Long-distance trails in the United States
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The following is a partial list of long-distance trails in the United States:
- Allegheny Trail: A 330-mile trail, mostly in West Virginia, through the Appalachians/Allegheny Mountains from the Mason-Dixon line to the Appalachian Trail in Virginia
- American Discovery Trail: Coast-to-coast, from the Delmarva Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean to the northern California coast on the Pacific Ocean
- Appalachian Trail: Along the length of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, from Georgia to Maine (and passing through North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire)
- Arizona Trail: 790-mile trail from Mexico to Utah, crossing Arizona's mountains and canyons
- Bay Area Ridge Trail: 500-mile trail circling the San Francisco Bay Area (under development)
- Buckeye Trail: Circling the state of Ohio
- Chief Ladiga Trail: Alabama's longest rails-to-trails project
- Chilkoot Trail: An international historical trail that begins in Alaska and continues into British Columbia, Canada
- C&O Canal Trail: Along the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal along the Potomac River in Maryland and Washington, DC
- Cohos Trail: Through New Hampshire
- Colorado Trail: From Denver to Durango
- Continental Divide Trail: Along the length of the Rocky Mountains
- Cumberland Trail: Along the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee
- East Coast Greenway: Maine to Florida (under development)
- Finger Lakes Trail: from the Catskills to Western New York
- Florida Trail: 1,400-mile National Scenic Trail from Gulf Islands National Seashore in Florida's western panhandle to Big Cypress National Preserve in south Florida.
- Foothills Trail: A 76-mile scenic path along foothills of the Appalachians, starting from Northwestern South Carolina into North Carolina and Georgia.
- Highlands Trail: from Storm King Mountain on the Hudson River to the Delaware Water Gap
- Horse Shoe Trail: from Valley Forge to the Appalachian Trail near Harrisburg
- Ice Age Trail: Through Wisconsin
- International Appalachian Trail: Through Maine into Canada
- John Muir Trail: In California
- Katy Trail: Across Missouri
- Knobstone Trail: 58-mile trail in southern Indiana
- Lone Star Hiking Trail: 120 mile trail through the Sam Houston National Forest north of Houston Texas.
- Long Path: from the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge to (currently) the Mohawk River.
- Long Trail: The length of Vermont, from Massachusetts to Canada.
- Mason-Dixon Trail: Runs from the Appalachian Trail at Whiskey Springs, Pennsylvania to the Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
- The Metacomet-Monadnock (M-M) Trail: long distance hiking footpath, maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club-Berkshire Chapter Trails Committee and other volunteers. It is approximately 114 miles from the blue-blazed Metacomet Trail on the Massachusetts-Connecticut state line to Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire.http://amcberkshire.org/trails/mmtrail
- Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail: Linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, in Michigan state
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Crosses North Carolina going from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks.
- Natchez Trace Trail: In Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi
- North Country Trail: Northern tier of states in United States, New York to North Dakota.
- Northville Lake Placid Trail:In New York, Runs 125 Miles from Northville to Lake Placid through the Adirondack State Preserve Features numerous ponds, excellent camping and mostly easy grades.
- Oregon Coast Trail: Entire 362-mi Pacific coast of Oregon
- Ouachita National Recreation Trail : In Oklahoma and Arkansas, this is the longest trail in the Ouachita National Forest spanning 192 miles across its entire length.
- Ozark Highlands Trail: In Arkansas, 180 miles through the Ozark National Forest
- Ozark Trail: In Missouri
- Pacific Crest Trail: The Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range near west coast of the United States (California, Oregon and Washington)
- Pacific Northwest Trail: Begins at Glacier National Park (US), Montana and ends at Cape Alava, Washington.
- Palmetto Trail: A planned but unfinished 425-mile trail in South Carolina spanning from Charleston through Columbia to the Southern Appalachians of the state's Northwest. Currently, 225 contiguous miles are complete in the southern part of the trail.
- Pennsylvania Mid State Trail: The length of Pennsylvania, from Maryland to nearly the New York border.
- Potomac Heritage Trail: In the Potomac River basin (under development)
- Sheltowee Trace Trail: In the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky
- Silver Comet Trail: West of Atlanta, a rails-to-trails project
- Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail: From the ridge of the coastal mountains in California to the Pacific Ocean.
- Superior Hiking Trail: Follows Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior.
- Susquehannock Trail: Circular trail in the Susquehannock State Forest in north-central Pennsylvania
- Tahoe Rim Trail: Loop trail on the mountains and ridges surrounding Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada
- Tuscarora Trail: Parallel to Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
- Virginia Creeper Trail: near the Appalachian Trail in Virginia multi use trail
- Wonderland Trail A ring around Mount Rainier in Washington (state)
[edit] See also
- National Millennium Trail project - 16 long-distance trails selected in 2000 as visionary trails that reflect defining aspects America's history and culture
- Trail, Long-distance trail
- List of long-distance trails
- Walking, Hiking, Backpacking
