1. |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail |
|
|
Maine to Georgia |
2,144 |
miles |
2. |
California National Historic Trail |
|
|
System of trails Missouri to California & Oregon |
5,600 |
|
3. |
Ice Age National Scenic Trail |
|
|
Wisconsin - links six units Ice Age Reserve |
1,000 |
|
4. |
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail |
|
|
California |
1,200 |
|
5. |
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail |
|
|
Mississippi River, Illinois, to Columbia River, Oregon |
3,700 |
|
6. |
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail |
|
|
Illinois to Utah |
1,300 |
|
7. |
Natchez National Scenic Trail |
|
|
Mississippi and Tennessee |
110 |
|
8. |
North Country National Scenic Trail |
|
|
Crown Point, NY, to Lake Sakakawea, ND |
3,200 |
|
9. |
Oregon National Historic Trail |
|
|
Missouri to Oregon |
2,170 |
|
10. |
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail |
|
|
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina |
300 |
|
11. |
Pony Express National Historic Trail |
|
|
Missouri to California |
1,800 |
|
12. |
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail |
|
|
Tidewater Potomac to Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania |
700 |
|
13. |
Santa Fe National Historic Trail |
|
|
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico |
1,203 |
|
14. |
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail |
|
|
2 land and water routes North Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia and Alabama to Oklahoma and Arkansas |
2,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand total |
26,627 |
miles |
In addition to long-distance trails under NPS, are
a few long-distance trails under the Forest Service, plus 800
other trails, totalling 9,000 miles, the majority on federal
lands, with the remainder on State and privately owned land. |