List of Long Trails
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OpenLongTrails recognizes that what does and does not qualify as a "long trail" is open to interpretation. OpenLongTrails currently considers the following characteristics as a flexible guide:
The trail...
- ...is at least 80 kilometers (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 | Virginia (Western) |
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 | USA (Eastern) |
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 | USA (Southwest) |
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 | USA (Southeastern) |
Bay Area Ridge Trail | 550 mi (885 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 | USA (Southeastern) |
Bibbulmun Track | 623 mi (1,002 km) | Australia | Australia | Australia (Western) |
Big Bend 100 | 100 mi (160 km) | North America | USA | Texas |
Bigfoot Trail | 360 mi (579 km) | North America | USA | California (Northern) |
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 | Minnesota (Northern) |
Boundary Trail | 53 mi (85 km) | North America | USA | Washington |
Bruce Trail | 550 mi (885 km) | North America | Canada | Ontario (Southern) |
Buckeye Trail | 1,444 mi (2,323 km) | North America | USA | Ohio |
California Coastal Trail (incomplete) | 1,230 mi (1,979 km) | North America | USA | California |
Canol Heritage Trail | 220 mi (354 km) | North America | Canada | Canada (Northwestern) |
Cape to Cape Track | 83 mi (133 km) | Australia | Australia | Australia (Southwest) |
Cape Wrath Trail | 200 mi (321 km) | Europe | Scotland | |
Cascades to Caves Monument Route | 80 mi (128 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Cateran Trail | 64 mi (102 km) | Europe | Scotland | |
Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route | 112 mi (180 km) | Europe | France, Switzerland | |
Chilkoot Trail | 33 mi (53 km) | North America | USA | Alaska |
Chinook Trail (incomplete) | 300 mi (482 km) | North America | USA | Pacific Northwest |
Chuck Keiper Trail, The | 47 mi (75 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Cohos Trail | 162 mi (260 km) | North America | USA | New Hampshire (Northern) |
Colorado Trail | 567 mi (912 km) | North America | USA | Colorado |
Condor Trail | 400 mi (643 km) | North America | USA | California (Southern) |
Conservation Trail | 171 mi (275 km) | North America | USA | New York |
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail | 3,059 mi (4,922 km) | North America | USA | USA (Western) |
Cordillera Blanca Traverse | 252 mi (405 km) | South America | Peru | |
Cranberry Lake 50 | 50 mi (80 km) | North America | New York | New York (Northeastern) |
Croatian Long Distance Trail | 1,400 mi (2,253 km) | Europe | Croatia | |
Cumberland Trail (incomplete) | 330 mi (531 km) | North America | USA | Tennessee |
Donut Hole Trail | 89 mi (143 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Drakensberg Grand Traverse | 127 mi (204 km) | Africa | Lesotho | Lesotho (Eastern) |
E1 | 4,960 mi (7,982 km) | Europe | ||
E2 | 3,013 mi (4,848 km) | Europe | ||
E3 | 4,320 mi (6,952 km) | Europe | ||
E4 | 6,493 mi (10,449 km) | Europe | ||
E5 | 1,988 mi (3,199 km) | Europe | ||
E6 | 1,919 mi (3,088 km) | Europe | ||
E7 | 3,772 mi (6,070 km) | Europe | ||
E8 | 876 mi (1,409 km) | Europe | ||
E9 | 3,100 mi (4,988 km) | Europe | ||
E10 | 1,789 mi (2,879 km) | Europe | ||
E11 | 2,920 mi (4,699 km) | Europe | ||
E12 | 1,118 mi (1,799 km) | Europe | ||
Eagle Walk, The | 257 mi (413 km) | Europe | Austria | Tirol |
East Coast Trail | 208 mi (334 km) | North America | Canada | |
East Highland Way | 83 mi (133 km) | Europe | Scotland | |
Eastern Continental Trail | 5,400 mi (8,690 km) | North America | USA, Canada | |
Fife Coastal Path | 117 mi (188 km) | Europe | Scotland | |
Finger Lakes Trail | 950 mi (1,528 km) | North America | USA | New York |
Florida National Scenic Trail | 1,500 mi (2,414 km) | North America | USA | Florida |
Foothills Trail | 77 mi (123 km) | North America | USA | USA (Southeastern) |
Fremont Trail | 134 mi (215 km) | North America | USA | Oregon (Southern) |
Fundy Trek | 87 mi (140 km) | North America | Canada | New Brunswick |
Golan Trail | 77 mi (123 km) | Asia | Israel | |
GR10 | 531 mi (854 km) | Europe | France | France (Southwestern) |
GR11 | 104 mi (168 km) | Europe | France | |
GR20 | 111 mi (178 km) | Europe | Corsica | |
GR34 | 1,056 mi (1,699 km) | Europe | France | France (Western) |
GR R2 | 83 mi (133 km) | Africa | Africa | Reunion Island |
Grand Enchantment Trail | 770 mi (1,239 km) | North America | USA | USA (Southwestern) |
Grande Traversée des Alpes | 372 mi (598 km) | Europe | France | France (Alps) |
Grande Traversata delle Alpi | 620 mi (997 km) | Europe | Italy | Piedmont |
Great Divide Trail | 621 mi (999 km) | North America | Canada | |
Great Glen Way | 78 mi (125 km) | Europe | Scotland | |
Great Himalaya Trail | 2,800 mi (4,506 km) | Asia | Nepal | |
Great Ocean Walk | 65 mi (104 km) | Australia | Australia | Victoria (Southwestern) |
Great South West Walk | 156 mi (251 km) | Australia | Australia | Victoria |
Great Western Trail | 4,455 mi (7,169 km) | North America | USA | USA (Western) |
Greater Patagonian Trail | 1,300 mi (2,092 km) | South America | Patagonia | |
Guadalupe Ridge Trail | 100 mi (160 km) | North America | USA | USA (Southern) |
Hadrian's Wall Path | 84 mi (135 km) | Europe | England | England (Northern) |
Hayduke | 812 mi (1,306 km) | North America | USA | |
High Coast Trail | 80.2 mi (129 km) | Europe | Sweden | |
High Sierra Trail | 71 mi (114 km) | North America | California | California (Sierra Nevada Mountains) |
Horse-Shoe Trail | 140 mi (225 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Hot Springs Trail | 2,241 mi (3,606 km) | North America | USA | |
Ice Age National Scenic Trail | 1,200 mi (1,931 km) | North America | USA | Wisconsin |
Idaho Centennial Trail | 900 mi (1,448 km) | North America | USA | Idaho |
Inland Northwest Trail | 1,500 mi (2,414 km) | North America | USA | Washington & Idaho |
International Appalachian Trail | 1,900 mi (3,057 km) | North America | USA, Canada | |
Israel Trail | 636 mi (1,023 km) | Asia | Israel | |
Issyk Kol Trail Network | 506 mi (814 km) | Asia | Kyrgyzstan | |
John Muir Trail | 211 mi (339 km) | North America | USA | California |
Jordan Trail | 400 mi (643 km) | Asia | Jordan | |
Kungsleden (The King's Trail) | 270 mi (434 km) | Europe | Sweden | Sweden (Northern) |
La Cloche Silhouette Trail | 48 mi (77 km) | North America | Canada | Ontario (Northern) |
Lakes to Ocean Trail | 3,000 mi (4,828 km) | North America | USA | USA (Eastern) |
Larapinta Trail | 143 mi (230 km) | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory |
Laugavegur Trail | 34 mi (54 km) | Europe | Iceland | Iceland (Southern) |
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail | 70 mi (113 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Lebanon Mountain Trail | 273 mi (439 km) | Europe | Lebanon | |
Lone Star Hiking Trail | 96 mi (154 km) | North America | USA | Texas |
Long Crossing of Norway's Lofoten Islands, The | 99 mi (159 km) | Europe | Norway | |
Long Path | 358 mi (576 km) | North America | USA | New York |
Long Trail | 273 mi (439 km) | North America | USA | Vermont |
Lost Coast Trail | 25 mi (40 km) | North America | USA | California |
Lowest to Highest | 135 mi (217 km) | North America | USA | California |
Loyalsock Trail | 59 mi (94 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Lycian Way | 310+ mi (498+ km) | Europe | Turkey | Turkey (Southwestern) |
Maah Daah Hey Trail | 144 mi (231 km) | North America | USA | North Dakota |
Manaslu Circuit | 156 mi (251 km) | Asia | Nepal | |
Mark O. Hatfield Trail | 60 mi (96 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Mason-Dixon Trail | 199 mi (320 km) | North America | USA | USA (Northeastern) |
Massanutten Trail | 71 mi (114 km) | North America | United States | Virginia |
Metacomet-Monadnock Trail | 114 mi (183 km) | North America | USA | USA (Northeastern) |
Metolius-Windigo Trail | 120 mi (193 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Mogollon Rim Trail | 500 mi (804 km) | North America | USA | USA (Southwestern) |
Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail | 300 mi (482 km) | North America | USA | California |
Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway | 50 mi (80 km) | North America | USA | New Hampshire |
Mountains to Sea Trail | 1,175 mi (1,890 km) | North America | USA | North Carolina |
Namparang Trail | 913 mi (1,470 km) | Asia | South Korea | |
Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail | 91 mi (146 km) | North America | Canada | New Brunswick |
New England National Scenic Trail | 215 mi (346 km) | North America | USA | New England (Southern) |
North Country National Scenic Trail | 4,600 mi (7,402 km) | North America | USA | USA (Northern) |
North Sea Trail | 3,728 mi (5,999 km) | Europe | Northern Europe | |
North-South Trail | 77 mi (123 km) | North America | USA | Rhode Island |
North Umpqua Trail | 79 mi (127 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Northern New Mexico Loop | 500 mi (804 km) | North America | USA | New Mexico |
Northville Placid Trail | 138 mi (222 km) | North America | USA | New York |
Oregon Coast Trail | 400 mi (643 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Oregon Desert Trail | 425 mi (683 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Ouachita Trail | 223 mi (358 km) | North America | USA | Arkansas and Oklahoma |
Outeniqua Trail | 68 mi (109 km) | Africa | South Africa | Garden Route National Park, Western Cape |
Ozark Highlands Trail | 218 mi (350 km) | North America | USA | Arkansas (Northwestern) |
Ozark Trail | 366 mi (589 km) | North America | USA | Missouri |
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail | 2,650 mi (4,264 km) | North America | USA | USA (Western) |
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail | 1,200 mi (1,931 km) | North America | USA | Pacific Northwest |
Palmetto Trail | 500 mi (804 km) | North America | USA | South Carolina |
Pennsylvania Mid-State Trail | 327 mi (526 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Pinhoti Trail | 339 mi (545 km) | North America | USA | Alabama & Georgia |
Pyrenean High Route | 500 mi (804 km) | Europe | Spain & France | |
Quehanna Trail | 75 mi (120 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Rheinsteig | 199 mi (320 km) | Europe | Germany | West Germany |
Rideau Trail | 240 mi (386 km) | North America | Canada | Ontario |
Rim of Africa | 403 mi (650 km) | Africa | South Africa | |
River to River Trail | 160 mi (257 km) | North America | USA | Illinois (Southern) |
Robert Frost Trail | 47 mi (75 km) | North America | USA | Massachusetts |
Sheltowee Trace | 333 mi (535 km) | North America | USA | USA (Eastern) |
Shore-to-Shore Trail | 220 mi (354 km) | North America | USA | Michigan (Northern) |
Sierra High Route | 195 mi (313 km) | North America | USA | California |
Siskiyou Peaks Trail | 448 mi (720 km) | North America | USA | California & Oregon |
Sky Islands Traverse | 520 mi (836 km) | North America | USA | Arizona (Southeastern) |
Skyline Trail | 69 mi (111 km) | North America | USA | New Mexico |
Slovenian Mountain Trail | 383 mi (617 km) | Europe | Slovenia | |
South Dakota Centennial Trail | 123 mi (197 km) | North America | USA | South Dakota |
Southeast Serpentine Trail | 583 mi (938 km) | North America | USA | Southeast USA |
St. Paul Trail | 310 mi (498 km) | Europe | Turkey | |
Standing Stone Trail | 80 mi (128 km) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
Sunshine Coast Trail | 112 mi (180 km) | North America | Canada | British Columbia |
Superior Hiking Trail | 310 mi (498 km) | North America | USA | Minnesota |
Tahoe Rim Trail | 165 mi (265 km) | North America | USA | California |
Tahoe-Yosemite Trail | 186 mi (299 km) | North America | USA | California |
Te Araroa | 1,800 mi (2,896 km) | Australia | New Zealand | |
Tecumseh Trail | 42 mi (67 km) | North America | USA | Indiana |
Teton Crest Trail | 45 mi (72 km) | North America | USA | Wyoming |
Theodore Solomons Trail | 271 mi (436 km) | North America | USA | California |
Timberline Trail, The | 40 mi (64 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Tuscarora Trail | 252 mi (405 km) | North America | USA | USA (Eastern) |
Trans Adirondack Route | 240 mi (386 km) | North America | USA | New York |
Trans-Catalina Trail | 38 mi (61 km) | North America | USA | Catalina Island, California |
Transcaucasian Trail | 1,864+ mi (2,999+ km) | Asia | Western Asia / Eastern Europe | Georgia, Armenia, & Azerbaijan |
Uinta Highline Trail | 104 mi (167 km) | North America | USA | Utah (Northeastern) |
Upper Rogue River Trail | 47 mi (75 km) | North America | USA | Oregon |
Via Alpina | 3,106+ mi (4,998+ km) | Europe | Southern Europe | |
Via Dinarica | 1,200 mi (1,931 km) | Europe | Southern Europe | |
West Coast Trail of Vancouver | 47 mi (75 km) | North America | Canada | Vancouver Island |
Western Rim Trail | 54 mi (86 km) | North America | USA | Oregon (Northeastern) |
Wonderland Trail | 93 mi (149 km) | North America | USA | Washington |
Zion Traverse | 48 mi (77 km) | North America | USA | Utah |