Some great hiking routes in different corners of our planet have recently become accessible for tourists for the first time. Experienced hikers wouldn’t miss an opportunity to walk paths leading through an ancient heritage of previous civilizations, or just impressive natural landscapes that have never been reached by people before. Look at this shortlist and choose the first new hike!
Juliana Trail

What do we know about tourism in Slovenia? Well, the capital Ljubljana, Bled, a few ski resorts… that’s all. Slovenian people weren’t satisfied with this fact, and to make tourist spend more time in their country, opened a 270 km Juliana Trail in autumn of 2019. This long hiking route starts in Kranjska Gora, a well-known ski resort and hides beautiful lakes, rivers with turquoise water, and the Julian Alps. As it consists of 16 parts, choose the most appropriate distance for your way.
Red Sea Mountain Trail
Egypt joins a league of long hikes with its Red Sea Mountain Trail. It is supposed to spend approximately 10 days to pass the whole 170 km route. This route is made as a complex of renewed ancient trade roads. Bedouin from the Maaza is an author of the hike’s concept, which was presented in January 2019. Brave souls ready for this tour may hire Bedouin guide and use camels to admire ancient Roman settlements and rock art masterpieces between gorges and barren peaks of the long-distance hike.
Liechtenstein Trail

A small country with a rich history celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2019 and was afforded an open long-distance hike of 75 kilometers length. This path allows local people and travelers to plunge in the history of all 11 Lichtenstein municipalities through wonderful peaks and meadows of the border territory between Switzerland and Austria. Don’t hesitate to download a mobile app History for more fulfilling hiking with interesting stories about the trail’s sites.
Paparoa Track

Great Walks list of New Zealand has become longer after adding the new 55 km Paparoa Track opened one month before 2020. The trail requires at least three days of hiking or two days of bike-riding across rainforests and mountains of the South Island. You’ll enjoy views of Tasman Sea, numberless rivers and streams, hills and gorges across the fresh long-distance hike.
Coast to Coast Trail

April of 2019 is a month of Singapore Coast-to-Coast Trail birth. This demonstration of green resources between two coasts has a 36 km length. The start of the green route is located in the western Jurong Lake Gardens, and the final point is in northeastern Coney Island Park. It snakes among national parks such as Singapore Botanic Gardens or Bukit Batok Nature Park and unites 10 checkpoints. Prepare some free space on your device for the mobile app and start hiking with augmented reality elements.
Great Trail

An immense Canadian hike finished in 2017 took over 25 years of planning, projecting, and creation. Today Great Trail is the longest hiking path in the world with a total length of 24 000 km. If you want to cross it all, plan two years and two months for this trip, which may show you the diversity of Canadian nations. 13 territories and provinces of the northern country, including the Yukon and Nova Scotia, are worth visiting on this trail.
Transcaucasian Trail

This long-distance hike is not finished yet, but when it opens completely, Transcaucasian Trail will have a 3000 km total length. The Greater and Lesser Caucasus Mountains offer a great opportunity for all tourists to visit some biologically rich areas at once. You’ll spend 7 days exploring Armenia through Vayots Dzor, 6 days for Gegham Mountains, and 5 days for Dilijan National Park and Georgian Svaneti in 10 days. By the way, it’s possible to take part in the projecting of the paths and assist in defining the routes signing up for the two-week construction summer program.