| The North Country
Trail crowns the country, stretching from the Adirondacks in New York State to the
Great Plains of North Dakota. |
The
Appalachian
Trail is the grand-daddy of long distance trails. First envisioned in 1921 as a
greenway from Maine to Georgia, the trail hugs the crests of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| The Ice Age
Trail traces the glacier moraine from Lake Michigan to the Saint Croix River in
Wisconsin. |
The
Potomac
Heritage Trail stretches along the Potomac River from Maryland on up to
Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands. |
| The Pacific
Crest Trail was designated in 1968 at the same time as the Appalachian Trail. It
follows the crest of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade mountain ranges. It passes through
four national parks and several national forests. |
The Natchez
Trace follows an old Native American route that connects Nashville, Tennessee to
Natchez, near the Mississippi border. |
| The
Continental
Divide Trail is a high altitude trail along the spine of the Rocky Mountains and New
Mexico. It passes through three national parks and many national forests. |
The Florida National
Scenic Trail is the only National Scenic Trail that doesn't cross state lines. It
explores subtropical Florida, from the Big Cypress National Park and Preserve to the Gulf
Islands National Seashore. |
