 3 | 1/9 | |
| New Zealand | The Abel Tasman Coastal Track | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Australia | Eden to Mallacoota, Wilderness Coast | 3 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Evolution Loop, Kings Canyon Nat Park, Sierra Nevada, California | 3 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Sawtooth traverse, Idaho Rockies | 3 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Alaska on foot, Anchorage area, Alaska | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Canada | The Trans Canada Trail | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Scotland | Bag Some Munros | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Italia | Alta Via 2, Dolomitas, South Tyrol | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Spain | Ways of St James, Pyrenees | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Spain | Picos de Europa, Cantabrian Mountains | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Greece | Across the spine of Crete | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Greece | Mt Olympus | 3 | 1/9 | |
| England | The South West Coast path | 3 | 1/9 | |
| England | Peak District | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Ireland | Croagh Patrick | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Austria | The Stubai Horseshoe | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Bulgaria | Rila Mountains | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Bolivia | Illampu circuit, Cordillera Real | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Chile | Exploradores valley, Aysen, Patagonia | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Tanzania | Selous Game Preserve | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Namibia | Fish River Canyon | 3 | 1/9 | |
| SoutH Africa | Otter & Tsitsikamma trails, Southern cape | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Turkey | The Lycian Way, Lycia | 3 | 1/9 | |
| Turkey | Kackar of the pontic Alps, black sea | 3 | 1/9 | |
| South Africa | The Hoerikwaggo Trail | 3 | 1/9 | |
| India | Rajasthan, Rajasthan | 2 | 1/9 | |
| India | Coorg, western Ghat Mountains, Karnataka | 2 | 1/9 | |
| China | Xishuangbanna, Yunnan | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Japan | Walking the Nakasendo, Kyoto to Tokyo | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Tajikistan | Mountain Climbing in Estern Tajukistan, Pamir Mountains | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Australia | Fraser Island Wildlife, Queensland | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Chesler Park, UTAH | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Buckskin Gulch, Utah | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | The Wonderland trail, Mount Rainier Nat Park, Washington | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Diablo Lake to Lake Chelan, Ross Lake Nat Recreation Area, Washington | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | White Mountain Traverse | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | McGonagall pass, Denali, Alaska | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Glacier National Park, Montana | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Pacific Crest trail | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Climbing Mauna Loa, Hawai | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Isle Royale National Park | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Colorado´s Fourteeners, Rockys Mountains, Colorado, USA | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Hiking Half Dome, Yosemite, California | 2 | 1/9 | |
| USA | Trekking the Grand Teton, Grand Teton National Park | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Canada | Gros Morne, Canada | 2 | 1/9 | |
| UK | Across the Llýn, Wales | 2 | 1/9 | |
| England | Hadrian´s wall | 2 | 1/9 | |
| England | The North Devon Coast, Braunton-Lynmouth | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Ireland | The Kerry Way, Iveragh Peninsula | 2 | 1/9 | |
| France | The Cévennes | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Russia | Lake Baikal | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Jamaica | The Cockpit Country, Albert Town | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Romania-Ukranine | The Carpathians | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Perú | Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazon | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Mexico | The Copper Canyon, El Fuerte | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Brazil | Serra do mar, Paraná | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Panamá | Cordillera Talamanca | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Nicaragua | The Masaya and Maderas volcanoes | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Namibia | The Skeleton Coast | 2 | 1/9 | |
| Uganda / Congo | The Rwenzori Mountains, Rwenzori National Park / Des Virunga Nat Park | 2 | 1/9 |
Book Selection
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Methodology
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