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The Knobstone Trail (KT) is Indiana's longest footpath – a 60-mile backcountry-hiking trail passing through Clark State Forest, Elk Creek Public Fishing Area, and Jackson-Washington State Forest. These state resource properties contain more than 42,000 acres of rugged, forested land in Clark, Scott and Washington counties in southern Indiana.
Their total length is about 7,875 miles (12,674 km); vertical gain is more than 1,000,000 feet (300,000 m). A total of 22 states are visited if the three trails are completed. [5] The American Long Distance Hiking Association – West (ALDHA–West) is the only organization that recognizes this hiking feat.
National Millennium Trail project – 16 long-distance trails selected in 2000 as visionary trails that reflect defining aspects America's history and culture; Trail, long-distance trail; List of long-distance trails, Long-distance trails in the United States, List of rail trails; State wildlife trails (United States) Walking, hiking, backpacking
Trans Canada Trail – In Canada, this trail extends to around 15,000 km (9,300 mi) from coast to coast and is still in need of completion. American Discovery Trail – Extends from coast to coast in the USA, the longer Southern route is 8,158 km (5,069 mi) long. Grand Italian Trail – This trail is around 6,000 km (3,700 mi) through Italy.
The hiking distance of the ECT is approximately 4,400 miles (7,100 km), not including water gaps around Newfoundland. The trail system was named by long-distance hiker M. J. Eberhart (trail name: Nimblewill Nomad). [1] The first person to complete the ECT from Key West to Cap Gaspé, Quebec, was John Brinda in 1997. [2]
Danae and Olen Netteburg, both 44, and their five children aged between 14 and two, have just completed North America’s holy hiking trinity, the Triple Crown.
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles (160 to 240 km) east of the U.S. Pacific coast.
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