Person-defined routeLine policy: Open

Sea-to-Sea Route C2C

By Ron Strickland, 1996 · ND MN WI MI OH PA NY VT MT ID WA, United States

Published length: 12,513 km7,775 mi7,775 mi walked by Andrew Skurka; the route itself is described as a 7,800-mile network
Measured line: Not measuredNo line was downloaded and measured
Line: Record onlyThe reason is given below
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

Record only

Get the line from the creator

The route is a network of existing published trails with no whole line of its own, and no C2C line or GPX was found. The overview page is where the route is described.

A line is included only where the creator's terms allow passing it on, or where OpenStreetMap carries the route as a route relation. Otherwise get it from the creator.

Sea-to-Sea Route overview and route description All guides

No map is drawn: the dataset holds no line for this route, and does not guess one.

The route

Creator: Ron Strickland
First published: 1996
Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely

The Sea-to-Sea Route (C2C) is a 7,800-mile network of existing long-distance hiking trails that spans almost continuously between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the exception of an 800-mile gap in North Dakota and Montana along the Missouri River and a less formidable 30-mile gap in Vermont.

Ron Strickland The creator’s words

Read on https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/overview/.

Line policy: OpenThe creator publishes the line freely. A line is included only where the creator's terms allow passing it on, or where OpenStreetMap carries the route as a route relation. Otherwise get it from the creator.This route
Line policy: SoldThe route is got by buying a guide or map set. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: WithheldThe creator chooses not to publish a line. No line is included from any source, OpenStreetMap included.
Line policy: UnclearWhether the creator shares the line is not settled. No line is included until it is settled.

About the route

A network of existing long-distance trails, with an 800-mile gap in North Dakota and Montana and a 30-mile gap in Vermont, joining the North Country, Pacific Northwest and other trails. Ron Strickland started thinking about it in 1996; Andrew Skurka made the first thru-hike from August 2004 to July 2005.

The record

Kind: Person-defined routeWorked out and published by a person or a small group: a high route, a traverse or a loop of linked trails
Designation: Person-defined route (Ron Strickland, 1996); no agency or association
Tier: RegionalA long trail of 80 km (50 mi) or more
Listing: First setIn the first set of trails
Where: ND MN WI MI OH PA NY VT MT ID WA (North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Montana, Idaho, Washington), United States
Published length: 12,513 km7,775 mi7,775 mi walked by Andrew Skurka; the route itself is described as a 7,800-mile network. A check value, not measured from the line.
Short name: C2C
Record ID: sea-to-sea-routeStable: the directory name, never changed

Source and licence

Source status: NoneNo source of a line
Publisher: Ron Strickland (publishes the route)
Publisher’s page: https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/
Source: https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/overview/
Main line: No line is included; the route is a network of published trails.How the main line is told apart from alternates, connectors and side trails
Licence: None stated
Source checked: 2026-11-10

What the source says

No line is included, so no source licence applies to a line. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/overview/, read 2026-11-10).

With the page it was read on. Not legal advice.

OpenStreetMap

Note: No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.

Logo

No logo. No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.

Corrections

If you made this route

A route’s creator can ask for its record to be corrected or removed, and the record will be corrected or removed. Say which route: sea-to-sea-route. See About.

Every field of the record, with its exact value

As stored in trail.toml. The record schema says what each field means.

Field	Value
`id`	sea-to-sea-route
`name`	Sea-to-Sea Route
`short_name`	C2C
`country`	US
`regions[0]`	ND
`regions[1]`	MN
`regions[2]`	WI
`regions[3]`	MI
`regions[4]`	OH
`regions[5]`	PA
`regions[6]`	NY
`regions[7]`	VT
`regions[8]`	MT
`regions[9]`	ID
`regions[10]`	WA
`length_km`	12513
`length_note`	7,775 mi walked by Andrew Skurka; the route itself is described as a 7,800-mile network
`kind`	route
`tier`	regional
`designation`	Person-defined route (Ron Strickland, 1996); no agency or association
`wave`	1
`source.status`	none
`source.publisher`	Ron Strickland (publishes the route)
`source.publisher_url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/
`source.url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/overview/
`source.format`	No line included
`source.crs`	EPSG:4326
`source.licence`	none-stated
`source.licence_text`	No line is included, so no source licence applies to a line. This record names the creator and the page its facts were read on (https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/overview/, read 2026-11-10).
`source.attribution`	none (no line included)
`source.osm_only`	false
`source.mainline`	No line is included; the route is a network of published trails.
`source.source_checked`	2026-11-10
`source.redistributable`	true
`source.line_source`	none (no line included)
`source.line_file`	""
`source.line_absent_reason`	The route is a network of existing published trails with no whole line of its own, and no C2C line or GPX was found. The overview page is where the route is described.
`osm.relation`	0
`osm.note`	No route relation found when searched on 2026-11-10.
`shield.status`	no-logo-exists
`shield.logo_source`	""
`shield.contact`	Ron Strickland
`shield.note`	No logo is included; a person-defined route has no emblem. Ask the creator before using any mark.
`shield.logo_file`	""
`shield.logo_owner`	Ron Strickland
`verification.verified`	false
`verification.note`	No line to measure.
`route.creator`	Ron Strickland
`route.year`	1996
`route.line_policy`	open
`route.creator_words`	The Sea-to-Sea Route (C2C) is a 7,800-mile network of existing long-distance hiking trails that spans almost continuously between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the exception of an 800-mile gap in North Dakota and Montana along the Missouri River and a less formidable 30-mile gap in Vermont.
`route.creator_words_url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/overview/
`route.note`	A network of existing long-distance trails, with an 800-mile gap in North Dakota and Montana and a 30-mile gap in Vermont, joining the North Country, Pacific Northwest and other trails. Ron Strickland started thinking about it in 1996; Andrew Skurka made the first thru-hike from August 2004 to July 2005.
`guide[0].title`	Sea-to-Sea Route overview and route description
`guide[0].author`	Andrew Skurka
`guide[0].access`	free
`guide[0].url`	https://andrewskurka.com/adventures/sea-to-sea-route/overview/
`guide[0].format`	web pages
`guide[1].title`	Great Western Loop and Sea-to-Sea Route Slideshows
`guide[1].author`	Andrew Skurka
`guide[1].access`	purchase
`guide[1].url`	https://andrewskurka.com/product/slideshows-on-disk-great-western-loop-and-sea-to-sea-route/
`guide[1].format`	slideshow on disk (not a route line)