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World Trails

The hikes worth flying for, and exactly what to carry on each one.

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The brief

Trail-first guides to the world's great hikes: what the terrain demands, what the weather does, and the kit that earns its place in your pack for that specific trail.

Every gear call links back to our tested rankings, so the packing list is never a guess.

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The 15 Best Hikes in the World (2026)

Every hiker keeps a private list of the walks that would justify a whole trip, a whole year, sometimes a whole reinvention. This is ours: fifteen trails across six continents' worth of dreaming, from a four-day Patagonian classic to a five-month American pilgrimage, each with the honest numbers, the honest difficulty, and the season that makes it sing. The world is very large and astonishingly walkable. Here is where to start.

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