 It's good even very good but not that good! Not even in my relatively limited experience is it the best. HRP in the Pyrenees beats it hands down for starters. Even the Pennine way pips it in my book.
Still, don't want to know it too much, great walk! Even my 64 year old father enjoyed it when we did it a couple of years ago.
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 errr...does anyone know which walk was voted the best?just curious.
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sorry just re read the link...ill go back to sleep.
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 For anyone too lazy to click on the above, the winning route was the Milford Track in New Zealand.
I'm mildly surprised, but then again, the survey was done by Country Walking, a magazine with a strong UK bias and the experts asked were, presumably, mostly CW contributors.
Then again, how can you say any particular route is 'better' than any other? I've been lucky enough to trek things like Everst Base Camp, Annapurna and the Inca Trail and they all have different qualities. The Coast to Coast can't really match Everest for scenic grandeur for example, but then there's arguably more variety and the beer's definitely better ;-)
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I would be interested to know who wrote the article and who the writers and experts were who choose the 50 best list, does anybody know?
I have done a lot of long distance walks and whilst I might put the C to C in my top ten, there are others that I would consider like the Tour du Mont Blanc, GR20, West Highland Way, Offas Dyke and parts of the SW Coastal Path.
I have not done the Milford Track but have been to New Zealand and am reliably informed that there are a number of other walks there that are just as good as and probably better than the Milford Track, I hope one day I shall get the chance to find out for myself.
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 We have a Coast to Coast here in New Zealand as well, but I don't think that most of those that do it have much of a chance to admire the view. 320 odd Kilometers covered in one day (or 2 if you can't cope doing it in one day) from the West Coast (just south of Greymouth) to the East Coast (just out of Christchurch). It cross a high alpine pass, down braided rivers, over the canterbury plains and to the sea again. Also the beer is good too, if you like Speights. Oh, did I mention that it is an international multi-sport event? Running, Cycling, Mountain Running, Kayaking, Cycling and finally running again.
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 J G any piccies from that small race?
Or even web links would do.
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Having done none of the "great" walks, all I can say and why can't a UK walk be one of the best in the world?
Sure we don't have the same scale of things over here. But surely not everything has to conform to the American philosphy of bigger is better.
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Sorry, 243Km, was thinking of the distance by road, anyway this has some more info. http://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/ Will try to find some more pic's
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Nothing wrong with UK walks and many are excellent no doubt about it. It doesn't have to be far away to be great. Maybe it is just about what you want out of a walk? As we all want something different maybe it makes voting for them a bit academic. As for the stroll for to my local boozer: 8 out of 10 cats say their owners prefered it! So who is to say?
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 I'm amazed it came second not first!
But then there is no accounting for taste is there, Jenny likes Offas dyke, oh well.
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I'm also amazed, as this story ran in the Nov issue which was out in October! So has been floating around for over a month!!!
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so I won't be able to go to Smiths and find out what the other 48 were.......does anybody have a copy and the time and inclination to list them?
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50 - 41 are as follows:
50 - Grande Escusione Appenninca, Italy
49 - The 'Bibb' Track - Western Australia
48 - Mount Etna Circuit - Italy
47 - Amazon Jungle - Ecuador
46 - Akamas - Cyprus
45 - The Ruta Maya - Mexico, Belize, Guatemala
44 - The Silk Road - China
43 - Snowy Mountains - Australia
42 - Cac Phuong National Park - Vietnam
41 - Nilgira Hills Tamil Nadu - Southern India
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40 - 31 are as follows:
40 - Mount Kinabalu Sabah - Malaysia
39 - The Great Wall of China
38 - Grande Traversata Delle Alpi - Italy
37 - Mount Fuji Summit Trek - Japan
36 - The Pilgrims' Trail - Spain
35 - Hongu Valley - Near Everest, Nepal
34 - The Caucasus - Georgia
33 - Cordillera Huayhuash - Peru
32 - John Muir Trail - USA
31 - Mount Kailash - Western Tibet
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30 - 21 are as follows:
30 - La Grand Traversee Des Alpes - Switzerland, France
29 - Pennine Way - England
28 - Clockmakers' Trail - Black Forest, Germany
27 - The West Coast Trail - Vancouver Island, Canada
26 - The Overland Track - Tasmania
25 - Samaria Gorge - Crete
24 - The Levadas - Madeira
23 - Alpine Trails - Slovenia
22 - The Fjords - Iceland
21 - Stubai Horseshoe - Austria
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20 -11 are as follows:
20 - The Towers of Paine - Patagonia
19 - Toubkal - Morocco
18 - Table Mountain - South Africa
17 - West Highland Way - Scotland
16 - The Alpujarras Tour - Sierra Nevada, Spain
15 - The Lycian Way - Turkey
14 - Kilimanjaro Rongai Route - Tanzania
13 - The Appalachian Trail - USA
12 - South West Coast Path - England
11 - Annapurna Circuit - Nepal
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10 -1 are as follows:
10 - The High Tatras - Slovakia
9 - Abel Tasman Coast Track - South Islanf, New Zealand
8 - The Rockies - Alberta, Canada
7 - Kaibab Trail Grand Canyon - USA
6 - Inca Trail - Peru
5 - Trekkinh The Drakensburg - South Africa
4 - Tour of Mont Blanc - France,Italy,Switzerland
3 - Everest Base Camp and Kala Patar - Nepal
2 - Coast to Coast Walk - England
1 - Milford Track - South Island, New Zealand
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The expert Panel were:
Bill Birkett
John Merrill
Rob Dixon
Pete Hawkins
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Hope that helps, and I don't get on trouble for that.
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