National Scenic Trails
There are currently 11 National Scenic Trails across the continental United States of America, totaling more than 18,700 miles.
- Appalachian Trail (AT) (~2,200 miles)
- Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) (~2,650 miles)
- Continental Divide Trail (CDT) (~3,100 miles)
- Ice Age Trail (IAT) (~1,100 miles)
- Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) (~1,200 miles)
- North Country Trail (NCT) (~4,600 miles)
- Arizona Trail (AZT) (807 miles)
- Natchez Trace Trail (NTT) (695 miles)
- New England Trail (NET) (220 miles)
- Potomac Heritage Trail (PHT) (~700 miles)
- Florida Trail (FT) (~1,400 miles)
Long Distance Hikes
These are trails that look interesting to me and are 100 miles or more in length.
- Long Trail, Vermont (272 miles)
- Hayduke Trail, Utah/Arizona (800 miles)
- Te Araroa Trail, New Zealand (1,894 miles)
- Oregon Desert Trail, Oregon (750 miles)
- International Appalachian Trail, Canada (1,900 miles)
- Bibbulmun Track, Australia (~600 miles)
- GR 20, Corsica, France (112 miles)
- Benton MacKaye Trail, Georgia/Tennessee/North Carolina (300 miles)
- Superior Trail, Minnesota (277 miles)
- Tahoe Rim Trail, Nevada/California (165 miles)
- Colorado Trail, Colorado (486 miles)
- Allegheny Trail, West Virginia (330 miles)
- Lone Star Trail, Texas (120 miles)
- John Muir Trail, California (211 miles)
- Ozark Highlands Trail, Arkansas (218 miles)
- Pinhoti Trail, Georgia/Alabama (335 miles)
- Ozark Trail, Missouri (350 miles)
- Oregon Coast Trail, Oregon (382 miles)
- Grand Enchantment Trail, Arizona/New Mexico (730 miles)
Shorter Distance Hikes
Day hikes and other trails under 100 miles.
- Laugavegurinn, Iceland (34-48 miles)
- Kings Peak, Utah (28.8 miles)
- Santa Cruz Trek, Cordillera Blanca, Peru (30+ miles)
- West Highland Way, Scotland (96 miles)
- U.S. National Parks
- Yosemite Grand Traverse, California (60 miles)
- Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Arizona (44 miles)
- Yellowstone’s Wild Southwest, Wyoming (27 miles)
Zion Narrows, Utah (12 miles)Angels Landing, Utah (5 miles)
- Kungsleden, Sweden (65 miles)
- Fitz Roy Trek, Patagonia, Argentina (36 miles)
- Petra Through the Back Door, Jordan (50 miles)
- Grindelwald, Switzerland (10 miles)
- Chilkoot Trail, Alaska and Yukon Territory, U.S. and Canada (33 miles)
- Tonquin Valley, Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada (27 miles)
- Bay of Fires, Tasmania, Australia (16 miles)
- Long Range Traverse, Newfoundland, Canada (23 miles)
- Queen Charlotte Track, New Zealand (44 miles)
- Kalalau Trail, Kauai, Hawaii (22 miles)