Long-distance trails worth a year of planning
The most-walked thru-hikes in the United States — the Triple Crown plus the iconic loops, regional long trails, and section-hike classics. Verified termini and agency links so you can plan from a real source, not a forum post.
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Not filterable: 14 of 27 adventures have no verified permit requirement on record (we hold one for 13). Each show page links the issuing agency.
Long Path
The Long Path runs 358 miles from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to upstate New York, by the count of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. It starts at the 175th Street subway...
358 mi · 24–27 days · NY, NJ
Route mapped · 79 verified points
John Muir Trail
The John Muir Trail runs 211 miles from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, according to the National Park Service. For most of its...
211 mi · 18–25 days · CA
Route mapped · 64 verified points
Long Trail
The Long Trail runs 272 miles along the spine of Vermont's Green Mountains, from the Massachusetts border to the Canadian border. The Green Mountain Club (GMC) looks after it. Volunteers built it...
272 mi · 14–30 days · VT
Route mapped · 45 verified points
Colorado Trail
The Colorado Trail runs between Denver and Durango through eight mountain ranges and six wilderness areas, and shares more than 300 miles with the Continental Divide Trail. The Colorado Trail...
485 mi · 28–42 days · CO
Route mapped · 4 verified points
Sheltowee Trace
The Sheltowee Trace is a National Recreation Trail that runs south through Kentucky into Tennessee. The Sheltowee Trace Association gives its length as 343 miles, from the northern boundary of the...
343 mi · 21–30 days · KY, TN
Route mapped · 2 verified points
Allegheny Trail
The Allegheny Trail runs south from the Mason-Dixon Line near Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, to the Appalachian Trail on Peters Mountain at the Virginia line. The West Virginia Scenic Trails...
316 mi · 25–35 days · WV
Route mapped · 3 verified points