List of long-distance trails in the United States
Introduction The National Trails System includes 11 long-distance National Scenic Trails with distinctive trail markers for eachThis is a list of notable '''long-distance trails in the United States''', with a minimum length of . Name Length Region Endpoint 1 Endpoint 2 Description  mi km Allegheny Trail    West Virginia  Appalachian Trail  Mason–Dixon line  West Virginia through the Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Mountains Allegheny Front Trail   Pennsylvania      Loop trail in Moshannon State Forest. American Discovery Trail    Coast-to-Coast  Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware  Point Reyes National Seashore, California  Passes through Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky (Southern Route), Indiana, Illinois, Iowa (Northern Route), Nebraska (Northern Route), Missouri (Southern Route), Kansas (Southern Route), Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. The northern route is 4,834 miles and the southern 5,057.Appalachian Trail   Appalachian Mountains Georgia Maine passes through North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire Arizona Trail    Arizona  Coronado National Memorial in Hereford, Arizona (at the United States–Mexico border)  Stateline Campground, Kanab, Utah  Designated a National Scenic Trail in 2009.Art Loeb Trail  North CarolinaDavidson River Campground, Transylvania County, North CarolinaDaniel Boone Boy Scout Camp, Haywood County, North CarolinaLocated in Pisgah National Forest; intersects Mountains-to-Sea Trail Backbone Trail    Santa Monica Mountains NW of Los Angeles, California  Point Mugu State Park  Will Rogers State Historic Park  traverses Santa Monica Mountains, limited overnight capacity  Baker Trail    Pennsylvania      A linear trail, partially in Allegheny National Forest. Bartram Trail    Southeast Appalachian Mountains  Chattooga River  Cheoah Bald  connects to the Appalachian and Foothills Trails; traverses Georgia and North Carolina Batona Trail    New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve  Ong's Hat  Bass River State Forest  Passes through three state parks in the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens Bay Area Ridge Trail    San Francisco Bay Area    circles San Francisco Bay; under development Bay Circuit Trail & Greenway    Massachusetts  Newbury, Massachusetts  Kingston, Massachusetts  A 230-mile, close-to-home, multi-use trail traversing 37 towns from Plum Island to Duxbury/Kingston Bay. Benton MacKaye Trail    Southern Appalachian Mountains  Springer Mountain in Georgia  Big Creek, north of Mount Sterling   connects from the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail; traverses Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Both endpoints meet with the Appalachian Trail. Together, the two trails form a figure-8 loop. Bigfoot Trail    California and southwest Oregon (~14 miles)  Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness  Redwood National and State Parks near Crescent City, California   Black Forest Trail    Pennsylvania      Loop trail in Tiadaghton State Forest. Bonneville Shoreline Trail    Utah    circles ancient Lake Bonneville Border Route Trail    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness    Follows the ridgeline above the chain of lakes along the international border between Minnesota and Ontario, Canada and is known for its dramatic vistas. Buckeye Trail    Ohio  Lake Erie at Headlands Beach State Park  Eden Park in Cincinnati  circles Ohio; many scenic locations, such as the Hocking Hills region and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park; passes through many small historical towns, shares path with American Discovery Trail and North Country Trail Bucktail Path   Pennsylvania      Linear trail in Elk State Forest. California Coastal Trail    California  Oregon  Mexico  more than half complete as of June 2012; ''within sight, sound, or at least the scent of the sea'' Catamount Trail    Vermont  Readsboro, Vermont  Canada–US border in North Troy, Vermont  A cross-country skiing trail which crosses the state of Vermont. Parts of the trail are only open in the winter. Chuck Keiper Trail   Pennsylvania      Loop trail with cross-connector in Sproul State Forest. Chief Ladiga Trail    Alabama  Georgia state line  Weaver  Alabama's longest rails-to-trails project, at the state line it turns into Georgia's Silver Comet Trail Chilkoot Trail    Yukon  Dyea, Alaska  Bennett, British Columbia  international historical trail; late 1890s major access route between the coast and Yukon goldfields C&O Canal Trail    Maryland  Cumberland  Washington, DC  trail is the old towpath for the abandoned Chesapeake and Ohio Canal along the Potomac River Cohos Trail    Northern New Hampshire  Notchland, near Crawford Notch State Park  Canada–US border at the southern edge of Quebec  Colorado Trail    Central Colorado  Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver  Durango  completed in 1987; highest point ; most above ; often dips below the alpine timberline Conestoga Trail System    Pennsylvania  Horse-Shoe Trail  Mason-Dixon Trail  A linear trail that traverses Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Continental Divide Trail    Rocky Mountains Glacier National Park, Montana at the U.S.–Canada borderBig Hatchet Mountains, New Mexico at the U.S.–Mexico border    on or near the Continental Divide; 70% complete as of 2007; crosses Triple Divide Peak Corvallis to the Sea Trail    Oregon  Corvallis, Oregon  Ona Beach  eastern half opened September 2017; western half expected to be officially open in two years Cowboy Trail    Northern Nebraska  Norfolk, Nebraska  Valentine, Nebraska  started in 1996, a multi-use rail trail. of former rail right-of-way, if completed may create the longest rail trail. Cranberry Lake 50    New York     circles the shores of Cranberry Lake in the Northwestern region of the Adirondack Park Cumberland Trail   Tennessee     trail along the Cumberland Plateau Des Plaines River Trail    Northern Illinois  Wisconsin state line  North Avenue in Melrose Park, Chicago short stretches incomplete Donut Hole Trail    Pennsylvania    Linear trail in Sproul State Forest. Duncan Ridge Trail    Chattahoochee National Forest  Appalachian & Benton MacKaye Trails at Three Forks  Appalachian Trail at Slaughter Mountain  A National Recreation Trail which forms a  loop in combination with the Appalachian Trail. East Coast Greenway    Eastern U.S.  Calais, Maine  Key West, Florida  29% complete as of 2013, multi-use path Eastern Continental Trail    Eastern U.S.  Key West, Florida  Belle Isle, Newfoundland  mountain route to Labrador, Canada Finger Lakes Trail    New York  Catskills  Western New York Footpath: Main Trail from Allegany State Park to Catskills plus additional six branch trails. Traverses NYS along southern counties. Est. 1962 Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail    Florida  Key Largo  Key West   A paved rail-trail Florida Trail    Florida  Gulf Islands National Seashore  Big Cypress National Preserve  up to  total length is planned; construction began in 1966; designated a National Scenic Trail in 1983 Fonta Flora State Trail    North Carolina  Asheville  Morganton  Developing hiking and cycling loop trail around Lake James with spurs to Asheville and Morganton. Foothills Trail    Appalachian foothills  Table Rock State Park  Oconee State Park  Follows the Blue Ridge Escarpment in South Carolina, and partly in North Carolina. Fox River Trail (Illinois)    Northern Illinois Algonquin, Illinois  Oswego, Illinois  Gandy Dancer State Trail    Wisconsin and Minnesota  St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin  Superior, Wisconsin  hiking and biking path George S. Mickelson Trail    South Dakota    within the Black Hills Gerard Hiking Trail   Pennsylvania      Loop trail in Oil Creek State Park. Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail   Fairfax County, Virginia  Potomac River, Great Falls, Virginia  Occoquan River, Lorton, Virginia  Multi-use trail traversing the entire length of Fairfax County, Virginia Grand Enchantment Trail   Southwest desert  Phoenix, Arizona  Albuquerque, New Mexico  east-west mostly wilderness trail Great Allegheny Passage   Pennsylvania, Maryland  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Cumberland, Maryland   Great Eastern Trail   Eastern U.S.  New York  Alabama  in development with portions open Great Western Loop   Western United States  Grand Canyon  Grand Canyon  loop of the U.S. west combining the Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Continental Divide Trail and other trails. Great Western Trail   Western Rockies  Canada  Mexico  passes through Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming Great Western Trail (Illinois)   Illinois, Iowa    mostly rails to trails conversion Greenbrier River Trail   West Virginia  North Caldwell, West Virginia  Cass, West Virginia   Greenstone Ridge Trail   Isle Royale National Park  Windigo Ranger Station  Rock Harbor, Michigan  Backbone trail of Isle Royale Hayduke Trail   Utah and Arizona   route in Utah and Arizona, linking Zion, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches National Parks Hernández–Capron Trail   Florida    High Sierra Trail   California  Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park  Mount Whitney  Highline National Recreation Trail   Arizona  Pine, Arizona  Close to where Arizona State Route 260 intersects Mogollon Rim  Historic trail established in the late 1800s to link various homesteads and ranches below the Mogollon Rim. Horse-Shoe Trail   Pennsylvania  Valley Forge  Appalachian Trail near Harrisburg  Linear trail through southeastern Pennsylvania. Ice Age Trail   WisconsinPotawatomi State ParkInterstate Park generally follows end moraine of the last ice age Idaho Centennial Trail   Idaho  near Murphy Hot Springs  Upper Priest Falls  Traverses large wilderness areas Iditarod Trail   Alaskan wilderness  Seward  Nome  famous dog sledding race; route alternates each year Illinois Prairie Path   Illinois  Wheaton   second of 27 new National Trails, consists of three radials International Appalachian Trail   Northeastern North America  Mount Katahdin, Maine  Newfoundland  from the northern terminus of Appalachian Trail; proposals pending to extend to Europe and North Africa Iron Horse Regional Trail   San Francisco Bay Area  Concord, California  Pleasanton, California  The completed Iron Horse Regional Trail will span the distance from Livermore to Suisun Bay in Contra Costa County, a distance of 55 miles, connecting two counties and 12 cities. John Muir Trail   California Sierra Nevada  Yosemite Valley  Mount Whitney  Katy Trail   Missouri    crosses the state Kekekabic Trail   Superior National Forest, Minnesota  Snowbank Lake Rd near Ely, MN  Gunflint Trail near Grand Marais, MN   A rugged footpath that crosses through the heart of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Knobstone Trail   Southern Indiana   The Knobstone Trail (KT) is Indiana's longest footpath – a 60-mile backcountry-hiking trail passing through Clark State Forest, Elk Creek Public Fishing Area, and Jackson-Washington State Forest. These state resource properties contain more than 42,000 acres of rugged, forested land in Clark, Scott and Washington counties in southern Indiana. The trail extends from Deam Lake, just north of State Road 60 in Clark County, to Delaney Park, just east of S.R. 135 in Washington County. The initial 32-mile segment of the trail was opened in 1980.Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail   Florida    part of the Florida Trail Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail   Pennsylvania    Linear trail in the Laurel Highlands area. Little Miami Scenic Trail   Miami Valley in Ohio  Springfield, Ohio  Newtown, Ohio  Entirely paved trail along the Little Miami River; almost entirely off-road. Continues an additional  north to Bellefontaine as the Simon Kenton Trail. Lone Star Hiking Trail   Texas A few miles East of Richards, Texas A few miles Northwest of Cleveland, Texas Traverses east/west through the Sam Houston National Forest north of Houston. A series of intersecting loop trails bring total potential mileage to 132.Heavily forested throughout, the trail skirts many developed areas, and contains a number of road walks (some several miles long) connecting sections of the trail. Trail is blazed, well signed, and regularly maintained along the entire length. Long Path   New York + New Jersey  George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey  Altamont, New York (Albany)  Long Trail   Vermont  Massachusetts  Canada  A footpath in the Wilderness begun in 1910 and completed in the 1930s. The Long Trail spans the length of Vermont, following the spine of the Green Mountains. Typical hiking time is 2 to 4 weeks. Loyalsock Trail   Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania Route 87, 10 mi (16 km) north of Montoursville  Meade Road, 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from U.S. Route 220, just north of Laporte  Linear trail in Loyalsock State Forest. Maah Daah Hey Trail   North Dakota  Theodore Roosevelt National Park   the longest continuous single track mountain biking trail in America Mason-Dixon Trail   Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware  Appalachian Trail at Whiskey Springs, Pennsylvania  Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania  Massanutten Trail   George Washington National Forest    Large loop trail in Central Virginia; National Recreation Trail. Mattabesett Trail   South-Central Connecticut    Metacomet-Monadnock Trail   New Hampshire  Metacomet Trail on the Massachusetts-Connecticut state line  Mount Monadnock  Michigan Shore-to-Shore Trail   Michigan  Lake Michigan  Lake Huron  Midstate Trail (Massachusetts)   Massachusetts    Worcester County, central Massachusetts Mid State Trail (Pennsylvania)  Pennsylvania  Maryland  New York  A north-south linear trail across Pennsylvania. Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway   Southwest New Hampshire  Mount Monadnock  Mount Sunapee  Mountains-to-Sea Trail   North Carolina   Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains  Jockey's Ridge, Outer Banks  about  complete as of 2011; follows the Appalachian Trail for  Natchez Trace Trail   Southeastern U.S.  Tennessee  Mississippi  disjoint trail;  complete; not planned to be connected New England Trail   Connecticut and Massachusetts  Guilford, Connecticut  New Hampshire border  includes most of the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, Mattabesett Trail and Metacomet Trail; designated as NST in 2009 New River Trail State Park   Southern Virginia  Pulaski, Virginia  Fries, Virginia & Galax, Virginia  A rail trail, with three end points, following the New River and one of its tributaries. North Country Trail   Northern United States  Crown Point, New York  Lake Sakakawea State Park, North Dakota  A diverse footpath crossing the prairies of North Dakota; the Northwoods of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; rural farm country of southern Michigan and western Ohio; and the rugged Allegheny Plateau of eastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York; and finally the Finger Lakes region and Adirondacks of New York. North-South Trail (RI)   Rhode Island  Blue Shutters Beach, Charlestown, Rhode Island  Massachusetts border, Burrillville, Rhode Island   A hiking trail that runs the length of Rhode Island from the Atlantic Ocean in Charlestown to the Massachusetts border in Burrillville, Rhode Island where it connects to the Mid-State Trail. North Umpqua Trail   Oregon (Southern)  Swiftwater Park near Glide Oregon  Digit Point Trailhead near Chemult Oregon  follows the Umpqua River; 11 segments mostly in undeveloped forest, connects to Pacific Crest Trail on the eastern end. Northville-Placid Trail   New York  Northville  Lake Placid  North-south low-elevation trail through the Adirondack Park (begin 1922, completed 1924). OC&E Woods Line State Trail   Oregon  Klamath Falls  Thompson Reservoir  a rail trail and Oregon State ParkOcean to Lake TrailFloridaHobe Sound Beach on the Atlantic OceanLake OkeechobeeThe Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail (OTLHT) runs approx 63 miles west from Hobe Sound Beach to Lake Okeechobee where it ends at the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST) trail head. Ohio to Erie Trail   Ohio  Cincinnati on the Ohio River  Cleveland  Incorporates numerous rail trails and roads Olympic Discovery Trail   Washington state's Olympic Peninsula  Port Townsend  La Push  about  complete as of 2011 with the remainder traversable using public roads Oregon Coast Trail   Oregon  North Oregon coast at South Jetty  Brookings  entire Pacific coast of Oregon Oregon Desert Trail   Oregon  Oregon Badlands Wilderness  Lake Owyhee State Park  under development as of summer 2013, though no trail needs to be built:  uses existing trails and public lands Oregon Skyline Trail   Oregon  Washington state  California  established in 1920, incorporated into Pacific Crest Trail in 1968; follows Cascades backbone Ouachita National Recreation Trail   Arkansas and Oklahoma    longest trail in Ouachita National Forest Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail   Southeastern United States  Abingdon, Virginia & Elkin, North Carolina  Kings Mountain National Military Park  Y-shaped trail commemorating the historic route of the Overmountain Men. Ozark Highlands Trail   Arkansas    through the Ozark National Forest Ozark Trail   Missouri    Pacific Crest Trail   West Coast  Mexico  Canada  traverses Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range paralleling the Pacific Ocean in California, Oregon and Washington Pacific Northwest Trail   Pacific Northwest Chief Mountain Border Station, Glacier National Park, MontanaCape Alava, Olympic National Park, Washington  Designated a National Scenic Trail in 2009.Palmetto Trail   South Carolina  Charleston  Southern Appalachians  225 contiguous miles  complete Paumanok Path   Long Island, New York  Rocky Point  Montauk Point  Only long-distance trail in the Long Island Central Pine Barrens Pinhoti Trail   Alabama and Georgia  Benton MacKaye Trail  Flagg Mountain near Weogulfa, Alabama  Connects the Appalachian Trail to the southernmost mountain of the Appalachian Mountain chain that is over  in elevation. Potomac Heritage Trail   District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania    Incomplete; trail network within Potomac River basin. Quehanna Trail   Pennsylvania    Loop trail in Moshannon State Forest and Elk State Forest. Rachel Carson Trail   Pennsylvania  Harrison Hills Park  North Park (Pittsburgh)  Linear trail with several views of the Allegheny River. Razorback Regional Greenway   Arkansas       River to River Trail   Southern Illinois  Ohio River  Mississippi River  Stretches through Shawnee National Forest. It forms part of the Southern Section of the American Discovery Trail. Robert Frost Trail   Massachusetts    Connecticut River Valley Rock Island Trail (Missouri)   Western Missouri  Pleasant Hill, Missouri  Windsor, Missouri  San Francisco Bay Trail   San Francisco Bay Area    encircles shoreline of San Francisco Bay; under development Sauratown Trail   North Carolina     Sheltowee Trace Trail   Kentucky  Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area  Rowan County, Kentucky  Daniel Boone National Forest Sierra High Route   California    within Kings Canyon National Park, Inyo National Forest, and Yosemite National Park Silver Comet Trail   western Georgia  Smyrna, Georgia  Georgia/Alabama state line near Cedartown, Georgia  paved rails-to-trails project that connects to Alabama's Chief Ladiga TrailSilver Moccasin Trail   Southern California   Angeles National Forest, CaliforniaThru-hike from Chantry Flat near Arcadia to Vincent Gap near Wrightwood, California. The trail is common with the Pacific Crest Trail from Three Points to Vincent Gap and passes over Mount Baden-Powell. Standing Stone Trail   Pennsylvania Mid State Trail near McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania Tuscarora Trail in Buchanan State Forest Connects the Mid State and Tuscarora Trails. Known as the Link Trail until 2007.Superior Hiking Trail   Minnesota  Wisconsin border east of Jay Cooke State Park  270 Degree Overlook at the Canada–US border  follows north shore of Lake Superior Susquehannock Trail System   Pennsylvania    Loop trail in Susquehannock State Forest. Tahoe Rim Trail   California + Nevada    loop trail surrounding Lake Tahoe Tahoe–Yosemite Trail   California  Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite  Lake Tahoe  Tecumseh Trail   Indiana Morgan Monroe State Forest  Monroe Reservoir  Theodore Solomons Trail   California  Glacier Point  Horseshoe Meadows  parallel alternate to the John Muir Trail, laying lower and further west Timberline Trail   Oregon    loops around Mount Hood, almost completely in wilderness Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes   Idaho  Mullan, Idaho  Plummer, Idaho  rail trail along abandoned Union Pacific right-of-way Trans-Catalina Trail   California  Avalon  Two Harbors, California  Traverses the length of Santa Catalina Island Tunnel Hill State Trail   Southern Illinois Harrisburg, Illinois  Karnak, Illinois  Tuscarora Trail   Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia    Parallels the Appalachian Trail to the west. Uinta Highline Trail   Utah  Hayden Pass, Utah Route 150  McKee Draw, U.S. Route 191  Follows the mountain ridges including Utah's highest mountain, Kings Peak; traverses the High Uintas Wilderness. Uwharrie Trail   Central North Carolina  Randolph County, North Carolina  Montgomery County, North Carolina  Original trail has been fragmented. Through hike requires a few miles of walking on country roads. Reconnection efforts are underway. Virginia Capital Trail   Virginia  Jamestown, Virginia  Richmond, Virginia   Virginia Creeper Trail   Southwest Virginia  Abingdon, Virginia  Whitetop, Virginia  near the Appalachian Trail; multi use rail trail Wabash Cannonball Trail   Ohio  Montpelier  near Liberty, Ohio  rail to trail conversion in northwestern Ohio; partially complete in 2012; two forks meet in Maumee Warrior Trail   Pennsylvania and West Virginia  Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pennsylvania  Ohio River south of Moundsville, West Virginia  A hiking trail entirely on private property Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail   Northern Virginia   Shirlington, Virginia  Purcellville, Virginia  A rail trail in Northern Virginia. Waterloo-Pinckney Trail   Michigan  Big Portage Lake  Silver Lake Lower Peninsula and the closest city is Chelsea, Michigan West Rim Trail   Pennsylvania  Colton Road near Ansonia, Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania Route 414 south of Blackwell, Pennsylvania  Linear trail that follows the western edge of Pine Creek Gorge. Willard Munger State Trail   Northern Minnesota  Hinckley, Minnesota  Duluth, Minnesota  A rail trail in Minnesota Wonderland Trail    Washington    loop around Mount Rainier in Washington
See also * National Trails System* National Millennium Trail project – 16 long-distance trails selected in 2000 as visionary trails that reflect defining aspects America's history and culture* Triple Crown of Hiking - term for completing the three major trails (Pacific Crest, Appalachian, Continental Divide)* List of long-distance footpaths* State wildlife trails (United States)* European long-distance paths
References
External links *  American Trails*  American Long Distance Hiking Association- West*  Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association*  American Hiking Society*  Appalachian Trail Conservancy*  Buckeye Trail Association*  Desert Trail information*  Hike and Bike Trails at Land Between The Lakes