Epic Trails

West Highland Way, Scotland

I saw that National Geographic published a list of 20 "epic" trails - in their words, "walks that travel deeper into a location’s history and culture." Looking through the list, I would eagerly do 19 of them - the exception being the climb of Mt. Fuji in Japan, which sounds like a perfect nightmare, jam-packed with half of Tokyo at any hour of day or night.

The chance of actually doing most of these hikes seems like a longshot at best (especially the ones in the Himalayas and Andes), but some seem especially interesting, and in the "who knows, maybe someday" category:

• Laugavegurinn/Fimmvörðuháls Pass, Iceland
  
• West Highland Way, Scotland
  
• Copper Canyon/Tararecua Canyon, Mexico
  
• Gaspésie National Park, Quebec