What is the most difficult Great Walk?

Tongariro Northern Circuit This is by far the steepest climb in all the Great Walks of New Zealand and it is up a scree/volcanic sand slope. Add in hundreds of day walks and a backpack, and you get one of the toughest sections of hiking on the Great Walks.



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The Cape Wrath Trail, or CWT, is an almost 400km long-distance route from Fort William to the lighthouse at the most north-westerly point of Scotland, Cape Wrath.

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Ben Nevis is probably slightly harder, but not a great deal, if Snowdon posed no great difficulty, then you should be absolutely fine. One thing to watch out for is how to get off the summit. The top of Ben Nevis is a bit of a plateau, and can be tricky to find the right way off in bad visibility.

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Aonach Eagach, Scotland Glen Coe's Grade 2 Aonach Eagach ridge is considered the narrowest ridge on the British mainland and Scotland's toughest horizontal scramble – pretty daunting stuff considering it sits at 3,127ft. What's more, it's also one of the UK's most dangerous accident black spots.

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There is really no one right answer to this. Kepler is the walk where one gets to experience alpine style hiking by walking on exposed ridge for better part of the hike. Routeburn is the trail with picture-perfect and more approachable scenery.

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In our opinion, Kinder Scout is one of the hardest walking trails in Peak District due to the length, height gain and indistinct trail at points. However, it's rewarding with beautiful views from Kinder Plateau and Kinder Low and worth the effort! You'll really feel like you're in the mountains!

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UK's hardest mountain routes to climb Beinn Narnain, Scotland. Ben Nevis, Scotland. Ben Vorlich, Scotland. Great Gable, Lake District.

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The Milford Track has been called “the finest walk in the world”!

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