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Long-Distance Routes
Pinecrumbs follows long-distance routes including the Appalachian Trail, Shikoku Pilgrimage, Camino Portugués, Kumano Kodo, Scotland's Remotest Pint, Pacific Crest Trail, and Te Araroa. Open each overview for route information, food guides, and food maps.
Long-distance route
Kumano Kodo
The Nakahechi Route crosses cedar mountains on the Kii Peninsula, linking the three Kumano Grand Shrines over four to six days. Steep climbs, torii gates, shrine grounds, and village inns shape the walk. Carried meharizushi gives way to ryokan meals, grilled ayu, wild boar broth, and maguro tuna at Kii-Katsuura.
- Region
- Kii Peninsula, Japan
- Route coverage
- ~73 km (Nakahechi Route)
Long-distance route
Shikoku Pilgrimage
The Shikoku Pilgrimage circles the island through four prefectures and eighty-eight temples, combining temple visits, mountain roads, coastal plains, and lodging that shapes the next meal. Convenience stores supply onigiri and baked goods; inns serve regional food, from Tokushima sudachi to Kochi bonito and Kagawa Sanuki udon.
- Region
- Shikoku, Japan
- Route coverage
- ~1200 km · 88 temples
Long-distance route
Camino Portugués
The Camino Portugués runs from Lisbon through northern Portugal and Galicia to Santiago, across coastal towns, the Minho valley, vineyards, and granite villages. A day begins with coffee and bread and ends near a pilgrim lodging. Tosta mista, galão, bacalhau, Galician octopus, scallops, and fixed-price menus follow the route.
- Region
- Portugal & Spain
- Route coverage
- ~610 km
Long-distance route
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail crosses fourteen eastern states from Georgia to Maine, with five to seven months of forested ridges, rivers, shelters, and trail towns. Food moves between carried oatmeal, ramen, and peanut butter, then diners, delis, church breakfasts, mailed boxes, and wild blueberries farther north.
- Region
- Eastern United States
- Route coverage
- ~2,190 miles
Long-distance route
Scotland's Remotest Pint
Scotland’s Remotest Pint links four Highland routes over 202 miles, from the West Highland Way to the Old Forge in Inverie. Lochs, glens, moorland, river crossings, and exposed ridges separate sparse settlements. Breakfasts, farm cafés, honesty boxes, carried provisions, and a final meal and pint mark the route’s practical rhythm.
- Region
- Scotland
- Route coverage
- ~202 miles
Long-distance route
Pacific Crest Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail runs from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington, crossing desert basins, volcanic peaks, granite passes, forests, and snowfields. A day depends on water carries, climbs, and the next resupply. Lightweight food fills the pack; towns bring diners, grocery food, and regional meals.
- Region
- Western United States
- Route coverage
- ~2,650 miles
Long-distance route
Te Araroa
Te Araroa runs about 3,000 kilometers through Aotearoa New Zealand, from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Beaches, forests, farmland, river valleys, road walks, mountain passes, and towns shape the route. The food rhythm depends on carried provisions, resupply towns, cafés, dairies, lodges, and the occasional longer stop.
- Region
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Route coverage
- ~3,000 km