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Long-distance trails in the United States - Definition |
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The following is a partial list of long-distance trails in the United States:
- 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, and New Hampshire)
- Bay Area Ridge Trail: 500-mile trail circling the San Francisco Bay Area (under development)
- Buckeye Trail: Circling the state of Ohio
- 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
- Continental Divide Trail: Along the length of the Rocky Mountains
- East Coast Greenway: Maine to Florida (under development)
- Ice Age Trail: Through Wisconsin
- John Muir Trail: In California
- Katy Trail: Across Missouri
- Long Trail: Through Vermont
- 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
- Oregon Coast Trail: Entire 362-mi Pacific coast of Oregon
- Ouchita National Recreation Trail (http://www.fs.fed.us/oonf/rec/ouachita_tr.htm) : In Oklahoma, This is the longest trail in the Ouachita National Forest spanning 192 miles across its entire length. In the west, the trail begins at Talimena State Park on U.S. Hwy. 271 near Talihina, Oklahoma. The eastern boundary is south of Perryville, Arkansas on Hwy. 9.
- 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)
- Potomac Heritage Trail: In the Potomac River basin (under development)
- Seaways Trail
- Sheltowee Trace Trail: In the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky
- Silver Comet Trail: West of Atlanta along a former railbed
- Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail: From the ridge of the coastal mountains in California to the Pacific Ocean.
- Superior Hiking Trail: In Minnesota
- Susquehannock Trail: Circular trail in the Susquehannock State Forest in north-central Pennsylvania
- Tuscarora Trail: Parallel to Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
- Wonderland Trail A ring around Mount Rainier in Washington (state)
See also
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