Long-distance hiking trails for beginners

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A selection of long-distance hiking trails that are perfect for beginners with a maximum distance of 500 km, comparatively little altitude and good infrastructure. Whether along coastlines, rivers, old trade routes or in the mountains - these long-distance hikes offer optimal conditions for gaining your first experience of long-distance hiking.
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Long-Distance Hiking · West Sweden
The Bohusleden
Long-Distance Hiking · Uppland
Sörmlandsleden
Long-Distance Hiking · Waldecker Land
Barbarossaweg
Long-Distance Hiking · Burgenland
AMBER TRAIL East route | enjoyable hiking between the Alps and Puszta
Long-Distance Hiking
Fishermen’s Trail
Long-Distance Hiking
Rothaarsteig
Long-Distance Hiking · Finnish Coast and Archipelago
St. Olav Waterway
Long-Distance Hiking · Mecklenburgische Ostseeküste
Baltic Coastal Trail E9
Long-Distance Hiking · Alpenregion Vorarlberg
Lechweg
Long-Distance Hiking · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
GR®4 in the Charentes
Long-Distance Hiking · Fränkisches Weinland
Main-Danube-Lake Constance Trail (HW4)
Long-Distance Hiking · Lüneburger Heide
Heidschnuckenweg
Long-Distance Hiking · Denmark
Øhavsstien - The archipelago trail
Hiking Trail · North East England
Cleveland Way National Trail
Hiking Trail · Mid Wales
Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail
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