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Long Distance Trails

Long Distance Trail Vacations

Completing a named long distance trail end to end is a different kind of achievement, and Macs Adventure has spent over 20 years mapping self-guided routes on Europe's best-known paths.

Walk the full Camino Portugues into Santiago de Compostela, follow England's Cotswold Way through honey-stone villages or take on Scotland's West Highland Way, broken into manageable daily stages. Other notable long distance trails include the Walker's Haute Route or Via Alpina, England's Pennine Way, Coast to Coast, Southwest Coast Path, France's Camino Le Puy or Stevenson's Trail, the Camino del Norte and Primitivo & the Pembrokeshire Coast or Offa's Dyke Path in Wales.

Join the 40,000+ travelers a year who explore with Macs Adventure, a leader in self-guided travel.

  • A place these routes go

    Sunflowers on the Cotswold Way

  • A place these routes go

    Pentire Head on England's Southwest Coast Path

  • A place these routes go

    Along England's Pennine Way

  • A place these routes go

    The upper reaches of the Via Alpina

  • Asturias Path

    Near Asturias on the Camino del Norte

  • Camino le Puy

    Le Puy on Velay World UNESCO heritage site

11 hand-picked routes

  • France · Spain

    Camino Frances

    • Walking
    • 7–57 days
    • Easy to Moderate
    from$1,340CAD pp
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  • England

    Coast to Coast Walk

    • Walking
    • 9–18 days
    • Moderate to Challenging
    from$2,795CAD pp
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  • Spain

    Camino del Norte

    • Walking
    • 8–42 days
    • Moderate to Moderate - Challenging
    from$1,950CAD pp
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  • England

    Pennine Way

    • Walking
    • 21 days
    • Moderate - Challenging
    from$8,275CAD pp
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  • Italy · Switzerland

    Via Francigena

    • Walking
    • 8–50 days
    • Easy - Moderate to Moderate - Challenging
    from$2,540CAD pp
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  • France

    Stevenson's Trail

    • Walking
    • 8–14 days
    • Moderate
    from$2,265CAD pp
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  • Spain

    Camino Primitivo (Full Walk)

    • Walking
    • 16 days
    • Moderate
    from$3,135CAD pp
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  • France

    Camino Le Puy Way

    • Walking
    • 12–38 days
    • Moderate
    from$3,525CAD pp
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  • England · Wales

    Offa's Dyke Path

    • Walking
    • 20 days
    • Moderate
    from$6,190CAD pp
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  • Switzerland

    Via Alpina

    • Walking
    • 10–18 days
    • Moderate - Challenging
    from$5,300CAD pp
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  • England

    The Full South West Coast Path

    • Walking
    • 57 days
    • Challenging
    from$16,710CAD pp
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Real photos, real stories, straight from the trail

Over 26,000 travelers strong, our community shares #MacsMoments, swaps tips and advice, and helps each other plan the perfect trip. Many connect long before they set off - and some even meet up on the trail!

  • Pilgrim standing in front of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela after completing the Portugués Way

    I'm headed back to the states and have a mixture of emotions. So much to process. I feel like a different person!

    October 2026

    Camino de Santiago, Spain

  • A smiling hiker beside a West Highland Way marker post below a mountain

    Thank you Macs for the brilliant adventure! We loved all the accommodations provided

    June 2026

    West Highland Way, Scotland

  • A hiker standing in a pasture amongst horses

    October 2026

    Hadrian's Wall Path, England

  • A hiker beside a wooden signpost by an ivy-covered wall

    June 2026

    Cotswolds to the Cornwall Coast, England

  • A hiker stops on the trail for an interaction with a local cow

    August 2026

    Via Alpina, Switzerland

  • A group selfie in front of a river on a blue sky day

    In fact, if you're looking for sensory magic, give this trip a try

    October 2026

    Walking the Dordogne in Style, France

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Get to know Long Distance Trails

  • How long does a long distance trail take?

    Most full-length trails run 10 - 18 nights depending on the route, though shorter sections are available. There are some very long distance routes that run in excess of 30 days up to 45 and these are also broken up into stages.

  • Which trails are covered?

    Routes include the Camino de Santiago, England's Coast to Coast and Cotswold Way and Scotland's West Highland Way, among others

  • What's the terrain like?

    Waymarked paths through varied terrain, from gentle countryside to hillier stretches depending on the trail as well as a few alpine routes.

  • Where do you stay?

    Handpicked B&Bs, guesthouses and small hotels at the end of each day's stage

  • Do you handle luggage?

    Luggage transfers are included on most routes, so you only carry a day pack between stages

  • Can I walk just part of a trail?

    Some long distance routes are broken down into tours by stage or stages, see the route's page for more details on variants.

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