Trekking in Europe

Must Do Treks is a guide to the best treks in the world. We aim to provide a website which inspires you to get out and trek by providing you with information on the world's best treks as well as suggestions for lesser known treks.

Trekking in the Alps and Europe

Trekking in the Alps is a sublime experience, which all trekkers should have high on their list of Must Do Treks. There are wonderful day treks in the valleys, long distance trekking trails and even some 4,000m peaks that are accessible with a guide or if you have experience of winter and glacier walking.

Famous treks include the Tour du Mont Blanc (often called the TMB) and the walker's Haute Route. However, there are countless other wonderful treks, with something to suit every taste and energy level!

The Tour du Mont Blanc is a 170km circuit of Mont Blanc, involving around 10,000m of ascent. It passes through France, Switzerland and Italy, and is usually trekked in 7-10 days. There are countless trekking holiday companies willing to guide you along this route, or help you complete the trek on a self-guided basis.

The Haute Route runs across wild and glaciated terrain between Chamonix in France and Zermatt in Switzerland. It covers 180km of spectacular scenery and generally takes around 2 weeks to trek. As it crosses a lot of glaciated terrain, trekkers either need to be fully competent in this environment or book a qualified mountain guide or trip with a trekking holiday company. It's well worth it though - the scenery is some of the finest in the Alps, with wild and savage looking mountains all around.

Futher details of both these Must Do Treks, and others, will appear here shortly.

Trekking in Scotland, Ireland and England
Scotland and the UK offer many wonderful treks. Away from the Scottish Munros, there are many fantastic long distance treks, which generally take around a week to hike. In England, there is the classic Wainwright's Way, which runs from coast to coast, and also the popular Cornish Way. Ireland has the famous Ring of Kerry trek which is also highly recommended.

However, there can be no dount that Scotland has the best trekking to offer in the Great Britain, when it comes to diversity of landscape, spectacular scenery and wild places - though always with a good pub at the end of the trail! The Must Do Treks in Scotland include:

The West Highland Way
The Great Glen Way
The Speyside Way
The East Highland Way
The Cateran Trail
The Kintyre Way
The Arran Coastal Path
The Cape Wrath Trail

More Must Do Treks will be added here shortly!

Trekking Holidays in Europe:

Wilderness Scotland offers a range of walking holidays in Scotland, both guided and self guided, with something for every ability.

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