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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."
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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.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 23:42, 23 June 2021

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...

  1. ...is at least 80 kilometers (50 miles) long.
  2. ...involves minimal road walks.
  3. ...is mostly completed.
  4. ...is mostly in wild areas with natural earth for trail surface.
  5. ...is primarily a hiking trail and is designed for foot traffic.
  6. ...can be completed without substantial mountaineering skills or pack rafting.
  7. ...is not under regulations that require hiking with guides.


Trail Name Length (mi / km) Continent Country Region / State / Province
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 (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 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 (885 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 (1,979 km) North America USA California
Canol Heritage Trail 220 mi (354 km) North America Canada Northwestern Canada
Cape to Cape Track 83 mi (133 km) Australia Australia Southeast Australia
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 Northern New Hampshire
Colorado Trail 567 mi (912 km) North America USA Colorado
Condor Trail 400 mi (643 km) North America USA Southern California
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 Western USA
Cordillera Blanca Traverse 252 mi (405 km) South America Peru
Cranberry Lake 50 50 mi (80 km) North America New York Northeastern New York
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 Eastern Lesotho
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 Southeastern USA
Fremont Trail 134 mi (215 km) North America USA Southern Oregon
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 Southwestern France
GR11 104 mi (168 km) Europe France
GR20 111 mi (178 km) Europe Corsica
GR34 1,056 mi (1,699 km) Europe France Western France
GR R2 83 mi (133 km) Africa Africa Reunion Island
Grand Enchantment Trail 770 mi (1,239 km) North America USA Southwestern USA
Grande Traversée des Alpes 372 mi (598 km) Europe France French 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 Southwestern Victoria
Great South West Walk 156 mi (251 km) Australia Australia Victoria
Great Western Trail 4,455 mi (7,169 km) North America USA Western USA
Greater Patagonian Trail 1,300 mi (2,092 km) South America Patagonia
Guadalupe Ridge Trail 100 mi (160 km) North America USA Southern USA
Hadrian's Wall Path 84 mi (135 km) Europe England Northern England
Hayduke 812 mi (1,306 km) North America USA
High Sierra Trail 71 mi (114 km) North America 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 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 (230 km) Australia Australia Northern Territory
Laugavegur Trail 34 mi (54 km) Europe Iceland Southern Iceland
Lebanon Mountain Trail 273 mi (439 km) Europe Lebanon
Lone Star 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 Southwestern Turkey
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 Northeastern USA
Massanutten Trail 71 mi (114 km) North America United States Virginia
Metacomet-Monadnock Trail 114 mi (183 km) North America USA Northeastern USA
Metolius-Windigo Trail 120 mi (193 km) North America USA Oregon
Mogollon Rim Trail 500 mi (804 km) North America USA Southwestern USA
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
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 Northern USA
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 Western USA
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
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 Southern Illinois
Robert Frost Trail 47 mi (75 km) North America USA Massachusetts
Sheltowee Trace 333 mi (535 km) North America USA Eastern USA
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 Eastern USA
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