83 of the world’s best long distance pilgrimage and adventure routes.

File under: GAP Month inspiration.

We’re serving 1997 Angelfire realness around here, so I made this unwieldy in-no-particular-order list, for proud display here on my personal page on the World Wide Web.

This list isn’t exhaustive, but it’s a good start to get you thinking about GAP Month possibilities: places where you might put together a trip that’s a month long (or more), which primarily involves human powered travel.

If you want to do one of these trips, and make it a life-changing experience, check out the rest of the articles on how to organize a GAP month .

The world's best long distance hiking and walking routes ,El Camino de Santiago and associated routes, Europe, Spain ,West Highland Way and ,The Cape Wrath Trail, Scotland ,Colorado Trail, USA ,Shikoku pilgrimage, Japan ,Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage, Taiwan ,Classic Himalayas circuits, Nepal ,John Muir Trail, USA ,Coast to Coast/E8, Ireland ,Beara-Breifne Way, Ireland ,Long Trail (Vermont), USA ,Superior Hiking Trail, USA ,Lycian Way, Turkey ,DIY Local urban thru hike, Anywhere ,The Way of St. Francis, Italy ,Kumano Kodo, Japan ,Via Francigena, Italy ,St. Olav's Way, Norway ,Patagonia Treks, Chile/Argentina ,Hadrian's Wall Path, UK ,South West Coast Path, UK ,The Pennine Way, UK ,The Inca Trail and treks near Cusco, Peru ,The Larapinta Trail, Australia ,The Bibbulmun Track, Australia ,The Grand Enchantment Trail, USA ,The Pacific Crest Trail, USA ,The Appalachian Trail, USA ,The Continental Divide Trail, USA ,The GR20, Corsica ,The Pacific Northwest Trail, USA ,Oregon Desert Trail, USA ,The Haute Route, France/SwitzerlandThe world's best bike touring and bike packing routes ,The Silk Road, Asia ,The Pacific Coast Highway, USA ,The EuroVelo 6, Europe ,The Munda Biddi Trail, Australia ,The Carretera Austral, Chile/Argentina ,The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, Canada/USA ,The North Sea Cycle Route, Europe ,Baja Divide, Mexico ,The East Coast Greenway, USA ,The Camino de Santiago, Spain ,The TransAmerica Trail, USA ,Trans Canada Trail, Canada ,Tour de Aotearoa, New Zealand ,Trans Mexico Sur, Mexico ,Trans Mexico Norte, Mexico ,Taiwan Cycle Route 1, Taiwan ,Land’s End to John O’Groats, UK ,Cycle Touring (infinite options), Europe ,The Ring Road, IcelandThe world's best long distance paddling and rafting routes ,The Grand Canyon, USA ,The Boundary Waters, USA ,The Sea of Cortez, Mexico ,The Allagash Wilderness Waterway, USA ,The Race to Alaska/The Inside Passage, USA/Canada ,Lake Erie to NYC via the Erie Canal and Hudson River, USA ,Mississippi River Paddle, USA ,Missouri River Paddle, USA ,Floating The Yukon, Canada and USA ,The Danube, Germany ,The Murray, AustraliaMiscellaneous Pilgrimage Destination and Circuit Ideas ,Stonehenge, UK ,Glastonbury Tor, UK ,Lalibela, Ethiopia ,Petra, Jordan ,Sedona, USA ,Taos Pueblo, USA ,The Jesus Trail, Israel ,The Source of the Ganges, India ,The Serpent Mound, USA ,The Oracle at Delphi, Greece ,Mt. Olympus, Greece ,The Temples of Angkor Wat, Cambodia. ,Bodh Gaya, India ,The Hajj, Saudi Arabia ,The Banana Pancake Trail, SE Asia ,The Pilgrimage to Mt. Hiei, Japan ,Golden Temple, Amritsar, India ,Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico ,Vaishno Devi Temple, India ,Lourdes, France ,St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City

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