Lists
Ready-made selections of the 138 trails, a way to start. Each is picked out by rule from what each trail’s page says, so a list grows as trails are added.
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National Scenic Trails 11
The long trails the United States Congress has named National Scenic Trails.
- North Country National Scenic Trail 7,403 km4,600 mi
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail 4,989 km3,100 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 4,265 km2,650 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 3,537 km2,198 mi
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Routes 34
A route is a trail that a hiker worked out and published. No agency or association looks after it as one trail, and there may be no signs for it.
- Sea-to-Sea Route 12,513 km7,775 mi
- Great Western Loop 11,064 km6,875 mi
- Eastern Continental Trail 7,081 km4,400 mi
- Vagabond Loop 5,632 km3,500 mi
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The longest 19
Trails of 2,000 km (1,243 mi) or more.
- The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail) 28,000 km17,398 mi
- Sea-to-Sea Route 12,513 km7,775 mi
- Great Western Loop 11,064 km6,875 mi
- North Country National Scenic Trail 7,403 km4,600 mi
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Under 100 km 14
Trails shorter than 100 km (62 mi).
- Fundy Footpath 41 km25 mi
- Pukaskwa Coastal Hiking Trail 60 km37 mi
- Teton Crest Trail 64 km40 mi
- Timberline Trail (Mount Hood) 64 km40 mi
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A week or less 33
Trails most people walk in a week or less, as a source states it or as estimated from the length.
- Pukaskwa Coastal Hiking Trail 60 km37 mi
- Batona Trail 80 km50 mi
- Kekekabic Trail 66 km41 mi
- Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway 80 km50 mi
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One to two weeks 31
Trails that take one to two weeks, as a source states it or as estimated from the length.
- Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail 113 km70 mi
- Bartram Trail 180 km112 mi
- Centennial Trail 179 km111 mi
- Sunshine Coast Trail 180 km112 mi
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Loops 19
Trails that finish where they start.
- Great Western Loop 11,064 km6,875 mi
- Vagabond Loop 5,632 km3,500 mi
- Great Colorado Route 3,219 km2,000 mi
- Buckeye Trail 2,250 km1,398 mi
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With a GPX to download 85
Trails with a GPX file of the track on their page.
- North Country National Scenic Trail 7,403 km4,600 mi
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail 4,989 km3,100 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 4,265 km2,650 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail 3,537 km2,198 mi
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In Canada 27
Trails in Canada, or crossing into it.
- The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail) 28,000 km17,398 mi
- Eastern Continental Trail 7,081 km4,400 mi
- Great Plains Trail 3,540 km2,200 mi
- Sentier National (Quebec) 1,500 km932 mi
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Cross-country 31
Trails with stretches of walking where there is no trail.
- Great Western Loop 11,064 km6,875 mi
- Route In Between 4,344 km2,699 mi
- Hot Springs Trail 3,896 km2,421 mi
- Great Colorado Route 3,219 km2,000 mi
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Alpine 41
Trails with alpine among their main terrain.
- Great Western Loop 11,064 km6,875 mi
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail 4,989 km3,100 mi
- Route In Between 4,344 km2,699 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 4,265 km2,650 mi
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Forest 76
Trails with forest among their main terrain.
- Great Western Loop 11,064 km6,875 mi
- North Country National Scenic Trail 7,403 km4,600 mi
- Great Western Trail 4,800 km2,983 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 4,265 km2,650 mi
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Desert 13
Trails with desert among their main terrain.
- Great Western Loop 11,064 km6,875 mi
- Vagabond Loop 5,632 km3,500 mi
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail 4,265 km2,650 mi
- Desert Trail 2,552 km1,586 mi
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Coast 17
Trails with coast among their main terrain.
- Florida National Scenic Trail 2,414 km1,500 mi
- California Coastal Trail 1,931 km1,200 mi
- Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail 1,931 km1,200 mi
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 1,890 km1,174 mi
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Prairie 8
Trails with prairie among their main terrain.
- North Country National Scenic Trail 7,403 km4,600 mi
- Great Western Trail 4,800 km2,983 mi
- Great Plains Trail 3,540 km2,200 mi
- Florida National Scenic Trail 2,414 km1,500 mi
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Canyon 13
Trails with canyon among their main terrain.
- Route In Between 4,344 km2,699 mi
- Great Colorado Route 3,219 km2,000 mi
- Deseret Hiking Route 1,609 km1,000 mi
- Hayduke Trail 1,287 km800 mi
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Lakes 29
Trails with lakes among their main terrain.
- North Country National Scenic Trail 7,403 km4,600 mi
- Hot Springs Trail 3,896 km2,421 mi
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail 1,931 km1,200 mi
- Voyageur Trail 1,100 km684 mi
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Farmland 8
Trails with farmland among their main terrain.
- Buckeye Trail 2,250 km1,398 mi
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 1,890 km1,174 mi
- Sentier international des Appalaches (International Appalachian Trail, Quebec and New Brunswick) 1,177 km731 mi
- Tuscarora Trail 406 km252 mi
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