Best Treks / Hikes of the World, top 100
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Revisión del 01:45 22 ago 2011 de Jupa (Discusión | contribuciones)
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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.
Development
We have selected the best 8 books (in our opinion) that gather the greatest treks in the world (we will include 2 more). We assigned a score to every trek in each publication basing ourselves on a series of variables, one of the most important being the amount of treks the book covers (a trek that is in a book covering 10 treks is awarded a higher score than another in a book covering 50).
Our selection of books is the following:
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World's TOP 10 Treks
| Rank | Country | Name of the Trek / Hike /Circuit | Publication | Score | |||||||
| Book1 | Book2 | Book3 | Book4 | Book5 | Book6 | Book7 | Book8 | ||||
| 1 | Chile | Torres del Paine Trek, Patagonia | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25 (7/8) | |
| 2 | Perú | Inca Trail | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 (6/8) | ||
| 3 | France-Italy-Switzerland | Haute Route | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 (6/8) | ||
| 3 | Tanzania | Mt. Kilimanjaro Trek | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 (6/8) | ||
| 5 | Nepal | Everest Base Camp | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 (4/8) | ||||
| 5 | New Zealand | Routeburn track, Fiordland-Mount Aspiring Nationals Parks, South Island | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 (5/8) | |||
| 7 | Nepal | Annapurna Area,(Annapurna circuit, Kopra Ridge) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 (5/8) | |||
| 8 | India | Zanskar river, Ladakh | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2,5 | 16,5 (5/8) | |||
| 9 | Pakistan | Baltoro glacier / Concordia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1,5 | 5 | 15,5 (5/8) | |||
| 10 | Pakistan | Snow Lake/Biafo-Hispar/Lupke La Region | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1,5 | 14,5 (5/8) | |||
World's TOP 40 Treks
| Rank | Country | Name of the Trek / Hike /Circuit | Publication | Score | |||||||
| Book1 | Book2 | Book3 | Book4 | Book5 | Book6 | Book7 | Book8 | ||||
| 11 | New Zealand | Milford Trek | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 (4/8) | ||||
| 12 | USA | Rim-to-Rim of the Grand Canyon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 (4/8) | ||||
| 13 | Australia | The Overland Track, Tasmania | 3 | 2 | 1,5 | 5 | 11,5 (4/8) | ||||
| 13 | South Georgia | Shackleton crossing, South georgia | 4 | 2 | 1,5 | 4 | 11,5 (4/8) | ||||
| 15 | Australia | The Larapinta trail, West MacDonnell Range | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 (3/8) | |||||
| 15 | France | Grande Randonnee 20, Parc naturel regional de la Corse, Corsica | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 (3/8) | |||||
| 17 | USA | Kalalau trail, Kauai, Hawai | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 (3/8) | |||||
| 17 | Canada | West Coast trail | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 (3/8) | |||||
| 17 | Spain | El Camino de Santiago | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 (3/8) | |||||
| 17 | Morocco | Tichka to Toubkal, Atlas Mountains | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 (3/8) | |||||
| 21 | Argentina | Mount Fitzroy, El Chalten, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia | 4 | 4 | 8 (2/8) | ||||||
| 22 | Nepal | Kangchendzonga Himal | 3 | 4 | 7 (2/8) | ||||||
| 22 | Tibet | The Mount Kailas Circuit | 4 | 3 | 7 (2/8) | ||||||
| 22 | New Guinea | Kokuda trail. | 3 | 4 | 7 (2/8) | ||||||
| 22 | USA | The Narrows, Zion Nat Park, Colorado, Utah | 2 | 5 | 7 (2/8) | ||||||
| 22 | South Africa | Kruger Wilderness Trails | 3 | 4 | 7 (2/8) | ||||||
| 22 | Uganda | The Ruwenzori | 4 | 3 | 7 (2/8) | ||||||
| 28 | USA | Continental Divide trail, Rockies | 4 | 2 | 6 (2/8) | ||||||
| 28 | Sweden | Kungsleden | 4 | 2 | 6 (2/8) | ||||||
| 28 | Scotland | West Highland way | 4 | 2 | 6 (2/8) | ||||||
| 28 | Greece | North Pindos Mountains | 4 | 2 | 6 (2/8) | ||||||
| 28 | SoutH Africa | Northern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal | 4 | 2 | 6 (2/8) | ||||||
| 33 | Bhutan | The Snowman Trek (Lunana Trek), Himalaya | 3 | 1,5 | 1,3 | 5,8 (3/8) | |||||
| 34 | India | Singalila to kangchendzonga,Singalila National Park, Sikkim Himalaya | 3 | 2,5 | 5,5 (2/8) | ||||||
| 35 | Bhutan | A tiger´s lair (Paro Taktsang) & a sacred peak | 4 | 1,3 | 5,3 (2/8) | ||||||
| 36 | USA | The Appalachian trail, Georgia to Main | 3 | 2 | 5 (2/8) | ||||||
| 36 | Venezuela | Trekking to Angel falls, Canaima national Park | 2 | 3 | 5 (2/8) | ||||||
| 36 | Perú | Huayhuash circuit, Cordillera Huayhuash | 3 | 2 | 5 (2/8) | ||||||
| 36 | Perú | Alpamayo circuit, Cordillera Blanca | 3 | 2 | 5 (2/8) | ||||||
| 36 | Ethiopia | Semien Mountains, Semien National Park | 2 | 3 | 5 (2/8) | ||||||
| 41 | Bhutan | The Chomolhari trek | 2 | 1,5 | 1,3 | 4,8 (3/8) | |||||
| 42 | USA | Jhon Muir Trail | 2 | 2 | 4 (2/8) | ||||||
Honorable Mention (mentioned once)
| Rank | Country | Name of the Trek / Hike /Circuit | Publication | Score | |||||||
| Book1 | Book2 | Book3 | Book4 | Book5 | Book6 | Book7 | Book8 | ||||
| Birmania | Kachin Tribal Village Trek | 5 | 5 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Europe | Tour de Mont Blanc | 5 | 5 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Mali | Bandiagara, Pays Dogón | 5 | 5 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Nepal | Inner Dolpo | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Mongolia | Kharkhiraa & Turgen, Altai | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Kepler Trek, Fiordland Nat park | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Aoraki to Arthurs pass, Aoraki Nat Park - Arthurs pass Nat Park, Central Southern Alps | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Australia | Thobsborne trail, Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Evolution Loop, Kings Canyon Nat Park, Sierra Nevada, California | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Highline trail, Wyoming Rockies | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Sawtooth traverse, Idaho Rockies | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Alaska on foot, Anchorage area, Alaska | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Llama-Trekking in Escalante Canyon, Utah | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Canada | The Rockwall trail | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| France | Tour de la vanoise glacier, Parc Nat de la Vanoise | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Spain | Ways of St James, Pyrenees | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Spain | Picos de Europa, Cantabrian Mountains | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Greece | Across the spine of Crete | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Italia | The Dolomites Traverse | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | Foothills of the Tian Shan | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| México | Copper Canyon | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Chile | Exploradores valley, Aysen, Patagonia | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Panamá | The Darien Gap | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Argentina | The Northwest Frontier | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Tanzania | Walking Safari in Serengeti Nat Park | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Turkey | Kackar of the pontic Alps, black sea | 4 | 4 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Nepal | Dhaulagiri circuit, Himalaya | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Nepal | Manaslu circuit, Larkya Himal | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Nepal | Kopra Ridge, Annapurna - Dhaulagiri | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Nepal-Tibet | Jumla to Mount Kailas, Himalaya | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| India | Valleys of flowers, Joshimath, Himalaya | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| China | Tiger Leaping Gorge | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| China | Huan Shan, Shaanxi | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Japan | The 88 temple circuit | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Japan | Hokkaido, Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Japan | Hike in Japans North Alps | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Kyrgystan | Central Tian Shan, Tian Shan Range | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Iran | Damavand | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Thailand | Hill-Tribe Trek in Northern Thailand | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Turkey | The Lycian way | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Vietnam | Fanispan, Vietnam | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Israel | The Israel National trail | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Tongaviro Mountains, North Island | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Australia | Eden to Mallacoota, Wilderness Coast | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Canada | The Trans Canada Trail | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Scotland | Bag Some Munros | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| France-Spain | Pyrenean Haute Route, Pyrenees | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Italia | Alta Via 2, Dolomitas, South Tyrol | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Greece | Mt Olympus | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| England | The South West Coast path | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| England | Peak District | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Ireland | Croagh Patrick | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | Rila Mountains | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Bolivia | Illampu circuit, Cordillera Real | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Tanzania | Selous Game Preserve | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Kenia | Chogoria & summit circuit routes, Mount Kenia Nat Park | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Namibia | Fish River Canyon | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| SoutH Africa | Otter & Tsitsikamma trails, Southern cape | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Turkey | The Lycian Way, Lycia | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| South Africa | The Hoerikwaggo Trail | 3 | 3 (1/8) | ||||||||
| India | Rajasthan, Rajasthan | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| India | Coorg, western Ghat Mountains, Karnataka | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| China | Xishuangbanna, Yunnan | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Japan | Walking the Nakasendo, Kyoto to Tokyo | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Tajikistan | Mountain Climbing in Estern Tajukistan, Pamir Mountains | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Malasya | Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Australia | Fraser Island Wildlife, Queensland | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Chesler Park, UTAH | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Maroon Bells circuit, Colorado | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Buckskin Gulch, Utah | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | The Wonderland trail, Mount Rainier Nat Park, Washington | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Diablo Lake to Lake Chelan, Ross Lake Nat Recreation Area, Washington | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | White Mountain Traverse | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | McGonagall pass, Denali, Alaska | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Glacier National Park, Montana | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Pacific Crest trail | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Climbing Mauna Loa, Hawai | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Isle Royale National Park | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Colorado´s Fourteeners, Rockys Mountains, Colorado, USA | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Hiking Half Dome, Yosemite, California | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| USA | Trekking the Grand Teton, Grand Teton National Park | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Canada | Gros Morne, Canada | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| UK | Across the Llýn, Wales | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| England | Hadrian´s wall | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| England | The North Devon Coast, Braunton-Lynmouth | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| England | England from coast to coast | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Ireland | The Kerry Way, Iveragh Peninsula | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| France | The Cévennes | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Russia | Lake Baikal | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Jamaica | The Cockpit Country, Albert Town | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Romania-Ukranine | The Carpathians | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Perú | Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazon | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Mexico | The Copper Canyon, El Fuerte | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Brazil | Serra do mar, Paraná | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Panamá | Cordillera Talamanca | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | The Masaya and Maderas volcanoes | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Namibia | The Skeleton Coast | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
| Uganda / Congo | The Rwenzori Mountains, Rwenzori National Park / Des Virunga Nat Park | 2 | 2 (1/8) | ||||||||
