With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet's Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey featured is truly epic

Intro -- Title Page -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- AFRICA -- Cape Town's Three Peaks in Three Days (South Africa) -- Top of the World: Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) -- Animal Magic: Zambian Walking Safari -- AMERICAS -- A Winter Descent of the Grand Canyon (USA) -- Trekking the 'W' in Chile -- Boston's Freedom Trail (USA) -- Rockies Road: The Skyline Trail (Canada) -- Concepción Volcano Hike (Nicaragua) -- Border Patrol on the Pacific Crest Trail (USA) -- Heli-Hiking in the Bugaboo Mountains (Canada) -- Choquequirao: The Crowd-Free Inca Trail (Peru) -- The Long (And Winding) Trail (USA) -- Angels Landing (USA) -- The Lost Coast Trail (USA) -- ASIA -- Shikoku's 88 Sacred Temples Pilgrimage (Japan) -- Village to Village in the Markha Valley (India) -- Mamasa to Tana Toraja (Indonesia) -- Mt Kailash Pilgrimage Circuit (China) -- Huángshān (China) -- A Summit of Island Peak (Nepal) -- Alone on the Great Wall of China -- The Hong Kong Trail (China) -- Steps Ahead: Mt Kinabalu (Malaysia) -- EUROPE -- Coast to Coast on Hadrian's Wall (England) -- Walking History: The Lycian Way (Turkey) -- Godly Ways: Il Sentiero degli Dei (Italy) -- The Fourteen Peaks of Snowdonia (Wales) -- Four Days on the Alpine Pass Route (Switzerland) -- Mallorca's Dry Stone Route (Spain) -- A Walk through Time: the Thames Path (England) -- Wild Blue Yonder: Selvaggio Blu (Italy) -- Guiding Stars: Transcaucasian Trail (Georgia) -- Earth, Wind and Fire: Laugavegurinn (Iceland) -- Beside the Lake in Wordsworth Country (England) -- Across the Balkans on the Via Dinarica Trail -- Camino de Santiago (France to Spain) -- Walking on the Troll's Tongue (Norway) -- A Winter Traverse of the Great St Bernard Pass (Switzerland to Italy) -- The Ring of Steall (Scotland) -- Happy Families: A Donkey Hike in the French Pyrenees -- Enchanted Forest: The Westweg (Germany) -- OCEANIA

The Routeburn Track (New Zealand) -- Sydney's Seven Bridges (Australia) -- The Great South West Walk (Australia) -- Tasmania's Three Capes Track (Australia) -- War and Peace: The Kokoda Track (Papua New Guinea) -- The Abel Tasman Coast Track (New Zealand) -- Feathertop to Bogong Traverse (Australia) -- Indiana Jones and the Gold Coast (Australia) -- To the Lighthouse: Cape Brett Track (New Zealand) -- Copyright -- Back Cover