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.
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail runs through 14 states from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine. It is just under 2,200 miles, and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy updates the exact length...
2,198 mi · 150–210 days · GA, NC, TN +11
Route mapped · 94 verified points
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
Northville-Placid Trail
The Northville-Placid Trail crosses the Adirondack Park in New York, from Northville in the south to Lake Placid in the north. The Adirondack Mountain Club's trail chapter gives it as about 136...
136 mi · NY
Route mapped · 13 verified points
North Country National Scenic Trail
The North Country National Scenic Trail runs from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont to the vicinity of Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota, across eight states: Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,...
4,600 mi · ND, MN, WI +5
Route mapped · 2 verified points