World's Most Anticipated Hiking Trails

- When fully completed, the England Coast Path will be approximately 2,700 miles long, making it the longest managed coastal trail in the world. The project, in the works since 2009, has been opening in sections and is expected to be fully connected in the spring of 2026. - In May 2023, the trail was renamed the King Charles III England Coast Path to commemorate his coronation and recognize his support for the natural world. - The Jeju Island Olle Trail in South Korea is a 437-kilometer network of 27 total routes, consisting of 21 main routes and six sub-routes. The trail was conceived and developed by former journalist Suh Myung-sook and is maintained by the non-profit Jeju Olle Foundation with the help of local residents and volunteers. - The name "Olle" is a local Jeju dialect term for the narrow path between a house and the street. Along the coastal routes, hikers can often see the Haenyeo, female divers who harvest seafood without modern equipment and are recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. - The Arizona Peace Trail is a 675-mile loop primarily designed for off-highway vehicles (OHVs), traversing the varied terrain of three counties in western Arizona. The trail system was officially established through a collaboration between the Bureau of Land Management, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and over a dozen local OHV clubs. - Two other noteworthy upcoming trails are the Pekoe Trail in Sri Lanka and the Transcaucasian Trail. The Pekoe Trail is a 300-kilometer route through Sri Lanka's central highlands, named after a type of tea. - The Transcaucasian Trail is an ambitious project to create a more than 3,000-kilometer trail through Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, connecting over two dozen national parks. As of early 2025, 1,750 kilometers of the trail had been completed.