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| [[Allegheny Trail]] | | [[Allegheny Trail]] | ||
− | | 287 mi | + | | 287 mi / 461 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Alta Via 2]] | | [[Alta Via 2]] | ||
− | | 99 mi | + | | 99 mi / 159 km |
| Europe | | Europe | ||
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| [[Annandale Way]] | | [[Annandale Way]] | ||
− | | 56 mi | + | | 56 mi / 90 km |
| Europe | | Europe | ||
| Scotland | | Scotland | ||
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| [[Annapurna Circuit]] | | [[Annapurna Circuit]] | ||
− | | 100+ mi | + | | 100+ mi / 160+ km |
| Asia | | Asia | ||
| Nepal | | Nepal | ||
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| [[Appalachian National Scenic Trail]] | | [[Appalachian National Scenic Trail]] | ||
− | | 2,190 mi | + | | 2,190 mi / 3,524 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Arctic Circle Trail]] | | [[Arctic Circle Trail]] | ||
− | | 125 mi | + | | 125 mi 201 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| Greenland | | Greenland | ||
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| [[Arizona National Scenic Trail]] | | [[Arizona National Scenic Trail]] | ||
− | | 800 mi | + | | 800 mi / 1,287 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Arran Coastal Way]] | | [[Arran Coastal Way]] | ||
− | | 66 mi | + | | 66 mi / 106 km |
| Europe | | Europe | ||
| Scotland | | Scotland | ||
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| [[Australian Alps Walking Path]] | | [[Australian Alps Walking Path]] | ||
− | | 407 mi | + | | 407 mi / 655 km |
| Australia | | Australia | ||
| Australia | | Australia | ||
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| [[Ayrshire Coastal Path]] | | [[Ayrshire Coastal Path]] | ||
− | | 100 mi | + | | 100 mi / 160 km |
| Europe | | Europe | ||
| Scotland | | Scotland | ||
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| [[Backbone Trail]] | | [[Backbone Trail]] | ||
− | | 67 mi | + | | 67 mi / 107 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Baker Trail]] | | [[Baker Trail]] | ||
− | | 134 mi | + | | 134 mi / 215 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Bartram Trail]] | | [[Bartram Trail]] | ||
− | | 78 mi | + | | 78 mi / 125 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Bay Area Ridge Trail]] | | [[Bay Area Ridge Trail]] | ||
− | | 550 mi | + | | 550 mi / 855 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Bay Circuit Trail]] | | [[Bay Circuit Trail]] | ||
− | | 200 mi | + | | 200 mi / 321 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Benton MacKaye Trail]] | | [[Benton MacKaye Trail]] | ||
− | | 300 mi | + | | 300 mi / 482 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Bibbulmun Track]] | | [[Bibbulmun Track]] | ||
− | | 623 mi | + | | 623 mi / 1,002 km |
| Australia | | Australia | ||
| Australia | | Australia | ||
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| [[Bigfoot Trail]] | | [[Bigfoot Trail]] | ||
− | | 360 mi | + | | 360 mi / 579 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Black Canyon Trail]] | | [[Black Canyon Trail]] | ||
− | | 82 mi | + | | 82 mi / 131 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Bonneville Shoreline Trail]] | | [[Bonneville Shoreline Trail]] | ||
− | | 100 mi | + | | 100 mi / 160 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Border Route Trail]] | | [[Border Route Trail]] | ||
− | | 65 mi | + | | 65 mi / 104 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Boundary Trail]] | | [[Boundary Trail]] | ||
− | | 53 mi | + | | 53 mi / 85 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA | ||
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| [[Bruce Trail]] | | [[Bruce Trail]] | ||
− | | 550 mi | + | | 550 mi / 855 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| Canada | | Canada | ||
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| [[Buckeye Trail]] | | [[Buckeye Trail]] | ||
− | | 1,444 mi | + | | 1,444 mi / 2,323 km |
| North America | | North America | ||
| USA | | USA |
Revision as of 20:25, 23 June 2021
The trails on this list meet the following criteria, which are used by Long Trails Wiki as a flexible guide to determine what counts as a "long trail."
The trail...
- ...is at least 50 miles long.
- ...involves minimal road walks.
- ...is mostly completed.
- ...is mostly in wild areas with natural earth for trail surface.
- ...is primarily a hiking trail and is designed for foot traffic.
- ...can be completed without substantial mountaineering skills or pack rafting.
- ...is not under regulations that require hiking with guides.
Trail Name | Length (mi / km) | Continent | Country | Region / State / Province |
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Allegheny Trail | 287 mi / 461 km | North America | USA | West Virginia |
Alta Via 2 | 99 mi / 159 km | Europe | ||
Annandale Way | 56 mi / 90 km | Europe | Scotland | |
Annapurna Circuit | 100+ mi / 160+ km | Asia | Nepal | |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail | 2,190 mi / 3,524 km | North America | USA | Eastern USA |
Arctic Circle Trail | 125 mi 201 km | North America | Greenland | North of the Arctic Circle |
Arizona National Scenic Trail | 800 mi / 1,287 km | North America | USA | Southwest USA |
Arran Coastal Way | 66 mi / 106 km | Europe | Scotland | |
Australian Alps Walking Path | 407 mi / 655 km | Australia | Australia | |
Ayrshire Coastal Path | 100 mi / 160 km | Europe | Scotland | |
Backbone Trail | 67 mi / 107 km | North America | USA | California |
Baker Trail | 134 mi / 215 km | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Bartram Trail | 78 mi / 125 km | North America | USA | Southeastern USA |
Bay Area Ridge Trail | 550 mi / 855 km | North America | USA | California |
Bay Circuit Trail | 200 mi / 321 km | North America | USA | Massachusetts |
Benton MacKaye Trail | 300 mi / 482 km | North America | USA | Southeastern USA |
Bibbulmun Track | 623 mi / 1,002 km | Australia | Australia | Western Australia |
Big Bend 100 | 100 mi / 160 km | North America | USA | Texas |
Bigfoot Trail | 360 mi / 579 km | North America | USA | Northern California |
Black Canyon Trail | 82 mi / 131 km | North America | USA | Arizona |
Bonneville Shoreline Trail | 100 mi / 160 km | North America | USA | Utah |
Border Route Trail | 65 mi / 104 km | North America | USA | Northern Minnesota |
Boundary Trail | 53 mi / 85 km | North America | USA | Washington |
Bruce Trail | 550 mi / 855 km | North America | Canada | Southern Ontario |
Buckeye Trail | 1,444 mi / 2,323 km | North America | USA | Ohio |
California Coastal Trail (incomplete) | 1,230 mi | North America | USA | California |
Canol Heritage Trail | 220 mi | North America | Canada | Northwestern Canada |
Cape to Cape Track | 83 mi / 135 km | Australia | Australia | Southeast Australia |
Cape Wrath Trail | 200 mi | Europe | Scotland | |
Cascades to Caves Monument Route | 80 mi | North America | USA | Oregon |
Cateran Trail | 64 mi | Europe | Scotland | |
Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route | 112 mi | Europe | France, Switzerland | |
Chilkoot Trail | 33 mi | North America | USA | Alaska |
Chinook Trail (incomplete) | 300 mi | North America | USA | Pacific Northwest |
Chuck Keiper Trail, The | 47 mi | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Cohos Trail | 162 mi | North America | USA | Northern New Hampshire |
Colorado Trail | 567 mi | North America | USA | Colorado |
Condor Trail | 400 mi | North America | USA | Southern California |
Conservation Trail | 171 mi | North America | USA | New York |
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail | 3,059 mi | North America | USA | Western USA |
Cordillera Blanca Traverse | 252 mi | South America | Peru | |
Cranberry Lake 50 | 50 mi | North America | New York | Northeastern New York |
Croatian Long Distance Trail | 1,400 mi | Europe | Croatia | |
Cumberland Trail (incomplete) | 330 mi | North America | USA | Tennessee |
Donut Hole Trail | 89 mi | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Drakensberg Grand Traverse | 127 mi | Africa | Lesotho | Eastern Lesotho |
E1 | 4,960 mi | Europe | ||
E2 | 3,013 mi | Europe | ||
E3 | 4,320 mi | Europe | ||
E4 | 6,493 mi | Europe | ||
E5 | 1,988 mi | Europe | ||
E6 | 1,919 mi | Europe | ||
E7 | 3,772 mi | Europe | ||
E8 | 876 mi | Europe | ||
E9 | 3,100 mi | Europe | ||
E10 | 1,789 mi | Europe | ||
E11 | 2,920 mi | Europe | ||
E12 | 1,118 mi | Europe | ||
Eagle Walk, The | 257 mi | Europe | Austria | Tirol |
East Coast Trail | 208 mi | North America | Canada | |
East Highland Way | 83 mi | Europe | Scotland | |
Eastern Continental Trail | 5,400 mi | North America | USA, Canada | |
Fife Coastal Path | 117 mi | Europe | Scotland | |
Finger Lakes Trail | 950 mi | North America | USA | New York |
Florida National Scenic Trail | 1,500 mi | North America | USA | Florida |
Foothills Trail | 77 mi | North America | USA | Southeastern USA |
Fremont Trail | 134 mi | North America | USA | Southern Oregon |
Fundy Trek | 87 mi | North America | Canada | New Brunswick |
Golan Trail | 77 mi | Asia | Israel | |
GR10 | 531 mi | Europe | France | Southwestern France |
GR11 | 104 mi / 168 km | Europe | France | |
GR20 | 111 mi | Europe | Corsica | |
GR34 | 1,056 mi | Europe | France | Western France |
GR R2 | 83 mi | Africa | Africa | Reunion Island |
Grand Enchantment Trail | 770 mi | North America | USA | Southwestern USA |
Grande Traversée des Alpes | 372 mi | Europe | France | French Alps |
Grande Traversata delle Alpi | 620 mi | Europe | Italy | Piedmont |
Great Divide Trail | 621 mi | North America | Canada | |
Great Glen Way | 78 mi | Europe | Scotland | |
Great Himalaya Trail | 2,800 mi | Asia | Nepal | |
Great Ocean Walk | 65 mi | Australia | Australia | Southwestern Victoria |
Great South West Walk | 156 mi | Australia | Australia | Victoria |
Great Western Trail | 4,455 mi | North America | USA | Western USA |
Greater Patagonian Trail | 1,300 mi | South America | Patagonia | |
Guadalupe Ridge Trail | 100 mi | North America | USA | Southern USA |
Hadrian's Wall Path | 84 mi | Europe | England | Northern England |
Hayduke | 812 mi | North America | USA | |
High Sierra Trail | 71 mi | North America | California | Sierra Nevada Mountains |
Horse-Shoe Trail | 140 mi | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Hot Springs Trail | 2,241 mi | North America | USA | |
Ice Age National Scenic Trail | 1,200 mi | North America | USA | Wisconsin |
Idaho Centennial Trail | 900 mi | North America | USA | Idaho |
Inland Northwest Trail | 1,500 mi | North America | USA | Washington & Idaho |
International Appalachian Trail | 1,900 mi | North America | USA, Canada | |
Israel Trail | 636 mi | Asia | Israel | |
Issyk Kol Trail Network | 506 mi | Asia | Kyrgyzstan | |
John Muir Trail | 211 mi | North America | USA | California |
Jordan Trail | 400 mi | Asia | Jordan | |
Kungsleden (The King's Trail) | 270 mi | Europe | Sweden | Northern Sweden |
La Cloche Silhouette Trail | 48 mi / 77 km | North America | Canada | Northern Ontario |
Lakes to Ocean Trail | 3,000 mi / 4,828 km | North America | USA | Eastern USA |
Larapinta Trail | 143 mi | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory |
Laugavegur Trail | 34 mi | Europe | Iceland | Southern Iceland |
Lebanon Mountain Trail | 273 mi | Europe | Lebanon | |
Lone Star Trail | 96 mi | North America | USA | Texas |
Long Crossing of Norway's Lofoten Islands, The | 99 mi | Europe | Norway | |
Long Path | 358 mi | North America | USA | New York |
Long Trail | 273 mi | North America | USA | Vermont |
Lost Coast Trail | 25 mi | North America | USA | California |
Lowest to Highest | 135 mi | North America | USA | California |
Loyalsock Trail | 59 mi | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Lycian Way | 310+ mi | Europe | Turkey | Southwestern Turkey |
Maah Daah Hey Trail | 144 mi | North America | USA | North Dakota |
Manaslu Circuit | 156 mi | Asia | Nepal | |
Mark O. Hatfield Trail | 60 mi | North America | USA | Oregon |
Mason-Dixon Trail | 199 mi | North America | USA | Northeastern USA |
Massanutten Trail | 71 mi / 114 km | North America | United States | Virginia |
Metacomet-Monadnock Trail | 114 mi | North America | USA | Northeastern USA |
Metolius-Windigo Trail | 120 mi | North America | USA | Oregon |
Mogollon Rim Trail | 500 mi | North America | USA | Southwestern USA |
Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail | 300 mi | North America | USA | California |
Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway | 50 mi | North America | USA | New Hampshire |
Mountains to Sea Trail | 1,175 mi | North America | USA | North Carolina |
Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail | 91 mi | North America | Canada | New Brunswick |
New England National Scenic Trail | 215 mi | North America | USA | New England (Southern) |
North Country National Scenic Trail | 4,600 mi | North America | USA | Northern USA |
North Sea Trail | 3,728 mi | Europe | Northern Europe | |
North-South Trail | 77 mi | North America | USA | Rhode Island |
North Umpqua Trail | 79 mi / 127 km | North America | USA | Oregon |
Northern New Mexico Loop | 500 mi | North America | USA | New Mexico |
Northville Placid Trail | 138 mi | North America | USA | New York |
Oregon Coast Trail | 400 mi | North America | USA | Oregon |
Oregon Desert Trail | 425 mi | North America | USA | Oregon |
Ouachita Trail | 223 mi | North America | USA | Arkansas and Oklahoma |
Outeniqua Trail | 68 mi | Africa | South Africa | Garden Route National Park, Western Cape |
Ozark Highlands Trail | 218 mi | North America | USA | Arkansas (Northwestern) |
Ozark Trail | 366 mi | North America | USA | Missouri |
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail | 2,650 mi / 4,264 km | North America | USA | Western USA |
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail | 1,200 mi | North America | USA | Pacific Northwest |
Palmetto Trail | 500 mi | North America | USA | South Carolina |
Pennsylvania Mid-State Trail | 327 mi | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Pinhoti Trail | 339 mi | North America | USA | Alabama & Georgia |
Pyrenean High Route | 500 mi | Europe | Spain & France | |
Quehanna Trail | 75 mi / 120 km | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Rideau Trail | 240 mi | North America | Canada | Ontario |
Rim of Africa | 403 mi / 650 km | Africa | South Africa | |
River to River Trail | 160 mi | North America | USA | Southern Illinois |
Robert Frost Trail | 47 mi | North America | USA | Massachusetts |
Sheltowee Trace | 333 mi | North America | USA | Eastern USA |
Shore-to-Shore Trail | 220 mi | North America | USA | Michigan (Northern) |
Sierra High Route | 195 mi | North America | USA | California |
Siskiyou Peaks Trail | 448 mi | North America | USA | California & Oregon |
Sky Islands Traverse | 520 mi | North America | USA | Arizona (Southeastern) |
Skyline Trail | 69 mi | North America | USA | New Mexico |
Slovenian Mountain Trail | 383 mi / 617 km | Europe | Slovenia | |
South Dakota Centennial Trail | 123 mi | North America | USA | South Dakota |
Southeast Serpentine Trail | 583 mi | North America | USA | Southeast USA |
St. Paul Trail | 310 mi | Europe | Turkey | |
Standing Stone Trail | 80 mi | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Sunshine Coast Trail | 112 mi | North America | Canada | British Columbia |
Superior Hiking Trail | 310 mi | North America | USA | Minnesota |
Tahoe Rim Trail | 165 mi | North America | USA | California |
Tahoe-Yosemite Trail | 186 mi | North America | USA | California |
Te Araroa | 1,800 mi | Australia | New Zealand | |
Tecumseh Trail | 42 mi | North America | USA | Indiana |
Teton Crest Trail | 45 mi / 72 km | North America | USA | Wyoming |
Theodore Solomons Trail | 271 mi | North America | USA | California |
Timberline Trail, The | 40 mi | North America | USA | Oregon |
Tuscarora Trail | 252 mi | North America | USA | Eastern USA |
Trans Adirondack Route | 240 mi | North America | USA | New York |
Trans-Catalina Trail | 38 mi | North America | USA | Catalina Island, California |
Transcaucasian Trail | 1,864+ mi | Asia | Western Asia / Eastern Europe | Georgia, Armenia, & Azerbaijan |
Uinta Highline Trail | 104 mi | North America | USA | Utah (Northeastern) |
Upper Rogue River Trail | 47 mi / 75 km | North America | USA | Oregon |
Via Alpina | 3,106+ mi | Europe | Southern Europe | |
Via Dinarica | 1,200 mi | Europe | Southern Europe | |
West Coast Trail of Vancouver | 47 mi | North America | Canada | Vancouver Island |
Western Rim Trail | 54 mi | North America | USA | Oregon (Northeastern) |
Wonderland Trail | 93 mi | North America | USA | Washington |
Zion Traverse | 48 mi / 77 km | North America | USA | Utah |