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❄️ Winter Hikes

Routes carrying a winter season tag

Every route in this collection has winter in its season field. That field is planning metadata and does not confirm snow-free terrain, open access or safe current conditions.

Updated September 2026

Choose by the details

How do these routes differ?

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

35.0 km

Camino Maltés

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

155 m

Camino Maltés

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
Aragonese WayAragon90.1 km1,422 m23 hrExpertOctober to May
Camino Jacobeo del EbroAragon231 km480 m55 hrExpertOctober to May
Camino natural del Ebro - AragónAragon316 km638 m75 hrExpertOctober to May
Camí Català per LleidaAragon170 km955 m41 hrExpertOctober to May
Camí de Sant JaumeAragon233 km1,288 m57 hrExpertOctober to May
Camino MaltésMalta35.0 km155 m8 hr 8 minHardOctober to May
Gozo Coastal WalkMalta49.8 km966 m12 hrExpertOctober to May
Victoria Lines TrailMalta16.0 km459 m4 hr 4 minHardOctober to May
Watch Tower WalkMalta15.7 km235 m3 hr 38 minModerateOctober to May
Ħad-Dingli - Il-Fawwara - Wied iż-ŻurrieqMalta12.6 km524 m3 hr 25 minModerateOctober to May

Routes in this collection

Expert

Aragonese Way

Aragon · Spain

Distance
90.1 km
/ 56.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,422 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Camino Jacobeo del Ebro

Aragon · Spain

Distance
231 km
/ 143 mi
Elevation gain
480 m
Typical duration
55 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Camí Català per Lleida

Aragon · Spain

Distance
170 km
/ 105 mi
Elevation gain
955 m
Typical duration
41 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Camí de Sant Jaume

Aragon · Spain

Distance
233 km
/ 145 mi
Elevation gain
1,288 m
Typical duration
57 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Camino Maltés

Malta

Distance
35.0 km
/ 21.8 mi
Elevation gain
155 m
Typical duration
8 hr 8 min
  • Pilgrimage route
Expert

Gozo Coastal Walk

Malta

Distance
49.8 km
/ 30.9 mi
Elevation gain
966 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Watch Tower Walk

Malta

Distance
15.7 km
/ 9.7 mi
Elevation gain
235 m
Typical duration
3 hr 38 min
  • Mountain
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sendero Histórico Variante Sur

Aragon · Spain

Distance
46.9 km
/ 29.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,387 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Senderos de La Litera Alta

Aragon · Spain

Distance
50.3 km
/ 31.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,303 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Velilla de Cinca - Ermita de San Valero (románico)
Expert

Contrastes del Bajo Cinca

Aragon · Spain

Distance
106 km
/ 65.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,517 m
Typical duration
27 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Camino de la Jorgeada

Aragon · Spain

Distance
76.5 km
/ 47.6 mi
Elevation gain
227 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Sendero Mariano

Aragon · Spain

Distance
23.6 km
/ 14.7 mi
Elevation gain
494 m
Typical duration
5 hr 55 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Vista panorámica desde el Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Pueyo, en el Somontano de Barbastro, España.
Hard

Senderos del Somontano

Aragon · Spain

Distance
32.3 km
/ 20.1 mi
Elevation gain
505 m
Typical duration
8 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Senderos del Somontano

Aragon · Spain

Distance
31.8 km
/ 19.7 mi
Elevation gain
414 m
Typical duration
7 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Vista de la Iglesia de San Julián y casa consistorial de Nuévalos Zaragoza Aragón (España).
Easy

Ibdes-Nuevalos

Aragon · Spain

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
104 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Senderos del Somontano

Aragon · Spain

Distance
46.9 km
/ 29.1 mi
Elevation gain
749 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
El milagro de Calanda ( Capilla )
Hard

Desierto de Calanda

Aragon · Spain

Distance
26.4 km
/ 16.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,098 m
Typical duration
7 hr 29 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route

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