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🏔️ Bucket List Hikes

High-ranking routes from across the directory

This collection starts with routes of at least 6 km and orders them by the directory ranking. That score combines available route measurements, recorded attributes and data completeness; it is not a claim that every route has been field-tested.

Updated September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

13.4 km

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

1,155 m

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Compare the top 10

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Distance, ascent, estimated moving time, difficulty and season field for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentEst. timeDifficultySeason field
Connector Norwegian/Swedish border - VasaloppsledenFulufjället191 km2,574 m49 hrExpertApril to October
Variante Faja de las OlasOrdesa y Monte Perdido National Park15.8 km1,811 m6 hr 3 minHardJuly to September
Senda Pirenaica - E24Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park14.9 km2,028 m6 hr 9 minHardJuly to September
Senda Pirenaica - E25Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park24.7 km2,335 m8 hr 56 minExpertJune to October
Nationalpark PanoramawegSwiss National Park14.4 km1,155 m4 hr 44 minHardJuly to September
Nationalpark PanoramawegSwiss National Park13.4 km1,380 m4 hr 51 minHardJuly to September
Aran Pirineos. Camino de SantiagoAragon245 km4,295 m64 hrExpertJune to October
Via Francigena - 03 part SwitzerlandValais/Wallis207 km3,717 m54 hrExpertJuly to September
Jakobsweg Burgenland – Zubringer 1Fertő–Hanság Nemzeti Park38.7 km79 m8 hr 53 minHardApril to October
Pietroasa - Valea Galbenei - Șaua Ponița - ArieșeniParcul Natural Apuseni25.0 km1,019 m7 hr 3 minHardApril to October

Routes in this collection

Hard

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Aragon

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,811 m
Typical duration
6 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Aragon

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,028 m
Typical duration
6 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park · Aragon

Distance
24.7 km
/ 15.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,335 m
Typical duration
8 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Parc Naziunal Svizzer - Quelle am Weg vom Luzzone-Stausee zur Ofenpass-Strasse
Hard

Swiss National Park · Grisons

Distance
14.4 km
/ 8.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,155 m
Typical duration
4 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Swiss National Park · Grisons

Distance
13.4 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,380 m
Typical duration
4 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Fertő–Hanság Nemzeti Park · Burgenland

Distance
38.7 km
/ 24.0 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
8 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici · Aragon

Distance
98.0 km
/ 60.9 mi
Elevation gain
4,444 m
Typical duration
29 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

Swiss National Park · Grisons

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
289 m
Typical duration
2 hr 19 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Pirin National Park · Blagoevgrad

Distance
46.7 km
/ 29.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,111 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
500px provided description: light in a field of rye, blossoms of cornflower, it's like an expressionist picture [#landscape ,#cornflower ,#hugin ,#France ,#Lorraine ,#Delme]
Expert

Luxembourg

Distance
293 km
/ 182 mi
Elevation gain
2,401 m
Typical duration
73 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Nationalpark Kongernes Nordsjælland · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
48.5 km
/ 30.2 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
737 km
/ 458 mi
Elevation gain
7,003 m
Typical duration
185 hr
  • Mountain
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Römisches Grabrelief "Häerdcheslee" in der Gemeinde Junglinster (Luxemburg)
Expert

Luxembourg

Distance
183 km
/ 114 mi
Elevation gain
1,218 m
Typical duration
44 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Nationalpark Skjoldungernes Land · Capital Region of Denmark

Distance
63.8 km
/ 39.6 mi
Elevation gain
228 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Liechtenstein

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,339 m
Typical duration
4 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route

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