Talk:Long-distance trails in the United States
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Additional trails can be added from [1] which lists at least 20 more over 100 miles in length. Rmhermen 16:21 Apr 24, 2003 (UTC)
I've added the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail because the Long-distance trail page defines a long-distance trail as being at least 50km. This trail clocks in at 55.5km, but if this seems too short to mention, feel free to remove it. -- Scott Burley 05:57, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)
I feel the Skline to the Sea trail is long enough. --Ray 23:23, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
The listing of trails is getting pretty long, maybe we should break it down by State headings. --Ray 23:23, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
- 50 km or 31 miles is not really a long-distance trail - certainly not in the U.S. A dedicated hiker could do that in two or three days. I would suggest raising the bar to at least a 100 miles. Rmhermen 21:22, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
- A 100+ mile requirement would cut out these trails currently on the list:
- Chief Ladiga Trail
- Chilkoot Trail
- Natchez Trace Trail
- Silver Comet Trail
- Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail
- Susquehannock Trail
- Virginia Creeper Trail
- Wonderland Trail
Rmhermen 21:35, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] I disagree
Long-distance I think does not mean long-distance as a dedicated backpacker would interpret "long-distance" -- I think of "long-distance" as a layperson would interpret it and anything of 30 miles would certainly qualify. Jarfingle 08:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
- There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of trails of that length in the U.S. They are not long-distance trails and including all of them would overwhelm this page. Rmhermen 02:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
- You're absolutely right, but let's worry about those hundreds or thousands of trails until we actually have Wikipedia articles on them before we worry the nitty gritty definitions.
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- As it see it, the alternative would be to start a "Middle-distance trails in the United States" article for those eight trails which seems a little premature. Let's take action and act upon specific definitions when it becomes practical to do so. In the interim, I think a layperson's defintion of long-distance certainly can suffice.
- Jarfingle 05:47, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Italicization of trail titles?
Hello, I'm unfamiliar with this! Is it common practice to italicize trail titles?
Jarfingle 20:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
