diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index efcaee9..7b31da0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ netrics = "netrics:main"
 # built-in measurement modules
 netrics-dev = "netrics.measurement.dev:main"
 netrics-dns-latency = "netrics.measurement.dns_latency:main"
+netrics-hops-traceroute = "netrics.measurement.hops_traceroute:main"
 netrics-lml = "netrics.measurement.lml:main"
 netrics-lml-scamper = "netrics.measurement.lml:main"
 netrics-lml-traceroute = "netrics.measurement.lml_traceroute:main"
diff --git a/src/netrics/conf/include/measurements.yaml b/src/netrics/conf/include/measurements.yaml
index 2a06e1c..f68a1bd 100644
--- a/src/netrics/conf/include/measurements.yaml
+++ b/src/netrics/conf/include/measurements.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+hops:
+  command: hops-traceroute
+  schedule: "H/5 * * * *"
+  param:
+    destinations:
+      www.google.com: google
+
 lml:
   command: lml-traceroute
   schedule: "H/5 * * * *"
diff --git a/src/netrics/measurement/hops_traceroute.py b/src/netrics/measurement/hops_traceroute.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd1b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/netrics/measurement/hops_traceroute.py
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+"""Trace number of "hops" to target destination(s)"""
+import operator
+import subprocess
+import typing
+
+from schema import Optional
+
+from netrics import task
+from netrics.util.iteration import sequence
+
+from .common import (
+    default,
+    require_exec,
+    require_net,
+)
+
+
+#
+# params schema
+#
+PARAMS = task.schema.extend('hops_to_target', {
+    # destinations: (traceroute): list of hosts
+    #                             OR mapping of hosts to their labels (for results)
+    Optional('destinations',
+             default=default.DESTINATIONS): task.schema.DestinationCollection(),
+
+    # max_hop: (traceroute): natural number
+    Optional('max_hop', default='20'): task.schema.NaturalStr('max_hop'),
+
+    # tries: (traceroute): natural number
+    Optional('tries', default='5'): task.schema.NaturalStr('tries'),
+
+    # wait: (traceroute): natural number
+    Optional('wait', default='2'): task.schema.NaturalStr('wait'),
+})
+
+
+@task.param.require(PARAMS)
+@require_exec('traceroute')
+@require_net
+def main(traceroute, params):
+    """Trace the number of "hops" -- *i.e.* intermediary hosts --
+    between the client and target destination(s).
+
+    The local network, and then internet hosts (as configured in global
+    defaults), are queried first, to ensure network operation and
+    internet accessibility. (See: `require_net`.)
+
+    Traceroute is then executed against all configured internet hosts
+    (`destinations`) in parallel, according to configured traceroute
+    command arguments: `max_hop`, `tries` and `wait`.
+
+    Traceroute outputs are parsed to retrieve the hop number of each
+    destination, and structured results are written out according to
+    configuration (`result`).
+
+    """
+    # parallelize traceroutes
+    processes = {
+        destination: subprocess.Popen(
+            (
+                traceroute,
+                '--max-hop', params.max_hop,
+                '--tries', params.tries,
+                '--wait', params.wait,
+                destination,
+            ),
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            text=True,
+        ) for destination in params.destinations
+    }
+
+    # wait and collect outputs
+    outputs = {destination: process.communicate() for (destination, process) in processes.items()}
+
+    # parse results
+    hop_results = [
+        HopResult.extract(
+            destination,
+            process,
+            *outputs[destination],
+        )
+        for (destination, process) in processes.items()
+    ]
+
+    # check for exceptions
+    (successes, failures) = sequence(operator.attrgetter('hops'), hop_results)
+
+    fail_total = len(failures)
+
+    for (fail_count, hop_result) in enumerate(failures, 1):
+        process = processes[hop_result.dest]
+        (stdout, stderr) = outputs[hop_result.dest]
+
+        task.log.error(
+            dest=hop_result.dest,
+            status=f'Error ({process.returncode})',
+            failure=f"({fail_count}/{fail_total})",
+            stdout=stdout,
+            stderr=stderr,
+        )
+
+    if not successes:
+        task.log.critical("no destinations succeeded")
+        return task.status.no_host
+
+    # prepare results
+    results = {hop_result.dest: hop_result.hops for hop_result in hop_results}
+
+    # label results
+    if isinstance(params.destinations, dict):
+        results = {
+            params.destinations[destination]: result
+            for (destination, result) in results.items()
+        }
+
+    # flatten results
+    if params.result.flat:
+        results = {
+            f'hops_to_{destination}': result
+            for (destination, result) in results.items()
+        }
+    else:
+        results = {
+            destination: {'hops': result}
+            for (destination, result) in results.items()
+        }
+
+    # write results
+    task.result.write(results,
+                      label=params.result.label,
+                      annotate=params.result.annotate)
+
+    return task.status.success
+
+
+class HopResult(typing.NamedTuple):
+    """Hop number parsed from traceroute outputs for a destination host.
+
+    """
+    dest: str
+    hops: typing.Optional[int]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def extract(cls, dest, process, stdout, stderr):
+        """Construct object from traceroute result."""
+        if process.returncode == 0:
+            try:
+                (*_earlier_lines, last_line) = stdout.splitlines()
+
+                (hop_count, _line_remainder) = last_line.strip().split(' ', 1)
+
+                hop_int = int(hop_count)
+            except ValueError:
+                #
+                # we have a problem!
+                #
+                # e.g.:
+                #
+                # *) stdout was empty
+                # *) last line did not contain spaces to split
+                # *) the first column value was non-numeric
+                #
+                pass
+            else:
+                return cls(dest, hop_int)
+
+        return cls(dest, None)
diff --git a/src/netrics/util/iteration.py b/src/netrics/util/iteration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95748fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/netrics/util/iteration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import itertools
+
+
+def partition(predicate, iterable):
+    """Split `iterable` into two disjoint iterables according
+    to the Boolean return value of `predicate(item)` (where `item`
+    corresponds to each item of `iterable`).
+
+    This is identical to the composition of
+    `filter(predicate, iterable)` and
+    `itertools.filterfalse(predicate, iterable)`, with the distinction
+    that `iterable` may be an exhaustable generator or iterator, but it
+    will not be prematurely exhausted, (thanks to `itertools.tee`).
+
+    """
+    (t1, t2) = itertools.tee(iterable)
+
+    return (
+        filter(predicate, t1),
+        itertools.filterfalse(predicate, t2),
+    )
+
+
+def sequence(predicate, iterable):
+    """Split `iterable` into two disjoint sequences.
+
+    This function is identical to `partition`, except that sequences of
+    type `tuple` are returned, (in lieu of exhaustable iterators).
+
+    See: `partition`.
+
+    """
+    return tuple(map(tuple, partition(predicate, iterable)))