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This is a list of the longest walks that have occurred in groups and on solo or duo projects. Many have promoted social causes or medical conditions. Some have been done mostly for the experience. Groups consist of three or more people who walked at least most of the entire distance. Solo/duo walks are one or two people.
Trans Canada Trail – In Canada, this trail extends to around 15,000 km (9,300 mi) from coast to coast and is still in need of completion.; American Discovery Trail – Extends from coast to coast in the USA, the longer Southern route is 8,158 km (5,069 mi) long.
George Meegan, The Longest Walk – Odyssey of the Human Spirit (1988); describes an unbroken walk from Tierra del Fuego at the southernmost tip of South America to the northern coast of Alaska at Prudhoe Bay between 1977 and 1983. Rory Stewart, The Places in Between (2006); recounts a walk across Afghanistan in 2002, after the Russians had left.
This is a list of the 23 longest spacewalks, also known as an extravehicular activity or EVA. "Agency" here refers to the organization under whose auspices the EVA was conducted (so a Swiss or Japanese astronaut would be listed under NASA if they wore NASA suits and were controlled by Mission Control Houston).
Final steps of the Longest Walk (1983) In 1976 Meegan retired from the Merchant Navy, beginning a several-year odyssey: walking from the bottom of South America to the top of North America. He documented his journey in his self-published book The Longest Walk: The Record of Our World’s First Crossing of the Entire Americas . According to the ...
Beliveau became the fifth man to be independently verified as having walked around the world. Walking for 11 years and covering 75,000 km, Beliveau's walk is the longest continuous world walk and has preliminary qualification stage for recognition under the WRA guidelines. [citation needed] Date Aug. 18, 2000 – Oct. 15, 2011 Duration
A walk around of the island of Bornholm (120 km (75 mi)). Camønoen A walk on the island of Møn (175 km (109 mi)). Sjællandsleden is a trail around Sjælland. Kyst til kyst stien A 140 km long hike across Jutland from Blåvandshuk to Vejle Map
A series of intersecting loop trails bring total potential mileage to 132. Heavily forested throughout, the trail skirts many developed areas, and contains a number of road walks (some several miles long) connecting sections of the trail. Trail is blazed, well signed, and regularly maintained along the entire length. Long Path: 347.4 559