Under Construction
See also World's best Treks
This list includes the most popular or well known trails as well as ones which are highly rated because of scenery or access to water and camp sights.
1000 mile + trails:
* Still incomplete
100 mile + trails:
*The High Point to Cape May route is still in the planning stages and an official name has not been established.
Others:
* One way
2012 Top 100 Trails - Best Trails in North America at trails.com
- Breakneck Ridge Trail, Beacon, NY (my area map)
- Glacier Gorge, Estes Park, CO
- Appalachian Trail: The Pinnacle, Hamburg, PA
- Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, CA (my area map)
- Conundrum Hot Springs, Aspen, CO
- Bear Mountain Loop, Highland Falls, NY (my area map)
- Furnace Mountain / Trayfoot Mountain Overnight Loop, Grottoes, VA
- Deep Creek, Hesperia, CA
- Appalachian Trail: Sunfish Pond & Mount Mohican, Columbia, NJ (my area map)
- Appalachian Trail: Springer Mountain to Hightower Gap, Suches, GA
- Big Creek Falls (Taylor River), North Bend, WA
- Appalachian Trail: Crampton Gap to Harpers Ferry, WV, Burkittsville, MD
- Half Dome, Yosemite, (my area map)
- Dolly Sods Wilderness, Petersburg, WV
- Hut to Hut Presidential Traverse, Gorham, NH (my area map)
- American River Confluence to Lake Clementine, Auburn, CA (my area map)
- Canyon Creek Lakes and L Lake (Backpacking), Weaverville, CA
- Mount Marcy - New York Highpoint, Lake Placid, NY (my area map)
- Timothy Lake Area Campgrounds, Government Camp, OR
- Bear Mountain - Mount Riga State Park Trail, Salisbury, CT (my area map)
Others near places I frequent:
22 Ringwood State Park Trails - Ringwood, NJ (my area map)
25 Appalachian National Scenic Trail: CT & MA (my area map)
27 Appalachian Trail: Bear Mountain - Harriman State Parks NY (my area map)
35 Clingman's Dome Overnight Loop Gatlinburg, TN (my area map)
38 Slide Mountain Loop Catskills, NY (my area map)
43 American River Bike Path - Sacramento, CA (my area map)
51 Bright Angel Trail - Grand Canyon (my area map)
52 The Hudson Highlands - Cold Spring, NY (my area map)
54 North Lake to Humphreys Basin Loop (Backpacking) Bishop, CA (my area map)
57 Palisades Interstate Park and the Long Path Englewood, NJ(my area map)
62 Black Mountain Loop Lake George, NY (my area map)
66 Mount Mansfield, Sunset Ridge Trail, Burlington, VT (my area map)
73 Arethusa Falls Trails, North Conway, NH (my area map)
76 Blue Hills Reservation, Boston, MA (my area map)
80 Sacramento and Western Sierra Foothills Campgrounds (my area map)
88 Indian Head Mountain Loop (my area map)
90 Appalachian Trail: Kent to St. Johns Ledges, Kent, CT (my area map)
93 Sawyer River Road, Conway, NH (my area map)
100 North-South Lake loop, Catskill, NY (my area map)
Trails.com 2009 Top 45:
Trails.com Top Trails Page for more detailed information, broken down by activity and state.
Links:
World's best Treks
Best hikes in North America. at BestHike.com
Top 100 Hiking Trails at Tripleblaze.com
Best Hiking Trails at AmericasBestOnline.com
Best Hiking in Pennsylvania at trails.com
Best Hiking in Virginia at trails.com
New York State Hiking Trail Finder at SlackPacker.com
About trails (use, types, maintenance)
New Jersey Trails
See also Cycling
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last updated 4 Mar 2013
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