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.
See the List of Other Noteworthy Trails for trails that do not meet all of the OpenLongTrails Long Trails Criteria but remain of interest to the long distance nature trails community.
| Trail Name | Length (mi / km) | Continent | Country | Region / State / Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Trail | 461 km (286 mi) | North America | USA | Virginia (Western) |
| Alta Via 2 | 99 km (62 mi) | Europe | Italy | |
| Annandale Way | 90 km (56 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Annapurna Circuit | 160 km (99 mi)+ | Asia | Nepal | |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail | 3,524 km (2,190 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Eastern) |
| Arctic Circle Trail | 201 km (125 mi) | North America | Greenland | North of the Arctic Circle |
| Arizona National Scenic Trail | 1,287 km (800 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Southwest) |
| Arran Coastal Way | 106 km (66 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Australian Alps Walking Track | 655 km (407 mi) | Australia | Australia | Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory |
| Ayrshire Coastal Path | 160 km (99 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Backbone Trail | 107 km (66 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Baker Trail | 215 km (134 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Bartram Trail | 125 km (78 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Southeastern) |
| Bay Area Ridge Trail | 885 km (550 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Bay Circuit Trail | 321 km (199 mi) | North America | USA | Massachusetts |
| Benton MacKaye Trail | 482 km (300 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Southeastern) |
| Bibbulmun Track | 1,002 km (623 mi) | Australia | Australia | Western Australia |
| Big Bend 100 | 160 km (99 mi) | North America | USA | Texas |
| Bigfoot Trail | 579 km (360 mi) | North America | USA | California (Northern) |
| Black Canyon Trail | 131 km (81 mi) | North America | USA | Arizona |
| Bonneville Shoreline Trail | 160 km (99 mi) | North America | USA | Utah |
| Border Route Trail | 104 km (65 mi) | North America | USA | Minnesota (Northern) |
| Boundary Trail | 85 km (53 mi) | North America | USA | Washington |
| Bruce Trail | 885 km (550 mi) | North America | Canada | Ontario (Southern) |
| Buckeye Trail | 2,323 km (1,443 mi) | North America | USA | Ohio |
| California Coastal Trail (incomplete) | 1,979 km (1,230 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Canol Heritage Trail | 354 km (220 mi) | North America | Canada | Canada (Northwestern) |
| Cape to Cape Track | 133 km (83 mi) | Australia | Australia | Western Australia |
| Cape Wrath Trail | 321 km (199 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Cascades to Caves Monument Route | 128 km (80 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon |
| Cateran Trail | 102 km (63 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route | 180 km (112 mi) | Europe | France, Switzerland | |
| Chinook Trail (incomplete) | 482 km (300 mi) | North America | USA | Pacific Northwest |
| Cohos Trail | 260 km (162 mi) | North America | USA | New Hampshire (Northern) |
| Colorado Trail | 912 km (567 mi) | North America | USA | Colorado |
| Condor Trail | 643 km (400 mi) | North America | USA | California (Southern) |
| Conservation Trail | 275 km (171 mi) | North America | USA | New York |
| Continental Divide National Scenic Trail | 4,922 km (3,058 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Western) |
| Cordillera Blanca Traverse | 405 km (252 mi) | South America | Peru | |
| Cranberry Lake 50 | 80 km (50 mi) | North America | New York | New York (Northeastern) |
| Croatian Long Distance Trail | 2,253 km (1,400 mi) | Europe | Croatia | |
| Cumberland Trail (incomplete) | 531 km (330 mi) | North America | USA | Tennessee |
| Donut Hole Trail | 143 km (89 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Drakensberg Grand Traverse | 204 km (127 mi) | Africa | Lesotho | Lesotho (Eastern) |
| E1 | 7,982 km (4,960 mi) | Europe | ||
| E2 | 4,848 km (3,012 mi) | Europe | ||
| E3 | 6,952 km (4,320 mi) | Europe | ||
| E4 | 10,449 km (6,493 mi) | Europe | ||
| E5 | 3,199 km (1,988 mi) | Europe | ||
| E6 | 3,088 km (1,919 mi) | Europe | ||
| E7 | 6,070 km (3,772 mi) | Europe | ||
| E8 | 1,409 km (876 mi) | Europe | ||
| E9 | 4,988 km (3,099 mi) | Europe | ||
| E10 | 2,879 km (1,789 mi) | Europe | ||
| E11 | 4,699 km (2,920 mi) | Europe | ||
| E12 | 1,799 km (1,118 mi) | Europe | ||
| Eagle Walk, The | 413 km (257 mi) | Europe | Austria | Tirol |
| East Coast Trail | 334 km (208 mi) | North America | Canada | |
| East Highland Way | 133 km (83 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Eastern Continental Trail | 8,690 km (5,400 mi) | North America | USA, Canada | |
| Fife Coastal Path | 188 km (117 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Finger Lakes Trail | 1,528 km (949 mi) | North America | USA | New York |
| Florida National Scenic Trail | 2,414 km (1,500 mi) | North America | USA | Florida |
| Foothills Trail | 123 km (76 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Southeastern) |
| Fremont Trail | 215 km (134 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon (Southern) |
| Fundy Trek | 140 km (87 mi) | North America | Canada | New Brunswick |
| Golan Trail | 123 km (76 mi) | Asia | Israel | |
| GR10 | 854 km (531 mi) | Europe | France | France (Southwestern) |
| GR11 | 168 km (104 mi) | Europe | France | |
| GR20 | 178 km (111 mi) | Europe | Corsica | |
| GR34 | 1,699 km (1,056 mi) | Europe | France | France (Western) |
| GR R2 | 133 km (83 mi) | Africa | Africa | Reunion Island |
| Grand Enchantment Trail | 1,239 km (770 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Southwestern) |
| Grande Traversée des Alpes | 598 km (372 mi) | Europe | France | France (Alps) |
| Grande Traversata delle Alpi | 997 km (620 mi) | Europe | Italy | Piedmont |
| Great Divide Trail | 999 km (621 mi) | North America | Canada | |
| Great Glen Way | 125 km (78 mi) | Europe | Scotland | |
| Great Himalaya Trail | 4,506 km (2,800 mi) | Asia | Nepal | |
| Great Ocean Walk | 104 km (65 mi) | Australia | Australia | Victoria |
| Great South West Walk | 251 km (156 mi) | Australia | Australia | Victoria |
| Great Western Trail | 7,169 km (4,455 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Western) |
| Greater Patagonian Trail | 2,092 km (1,300 mi) | South America | Patagonia | |
| Guadalupe Ridge Trail | 160 km (99 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Southern) |
| Hadrian's Wall Path | 135 km (84 mi) | Europe | England | England (Northern) |
| Hayduke | 1,306 km (812 mi) | North America | USA | |
| High Coast Trail | 129 km (80 mi) | Europe | Sweden | |
| High Sierra Trail | 114 km (71 mi) | North America | California | California (Sierra Nevada Mountains) |
| Horse-Shoe Trail | 225 km (140 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Hot Springs Trail | 3,606 km (2,241 mi) | North America | USA | |
| Ice Age National Scenic Trail | 1,931 km (1,200 mi) | North America | USA | Wisconsin |
| Idaho Centennial Trail | 1,448 km (900 mi) | North America | USA | Idaho |
| Inland Northwest Trail | 2,414 km (1,500 mi) | North America | USA | Washington & Idaho |
| International Appalachian Trail | 3,057 km (1,900 mi) | North America | USA, Canada | |
| Israel Trail | 1,023 km (636 mi) | Asia | Israel | |
| Issyk Kol Trail Network | 814 km (506 mi) | Asia | Kyrgyzstan | |
| John Muir Trail | 339 km (211 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Jordan Trail | 643 km (400 mi) | Asia | Jordan | |
| Kungsleden (The King's Trail) | 434 km (270 mi) | Europe | Sweden | Sweden (Northern) |
| Lakes to Ocean Trail | 4,828 km (3,000 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Eastern) |
| Larapinta Trail | 230 km (143 mi) | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory |
| Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail | 113 km (70 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Lebanon Mountain Trail | 439 km (273 mi) | Europe | Lebanon | |
| Lone Star Hiking Trail | 154 km (96 mi) | North America | USA | Texas |
| Long Crossing of Norway's Lofoten Islands, The | 159 km (99 mi) | Europe | Norway | |
| Long Path | 576 km (358 mi) | North America | USA | New York |
| Long Trail | 439 km (273 mi) | North America | USA | Vermont |
| Lowest to Highest | 217 km (135 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Loyalsock Trail | 94 km (58 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Lycian Way | 498 km (309 mi)+ | Europe | Turkey | Turkey (Southwestern) |
| Maah Daah Hey Trail | 231 km (144 mi) | North America | USA | North Dakota |
| Maclehose Trail | 100 km (62 mi) | Asia | Hong Kong | |
| Manaslu Circuit | 251 km (156 mi) | Asia | Nepal | |
| Mark O. Hatfield Trail | 96 km (60 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon |
| Mason-Dixon Trail | 320 km (199 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Northeastern) |
| Massanutten Trail | 114 km (71 mi) | North America | United States | Virginia |
| Metacomet-Monadnock Trail | 183 km (114 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Northeastern) |
| Metolius-Windigo Trail | 193 km (120 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon |
| Mogollon Rim Trail | 804 km (500 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Southwestern) |
| Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail | 482 km (300 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway | 80 km (50 mi) | North America | USA | New Hampshire |
| Mountains to Sea Trail | 1,890 km (1,174 mi) | North America | USA | North Carolina |
| Namparang Trail | 1,470 km (913 mi) | Asia | South Korea | |
| Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail | 146 km (91 mi) | North America | Canada | New Brunswick |
| New England National Scenic Trail | 346 km (215 mi) | North America | USA | New England (Southern) |
| North Country National Scenic Trail | 7,402 km (4,599 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Northern) |
| North Sea Trail | 5,999 km (3,728 mi) | Europe | Northern Europe | |
| North-South Trail | 123 km (76 mi) | North America | USA | Rhode Island |
| North Umpqua Trail | 127 km (79 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon |
| Northern New Mexico Loop | 804 km (500 mi) | North America | USA | New Mexico |
| Northville Placid Trail | 222 km (138 mi) | North America | USA | New York |
| Oregon Coast Trail | 643 km (400 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon |
| Oregon Desert Trail | 683 km (424 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon |
| Ouachita Trail | 358 km (222 mi) | North America | USA | Arkansas and Oklahoma |
| Outeniqua Trail | 109 km (68 mi) | Africa | South Africa | Garden Route National Park, Western Cape |
| Ozark Highlands Trail | 350 km (217 mi) | North America | USA | Arkansas (Northwestern) |
| Ozark Trail | 589 km (366 mi) | North America | USA | Missouri |
| Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail | 4,264 km (2,650 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Western) |
| Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail | 1,931 km (1,200 mi) | North America | USA | Pacific Northwest |
| Palmetto Trail | 804 km (500 mi) | North America | USA | South Carolina |
| Pennsylvania Mid-State Trail | 526 km (327 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Pinhoti Trail | 545 km (339 mi) | North America | USA | Alabama & Georgia |
| Pyrenean High Route | 804 km (500 mi) | Europe | Spain & France | |
| Quehanna Trail | 120 km (75 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Rheinsteig | 320 km (199 mi) | Europe | Germany | West Germany |
| Rideau Trail | 386 km (240 mi) | North America | Canada | Ontario |
| Rim of Africa | 650 km (404 mi) | Africa | South Africa | |
| River to River Trail | 257 km (160 mi) | North America | USA | Illinois (Southern) |
| Sheltowee Trace | 535 km (332 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Eastern) |
| Shore-to-Shore Trail | 354 km (220 mi) | North America | USA | Michigan (Northern) |
| Sierra High Route | 313 km (194 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Siskiyou Peaks Trail | 720 km (447 mi) | North America | USA | California & Oregon |
| Sky Islands Traverse | 836 km (519 mi) | North America | USA | Arizona (Southeastern) |
| Skyline Trail | 111 km (69 mi) | North America | USA | New Mexico |
| Slovenian Mountain Trail | 617 km (383 mi) | Europe | Slovenia | |
| South Coast Track | 85 km (53 mi) | Australia | Australia | Tasmania |
| South Dakota Centennial Trail | 197 km (122 mi) | North America | USA | South Dakota |
| Southeast Serpentine Trail | 938 km (583 mi) | North America | USA | Southeast USA |
| St. Paul Trail | 498 km (309 mi) | Europe | Turkey | |
| Standing Stone Trail | 128 km (80 mi) | North America | USA | Pennsylvania |
| Sunshine Coast Trail | 180 km (112 mi) | North America | Canada | British Columbia |
| Superior Hiking Trail | 498 km (309 mi) | North America | USA | Minnesota |
| Tahoe Rim Trail | 265 km (165 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Tahoe-Yosemite Trail | 299 km (186 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Te Araroa | 2,896 km (1,799 mi) | Oceania | New Zealand | |
| Theodore Solomons Trail | 436 km (271 mi) | North America | USA | California |
| Tuscarora Trail | 405 km (252 mi) | North America | USA | USA (Eastern) |
| Trans Adirondack Route | 386 km (240 mi) | North America | USA | New York |
| Transcaucasian Trail | 2,999 km (1,863 mi)+ | Asia | Western Asia / Eastern Europe | Georgia, Armenia, & Azerbaijan |
| Uinta Highline Trail | 167 km (104 mi) | North America | USA | Utah (Northeastern) |
| Via Alpina | 4,998 km (3,106 mi)+ | Europe | Southern Europe | |
| Via Dinarica | 1,931 km (1,200 mi) | Europe | Southern Europe | |
| Western Rim Trail | 86 km (53 mi) | North America | USA | Oregon (Northeastern) |
| Wonderland Trail | 149 km (93 mi) | North America | USA | Washington |
