Long Hikes

A list

National Scenic Trails

The long trails the United States Congress has named National Scenic Trails. 11 trails, 11 with a GPX here.

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11 tracks, simplified for display. Select one for its name. Each trail’s page names its source, credit and licence. Base map: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

11 trails

Lengths
  • Official trail with a GPX here
  • Route with a GPX here
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  1. National Scenic Trail

    North Country National Scenic Trail NCT

    The North Country National Scenic Trail crosses the northern United States from Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota to Crown Point, New York, linking scenic, natural, historic and cultural areas across a great variety of northern landscapes.

    ND MN WI MI OH PA NY VT United States

    Length
    7,403 km4,600 mi
    Time
    About 8 to 12 months estimate
    GPX
    GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
    Climb
    104,532 m342,953 ftcomputed

  2. National Scenic Trail

    Continental Divide National Scenic Trail CDT

    The Continental Divide Trail runs along the spine of the Rocky Mountains from the Mexican border in New Mexico to the Canadian border in Montana, through Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho.

    NM CO WY ID MT United States

    Length
    4,989 km3,100 mi
    Time
    5 to 7 months
    GPX
    GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
    Climb
    139,119 m456,427 ftcomputed

  3. National Scenic Trail

    Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail PCT

    The Pacific Crest Trail runs from the Mexican border to the Canadian border along the mountain ranges of California, Oregon and Washington.

    CA OR WA United States

    Length
    4,265 km2,650 mi
    Time
    About 5 to 7 months estimate
    GPX
    GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
    Climb
    135,030 m443,012 ftcomputed

  4. National Scenic Trail

    Appalachian National Scenic Trail AT

    The Appalachian Trail follows the Appalachian Mountains from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine.

    GA NC TN VA WV MD PA NJ NY CT MA VT NH ME United States

    Length
    3,537 km2,198 mi
    Time
    5 to 7 months
    GPX
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    Climb
    142,218 m466,594 ftcomputed

  5. National Scenic Trail

    Florida National Scenic Trail FNST

    The Florida National Scenic Trail runs the length of Florida, from Big Cypress National Preserve in the south to Gulf Islands National Seashore on the Panhandle coast.

    FL United States

    Length
    2,414 km1,500 mi
    Time
    2 to 3 months
    GPX
    GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
    Climb
    4,697 m15,410 ftcomputed

  6. National Scenic Trail

    Ice Age National Scenic Trail IAT

    The Ice Age Trail is a thousand-mile footpath across Wisconsin that traces the landscape left by the last continental glacier, from Interstate State Park at St. Croix Falls to Potawatomi State Park at Sturgeon Bay.

    WI United States

    Length
    1,931 km1,200 mi
    Time
    About 2 to 3 months estimate
    GPX
    Partial GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON

    Track measures 1,141.0 km of 1,931 km published

  7. National Scenic Trail

    Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail PNT

    The Pacific Northwest Trail runs east to west from Chief Mountain in Glacier National Park, Montana, to Cape Alava in Olympic National Park, Washington.

    MT ID WA United States

    Length
    1,931 km1,200 mi
    Time
    About 2 months
    GPX
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    Climb
    66,605 m218,520 ftcomputed

  8. National Scenic Trail

    Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail POHE

    The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail is an evolving network of trails in the Potomac River corridor through the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

    DC MD VA PA United States

    Length
    1,448 km900 mi
    Time
    About 2 months estimate
    GPX
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    Climb
    12,878 m42,251 ftcomputed

  9. National Scenic Trail

    Arizona National Scenic Trail AZT

    The Arizona National Scenic Trail crosses Arizona from the Mexico border to the Utah border.

    AZ United States

    Length
    1,287 km800 mi
    Time
    6 to 9 weeks
    GPX
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    Climb
    31,724 m104,081 ftcomputed

  10. National Scenic Trail

    New England National Scenic Trail NET

    The New England Trail runs from Long Island Sound in Connecticut across long ridges to the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border, passing through 41 communities along the way.

    CT MA United States

    Length
    378 km235 mi
    Time
    2 to 4 weeks
    GPX
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    Climb
    11,011 m36,125 ftcomputed

  11. National Scenic Trail

    Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail NATT

    The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is made up of five separate sections of hiking and equestrian trail, together a little over 60 miles, running roughly parallel to the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi, to south of Nashville, Tennessee.

    MS AL TN United States

    Length
    105 km65 mi
    Time
    About 4 to 6 days estimate
    GPX
    GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
    Climb
    1,500 m4,921 ftcomputed

Lists are picked out by rule from each trail’s facts, so they change as trails are added or corrected. A list is shown when it has at least 4 trails and no more than 75% of the 138.