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1 Longest group walks  



1.1  A Walk of the People  A Pilgrimage for Life  





1.2  Bethlehem Peace Pilgrimage  





1.3  San Francisco to Moscow Walk for Peace  





1.4  A Walk to Moscow  





1.5  World Peace Walk  





1.6  HikaNation  





1.7  Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace and Life  





1.8  Great March for Climate Action  





1.9  The Longest Walk  





1.10  United Souls of Awareness Walk  





1.11  Alexander Gabyshev's Walk  







2 Longest solo or duo walks  



2.1  Jean Béliveau  





2.2  Peace Pilgrim  





2.3  Ignacio Dean Mouliaá  





2.4  Pablo Nemo  





2.5  Chris Lewis  





2.6  George Meegan  





2.7  Konstantin Rengarten  





2.8  Steven Newman  





2.9  David Kunst  





2.10  Nicolo Guarrera  





2.11  Prem Kumar  





2.12  Louis Michael Figueroa  





2.13  Shihab Chottur  





2.14  Avdhesh Sharma (IND)  







3 Longest runs, wheelchair expeditions  



3.1  Tony Mangan  





3.2  Robert Garside  





3.3  Rick Hansen  





3.4  Sergej Luk'janov  







4 See also  





5 References  














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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. The difference is that the former is tougher to organise logistically, especially when crossing international borders, since there generally needs to be greater accommodations and more thorough approvals for a group. There is also a tougher process of decision making with even a small group than with one or two people. Some people walking in groups say that the walking part can be easier than dealing with group politics and dynamics.

The walks should be continuous, save for a few weeks to organise through other countries. There is a separate section for long runs and wheelchair expeditions that were not walks.

Longest group walks[edit]

These were walks involving three or more long-distance participants.

A Walk of the People – A Pilgrimage for Life[edit]

Bethlehem Peace Pilgrimage[edit]

San Francisco to Moscow Walk for Peace[edit]

A Walk to Moscow[edit]

World Peace Walk[edit]

HikaNation[edit]

Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace and Life[edit]

Great March for Climate Action[edit]

The Longest Walk[edit]

United Souls of Awareness Walk[edit]

Alexander Gabyshev's Walk[edit]

Longest solo or duo walks[edit]

These are walks done by one or two people. The length of some usually relates to the difficulties of securing access to walk in certain countries.

Jean Béliveau[edit]

Peace Pilgrim[edit]

Ignacio Dean Mouliaá[edit]

Pablo Nemo[edit]

Chris Lewis[edit]

The coastline of Great Britain, including its islands, is 19,491 miles (31,368 km) long, according to the Ordnance Survey, with the mainland making up 11,072 miles (17,819 km).[30] Lewis also walked the 403 mile (649 km) coastline of Northern Ireland. The majority of the walk's duration was spent completing the coastline of Scotland and its many islands.

Along the way, Lewis acquired a greyhound, Jet. He also met Kate Barron, who joined him for the last 3 years of his trip. They had a child on the way, Magnus. [31] He completed the walk to raise awareness of and money for the Armed Forces charity, SSAFA. On crossing the finish line at Llangennith beach - with Kate, Magnus and Jet - Lewis had raised a total of over £500,000. Addressing those who had gathered to support him as he crossed the line, Lewis urged the crowd to "Have a goal, have a dream and stay focused". [32] Chris tells the story of the first part of his journey in 'Finding Hildasay'. The book is named after an uninhabited Scottish island where Lewis spent three months alone at the outset of the 2020 Covid pandemic. [33]

George Meegan[edit]

Konstantin Rengarten[edit]

Steven Newman[edit]

David Kunst[edit]

Nicolo Guarrera[edit]

Prem Kumar[edit]

Louis Michael Figueroa[edit]

Shihab Chottur[edit]

Avdhesh Sharma (IND)[edit]

Longest runs, wheelchair expeditions[edit]

Tony Mangan[edit]

Robert Garside[edit]

Rick Hansen[edit]

Sergej Luk'janov[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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