Long Distance Trails (28 in x 20 in)

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28 inch x 20 inch flat wall map. Shipped tubed.

Long Distance Trails of the Conterminous United States. This national overview map of the conterminous lower 48 states features 70 long distance trails (included trails are listed below). This selection is intended to map the popular, proven, managed, and navigable trails that primarily require foot travel touching upon a journey or wilderness experience. The Triple Crown Trails (AT, CDT, PCT) are symbolized separately in red. Places, interstate highways, national park units (scale dependent), hydrology, states, landforms, and significant regional high points are labeled for reference. The legend features trail miles and state locations of all the included trails.

Inspired by my 2005 Appalachian Trail, 2007 Newfoundland ECT, and 2011 Colorado Trail thru-hikes - I’d wanted to put all the trails I’ve continued to daydream about on one map (and without the historic NPS routes that aren’t really walkable, yet often appear on other similar national trail maps). I also wanted to include some of the renowned shorter trails and loops that deliver a similar wilderness end-to-end experience yet without the serious time commitments (think of the Wonderland Trail, the Beaten Path, the Pemigewasset Loop, the Four Pass Loop, Eagle Rock Loop, Cactus to Clouds, etc). So this map features a balanced collection of these types of trails, as well as an attempt to map trails in each region of the lower 48 states.

There are a number of other proposed routes, new trails, and extensions to existing trails under development that with gained popularity perhaps can be included in a later edition. Some existing routes have also been excluded in cases of extensive gaps and connectivity issues (e.g. Bay Area Ridge Trail, Palmetto Trail, East Coast Greenway).

Included Trails:

TRIPLE CROWN

• Appalachian Trail

• Continental Divide Trail

• Pacific Crest Trail

ADDITIONAL TRAILS

• American Discovery Trail

• Arizona Trail

• Baker Trail

• Bay Circuit Trail

• Beaten Path, The

• Benton MacKaye Trail

• Black Creek Trail

• Blue Mountains Trail

• Boundary Trail (Washington)

• Buckeye Trail

• C&O Canal Trail

• Cactus to Clouds

• Centennial Trail (South Dakota)

• Cohos Trail

• Colorado Trail

• Columbia Plateau (Washington)

• Couer d'Alenes, Trail of the

• Cowboy Trail

• Cumberland Trail

• Eagle Rock Loop

• Empire State Trail

• Finger Lakes Trail

• Florida Trail

• Foothills Trail

• Four Pass Loop

• George S. Mickelson Trail

• Grafton Notch Loop

• Grand Enchantment Trail

• Great Allegheny Passage

• Hayduke Trail

• High Sierra Trail

• Ice Age Trail

• Idaho Centennial Trail

• John Muir Trail

• Katy Trail

• Kettle Crest

• Knobstone Trail

• Lone Star Trail

• Long Path

• Long Trail

• Lost Coast Trail

• Maah Daah Hey Trail

• Mountains to Sea

• New England Trail

• Northcountry Trail

• Northville-Placid Trail

• Oregon Desert Trail

• Ouachita Trail

• Ozark Highlands Trail

• Ozark Trail

• Pacific Northwest Trail

• Palouse to Cascades

• Paul Bunyan State Trail

• Pawnee Buchanan Loop

• Pemigewasset Loop

• Pinhoti Trail

• Ruby Crest Trail

• Sheltowee Trace

• Superior Hiking Trail

• Tahoe Rim Trail

• Teton Crest Trail

• Timberline Trail

• Toyaibe Crest Trail

• Trans-Catalina Trail

• Uinta Highline Trail

• Wapack Trail

• Wonderland Trail