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.
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
Pinhoti Trail
The Pinhoti Trail starts on Flagg Mountain in Alabama, and runs north through the Talladega National Forest and into Georgia. It ends where it meets the Benton MacKaye Trail on the South Fork of Jacks...
335 mi · AL, GA
Route mapped · 54 verified points
Tahoe Rim Trail
The Tahoe Rim Trail is a loop around the ridge lines of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Forest Service puts it at about 166.6 miles, and the trail association says the mileage changes year to year as...
166.6 mi · 7–14 days · CA, NV
Route mapped · 46 verified points
Ozark Highlands Trail
The Ozark Highlands Trail crosses northern Arkansas. It starts at Lake Fort Smith State Park on Arkansas 71 and runs east through the Ozark National Forest, along the Buffalo National River, and on...
207 mi · AR
Route mapped · 21 verified points
Wonderland Trail
The Wonderland Trail is about 93 miles long and goes all the way around Mount Rainier inside Mount Rainier National Park. The Park Service calls it a strenuous hike: about 27,000 feet of climbing...
93 mi · 10–14 days · WA
Route mapped · 7 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
Bartram Trail
The Bartram Trail is a National Recreation Trail that follows the naturalist William Bartram's route through the southern mountains. It starts in Georgia on the Chattooga River, at the Georgia end...
112 mi · 6–10 days · GA, NC
Route mapped · 19 verified points
Ouachita Trail
The Ouachita National Recreation Trail runs 223 miles through the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas, by the count of the Friends of the Ouachita Trail. It starts at Talimena State Park in...
223 mi · OK, AR
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