A list
Alpine
Trails with alpine among their main terrain. 41 trails, 15 with a GPX here.
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15 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.
41 trails
- Official trail with a GPX here
- Route with a GPX here
- No GPX here: its page says where to get one
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Great Western Loop GWL
Route by Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan, 2006
The Great Western Loop links the Pacific Crest, Pacific Northwest, Continental Divide, Grand Enchantment and Arizona trails together with a trail-less stretch through the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts into one circuit of the American West.
- Length
- 11,064 km6,875 mi
- Time
- About 7 months
- GPX
- Not published
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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.
- Length
- 4,989 km3,100 mi
- Time
- 5 to 7 months
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 139,119 m456,427 ftcomputed
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Route In Between RIB
Route by Kevin "LarryBoy" DeVries, 2019
The Route In Between links the Arizona Trail, the author's Deseret Hiking Route through Utah, and the Idaho Centennial Trail for a Mexico to Canada walk.
- Length
- 4,344 km2,699 mi
- Time
- About 7 to 12 months estimate
- GPX
- Free from its author
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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.
- Length
- 4,265 km2,650 mi
- Time
- About 5 to 7 months estimate
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 135,030 m443,012 ftcomputed
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Hot Springs Trail HST
Route by Aria Zoner, 2016
The Hot Springs Trail is a route from Santa Barbara, California, to the Canadian border in Idaho that links 100 wild and resort hot spring areas.
- Length
- 3,896 km2,421 mi
- Time
- About 4 months
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail AT
The Appalachian Trail follows the Appalachian Mountains from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine.
- Length
- 3,537 km2,198 mi
- Time
- 5 to 7 months
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 142,218 m466,594 ftcomputed
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Great Colorado Route GCR
Route by Donovan "Iceman" Rice, 2026
The Great Colorado Route is a 32-section route across Colorado that mixes a high route with a traditional thru-hike.
CO United States
- Length
- 3,219 km2,000 mi
- Time
- About 4 months
- GPX
- Free from its author
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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.
- Length
- 1,931 km1,200 mi
- Time
- About 2 months
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 66,605 m218,520 ftcomputed
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Brooks Range Traverse BRT
Route by Luc Mehl and Sarah Histand, 2016
The Brooks Range Traverse crosses northern Alaska from Kivalina to Kaktovik, in three parts walked in 2016, 2017 and 2019.
AK United States
- Length
- 1,609 km1,000 mi
- Time
- About 3 to 4 months estimate
- GPX
- Free from its author
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Deseret Hiking Route DHR
Route by Kevin "LarryBoy" DeVries, 2019
The Deseret Hiking Route runs about 1,000 miles through Utah, from the Arizona border to Alturas Lake Creek in Idaho.
UT United States
- Length
- 1,609 km1,000 mi
- Time
- About 2 to 3 months estimate
- GPX
- Free from its author
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Idaho Centennial Trail ICT
The Idaho Centennial Trail is the state trail of Idaho, running from Murphy Hot Springs on the Nevada border north through mountains and high desert to the state's northern boundary.
ID United States
- Length
- 1,448 km900 mi
- Time
- About 2 months estimate
- GPX
- Partial GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
Track measures 292.5 km of 1,448 km published
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Great Divide Trail GDT
The Great Divide Trail follows the Continental Divide through Alberta and British Columbia, from Waterton Lakes National Park at the United States border to Kakwa Lake.
- Length
- 1,130 km702 mi
- Time
- About 8 weeks
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 37,307 m122,398 ftcomputed
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Northern New Mexico Loop NNML
Route by Brett Tucker ("Blisterfree") and collaborators
The Northern New Mexico Loop starts and ends at Santa Fe Plaza, touring the Jemez Mountains, the Continental Divide and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on a clockwise circuit of northern New Mexico.
NM United States
- Length
- 805 km500 mi
- Time
- About 1 to 2 months estimate
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Colorado Trail CT
The Colorado Trail runs from Waterton Canyon near Denver to Durango, across high mountain country and several national forests and wilderness areas.
CO United States
- Length
- 782 km486 mi
- Time
- 4 to 6 weeks
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 26,001 m85,305 ftcomputed
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Wasatch Traverse WT
Route by Liz Thomas
The Wasatch Traverse follows the length of Utah's Wasatch Range from the Wellsville Wilderness in the north to the southwest side of the Mount Nebo Wilderness.
UT United States
- Length
- 455 km283 mi
- Time
- 11 days
- GPX
- Free from its author
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Canol Heritage Trail CHT
The Canol Heritage Trail follows an abandoned Second World War pipeline route from Norman Wells in the Northwest Territories to the Yukon border, across the Mackenzie Mountains.
NT Canada
- Length
- 371 km231 mi
- Time
- 2 to 3 weeks
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 5,436 m17,835 ftcomputed
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John Muir Trail JMT
The John Muir Trail is a world-famous trail stretching from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
CA United States
- Length
- 340 km211 mi
- Time
- About 3 weeks
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 10,866 m35,650 ftcomputed
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Sierra Grand Traverse SGT
Route by John and Monica Chapman, 2023
The Sierra Grand Traverse crosses the High Sierra in California from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park south past Mount Whitney to Horseshoe Meadows.
CA United States
- Length
- 322 km200 mi
- Time
- About 2 to 4 weeks estimate
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Sierra High Route SHR
Route by Steve Roper
The Sierra High Route is Steve Roper's timberline route through California's High Sierra from Kings Canyon National Park to northern Yosemite.
CA United States
- Length
- 314 km195 mi
- Time
- About 2 to 4 weeks estimate
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Tahoe–Yosemite Trail TYT
Route by Thomas Winnett, 1970
The Tahoe-Yosemite Trail is Thomas Winnett's route through California's Sierra Nevada from Meeks Bay at Lake Tahoe to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park.
CA United States
- Length
- 299 km186 mi
- Time
- About 2 to 4 weeks estimate
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Cohos Trail COHOS
The Cohos Trail runs north through New Hampshire from southern Crawford Notch to the Canadian border at Pittsburg, through the White Mountains and the Great North Woods.
NH United States
- Length
- 270 km168 mi
- Time
- 9 to 14 days
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 9,834 m32,264 ftcomputed
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Tahoe Rim Trail TRT
The Tahoe Rim Trail is a loop of about 165 miles around the ridgelines of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
- Length
- 266 km165 mi
- Time
- About 2 weeks
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 8,305 m27,247 ftcomputed
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Yosemite High Route YHR
Route by Andrew Skurka
The Yosemite High Route explores the upper headwaters of the Tuolumne and Merced Rivers in Yosemite National Park, California.
CA United States
- Length
- 261 km162 mi
- Time
- 7 to 14 days
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Big SEKI Loop BSL
Route by Amy and James (Doing Miles), 2013
The Big SEKI Loop is a high Sierra Nevada loop in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks that starts and ends at Roads End in Kings Canyon.
CA United States
- Length
- 249 km155 mi
- Time
- 7 to 12 days
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 11,060 m36,286 ftcomputed
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Kings Canyon High Basin Route KCHBR
Route by Andrew Skurka
The Kings Canyon High Basin Route wraps around the upper watershed of the Kings River in the High Sierra, entirely within Kings Canyon National Park.
CA United States
- Length
- 200 km124 mi
- Time
- 9 to 10 days
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Uinta Highline Trail UHT
The Uinta Highline Trail traverses the Uinta Range in Utah from east to west, mostly above 10,000 feet in the High Uintas Wilderness.
UT United States
- Length
- 167 km104 mi
- Time
- About 6 to 9 days estimate
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 5,003 m16,414 ftcomputed
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Southern Sierra High Route SoSHR
Route by Alan Dixon and Don Wilson, 2014
The Southern Sierra High Route traverses the highest part of California's Sierra Nevada from the South Lake trailhead near Bishop to Cottonwood Lakes.
CA United States
- Length
- 161 km100 mi
- Time
- 5 to 6 days
- GPX
- Free from its author
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North Boundary Trail NBT
The North Boundary Trail is a remote wilderness route along the northern edge of Jasper National Park, from Rock Lake over Snake Indian Pass and down the Smoky River to Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia.
AB Canada
- Length
- 159 km99 mi
- Time
- 7 to 10 days
- GPX
- See the official site
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Wind River High Route (Skurka guide) WRHR
Route by Andrew Skurka
Andrew Skurka's Wind River High Route follows the alpine crest of Wyoming's Wind River Range between Wind River Peak in the south and Downs Mountain in the north.
WY United States
- Length
- 156 km97 mi
- Time
- About 8 to 13 days estimate
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Wonderland Trail WT
The Wonderland Trail is a loop of about 93 miles that goes all the way around Mount Rainier in Washington.
WA United States
- Length
- 150 km93 mi
- Time
- 10 to 14 days
- GPX
- GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
- Climb
- 7,500 m24,606 ftcomputed
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Beartooth High Route BHR
Route by Wilderness Mindset
The Beartooth High Route is a 90-mile route across the Beartooth Range of Montana and Wyoming.
- Length
- 145 km90 mi
- Time
- 10 days
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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Sawtooth Wilderness High Route SWHR
Route by the author of the SeekingLost blog, 2017
This Sawtooth Wilderness high route loops from the Tin Cup Trailhead at Pettit Lake in Idaho, staying as high as possible among the range's lakes and passes.
ID United States
- Length
- 143 km89 mi
- Time
- About 8 to 12 days estimate
- GPX
- Free from its author
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Wind River High Route (Dixon and Wilson) WRHR-DW
Route by Alan Dixon and Don Wilson
Alan Dixon and Don Wilson's Wind River High Route runs from the Green River Lakes trailhead in Wyoming generally southeast along the Continental Divide to the Big Sandy trailhead.
WY United States
- Length
- 129 km80 mi
- Time
- 7 days
- GPX
- Free from its author
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The Chinese Wall Circuit CWC
Route by Wilderness Mindset
The Chinese Wall Circuit is a loop in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana.
MT United States
- Length
- 127 km79 mi
- Time
- 5 to 6 days
- GPX
- Free from its author
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Pfiffner Traverse PT
Route by Andrew Skurka
The Pfiffner Traverse follows the Continental Divide and the crest of Colorado's Front Range between Trail Ridge Road and Berthoud Pass.
CO United States
- Length
- 124 km77 mi
- Time
- 6 to 10 days
- GPX
- Sold by its author
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South Boundary Trail SBT
The South Boundary Trail is a remote wilderness route in Jasper National Park, Alberta, recommended only for experienced backpackers.
AB Canada
- Length
- 121 km75 mi
- Time
- 7 to 10 days
- GPX
- See the official site
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High Sierra Trail HST
The High Sierra Trail leads from Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park over the Great Western Divide at Kaweah Gap and down to the Kern River canyon, joining the John Muir Trail for the climb to Mount Whitney.
CA United States
- Length
- 116 km72 mi
- Time
- 6 to 7 days
- GPX
- Partial GPX hereGPX and GeoJSON
Track measures 77.4 km of 116 km published
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Sequoia Great Western Divide Loop GWDL
Route by Brian Lucido, 2013
The Sequoia Great Western Divide Loop is a backpacking loop from Crescent Meadow in Sequoia National Park that crosses the Great Western Divide at Kaweah Gap, past Precipice Lake and the Hamilton Lakes.
CA United States
- Length
- 93 km58 mi
- Time
- About 4 to 5 days estimate
- GPX
- Free from its author
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Brazeau Loop BL
The Brazeau Loop is a backcountry loop in Jasper National Park in Alberta.
AB Canada
- Length
- 81 km50 mi
- Time
- 5 days
- GPX
- See the official site
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Teton Crest Trail TCT-WY
The Teton Crest Trail is a point to point route along the crest of the Teton Range in Wyoming, starting outside Grand Teton National Park at Phillips Pass and ending at String Lake.
WY United States
- Length
- 64 km40 mi
- Time
- About 3 to 4 days estimate
- GPX
- See the official site
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Timberline Trail (Mount Hood) TLT
The Timberline Trail circumnavigates Mount Hood in Oregon at or near tree line, entering the Mount Hood Wilderness.
OR United States
- Length
- 64 km40 mi
- Time
- 3 to 4 days
- GPX
- See the official site
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.