Independent trail research
Everything about the trail,
in one place.
Stage data, seasons, permits, luggage transfer, maps and official sources for the world’s great long-distance walks. Free, independent, in five languages.
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Twelve great walks, documented properly.
From the Camino de Santiago to the W Trek in Patagonia — each guide covers the stages, the season, the permits and how to get there.
On every trail page
The details that actually decide a trip.
Not inspiration — the practical layer most trail articles leave out. Every page is built from the same structured dataset, so you can compare routes fairly.
Stage-by-stage data
Daily distances, cumulative ascent, the highest point and where stages naturally break.
Season & conditions
When the route is realistically walkable, when huts open, and when weather closes sections.
Permits & bookings
Whether a permit, park fee or compulsory reservation applies, and who issues it.
Luggage transfer
Honest coverage: where bag transfer is well established and where you carry everything.
Maps, GPX & sources
Direct links to the official authority, Google Maps, Wikiloc tracks and GPX downloads.
Where you sleep
Whether the route runs on albergues, refuges, mountain huts, ryokan or campsites.
Resources
Tools for the part that happens at home.
The planning, the apps, the packing and the beds. Practical pages that apply to any long walk, not just the twelve we document.
How to plan a trail
A step-by-step method: route, dates, stages, beds and what to check before you fly.
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Maps & apps that work
The mapping, GPX and mountain-weather tools walkers rely on, and what each is good for.
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What to carry
A realistic checklist for multi-day walking, and what changes when bags are transferred.
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Huts, albergues & refuges
How mountain accommodation works, when it books out, and what to expect on arrival.
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The dataset
Built on facts, not adjectives.
Every figure on this site is a planning value we can point to a source for, and every trail page shows the year it was last reviewed.
- 12
- Trails documented
- 60+
- Stages mapped
- 9
- Countries covered
- 5
- Languages, day one
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No sign-up, no sales call. Just the data, the sources and the links you need to plan a long walk properly.
