Backpacking is hiking, but you take what you need with you. It's a couple of days in nature. This needs to be planned and most trails are only nice to walk in some months of the year. Some are only not very fun to do (e.g. due to rain seasons / monsun), others are impossible / dangerous due to snow and ice.
I wanted to plan my holidays and found it quite difficult to find trails, given some months when I can take my holidays.
The time varies by how fast you are and sometimes there are different versions of the same trek.
January
- Coyhaique, Chile: Cerro Castillo (4 days)
- Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela: Roraima Trek (6-10 days)
- Santa Marta, Colombia: Lost City Trek (4-6 days)
- El Cocuy, Colombia: Cocuy Circuit (5 days)
Oceania
- Auckland, New Zealand: Tongariro Crossing (1 day)
- Te Anau, New Zealand: Milford Track (4 days)
February
- Coyhaique, Chile: Cerro Castillo (4 days)
- Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela: Roraima Trek (6-10 days)
- Santa Marta, Colombia: Lost City Trek (4-6 days)
- El Cocuy, Colombia: Cocuy Circuit (5 days)
Oceania
- Auckland, New Zealand: Tongariro Crossing (1 day)
- Te Anau, New Zealand: Milford Track (4 days)
March
Europe
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Triglav National park (Soča trail, Tolminka troughs, Triglavska Bistrica Trail, Vintgar-Klamm and more)
South America
- Coyhaique, Chile: Cerro Castillo (4 days)
- Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela: Roraima Trek (6-10 days)
- Santa Marta, Colombia: Lost City Trek (4-6 days)
- El Cocuy, Colombia: Cocuy Circuit (5 days)
Oceania
- Auckland, New Zealand: Tongariro Crossing (1 day)
- Te Anau, New Zealand: Milford Track (4 days)
April
Europe
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Triglav National park (Soča trail, Tolminka troughs, Triglavska Bistrica Trail, Vintgar-Klamm and more)
South America
- Cusco, Peru: Salkantay Trail (4-6 days)
- Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela: Roraima Trek (6-10 days)
May
Europe
- Glasgow, Scotland: WHW
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Triglav National park (Soča trail, Tolminka troughs, Triglavska Bistrica Trail, Vintgar-Klamm and more)
South America
- Cusco, Peru:
- Inca Trail
- Salkantay Trail (4-6 days)
- Ausangate Trek (4-7 days)
- Huaraz, Peru: Huayhuash Circuit (8-10 days)
- La Paz, Bolivia: Yunga Cruz Trek (3-5 days)
June
Europe
- Corsica (France): GR-20
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Triglav National park (Soča trail, Tolminka troughs, Triglavska Bistrica Trail, Vintgar-Klamm and more)
South America
- Cusco, Peru:
- Salkantay Trail (4-6 days)
- Ausangate Trek (4-7 days)
- Huaraz, Peru: Huayhuash Circuit (8-10 days)
- La Paz, Bolivia: Yunga Cruz Trek (3-5 days)
July
Afrika
- Arusha, Tanzania: Mount Meru (4-5 days)
Europe
- Corsica (France): GR-20
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Triglav National park (Soča trail, Tolminka troughs, Triglavska Bistrica Trail, Vintgar-Klamm and more)
South America
- Cusco, Peru:
- Salkantay Trail (4-6 days)
- Ausangate Trek (4-7 days)
- Huaraz, Peru: Huayhuash Circuit (8-10 days)
- La Paz, Bolivia: Yunga Cruz Trek (3-5 days)
August
Afrika
- Arusha, Tanzania: Mount Meru (4-5 days)
Europe
- Corsica (France): GR-20
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Triglav National park (Soča trail, Tolminka troughs, Triglavska Bistrica Trail, Vintgar-Klamm and more)
South America
- Cusco, Peru:
- Salkantay Trail (4-6 days)
- Ausangate Trek (4-7 days)
- Huaraz, Peru: Huayhuash Circuit (8-10 days)
September
Afrika
- Arusha, Tanzania: Mount Meru (4-5 days)
- Ljubljana, Slovenia: Triglav National park (Soča trail, Tolminka troughs, Triglavska Bistrica Trail, Vintgar-Klamm and more)
Europe
South America
- Cusco, Peru:
- Salkantay Trail (4-6 days)
- Ausangate Trek (4-7 days)
- Huaraz, Peru: Huayhuash Circuit (8-10 days)
Oceania
- New Zealand: Te Araroa (50-80 days)
October
Afrika
- Arusha, Tanzania: Mount Meru (4-5 days)
Europe:
South America:
- Cusco, Peru: Inca Trail
Oceania
- New Zealand: Te Araroa (50-80 days)
November
South America
- Cusco, Peru: Salkantay Trail (4-6 days)
- Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela: Roraima Trek (6-10 days)
Oceania
- New Zealand: Te Araroa (50-80 days)
December
South America
- Coyhaique, Chile: Cerro Castillo (4 days)
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Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela: Roraima Trek (6-10 days)
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Santa Marta, Colombia: Lost City Trek (4-6 days)
- El Cocuy, Colombia: Cocuy Circuit (5 days)
Oceania
- Auckland, New Zealand: Tongariro Crossing (1 day)
- New Zealand: Te Araroa (50-80 days)
See also
- Wikipedia: Backpacking_ vs Hiking
- More tours:
- Germany, Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg
- Germany/Denmark: Gendarmenpfad (4-12 days)
- Germany: Maximiliansweg
- Spain: Camino de Santiago