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A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing. [1] They exist on all continents except Antarctica. Many trails are marked on maps.
The National Trails System includes 11 long-distance National Scenic Trails with distinctive trail markers for each. This is a list of notable long-distance trails in the United States, with a minimum length of 30 miles (48 km).
Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail – In Japan, about 4,000 km (2,500 mi) long. Great American Rail-Trail - A 3,700 miles (6,000 km) cross country rail-trail in the United States. Appalachian Trail – This trail is around 3,500 km (2,200 mi) stretching throughout most of the east coastal United States.
Jerusalem Trail: 40 km (25 mi) trail, connecting the Israel National Trail with Jerusalem Jesus Trail : 65 km (40 mi) in the Galilee region, connecting important sites from the life of Jesus. The trail begins in Nazareth and passes through Sepphoris , Cana , the horns of Hattin , Arbel Cliffs, Capernaum , Tabgha , the Mount of Beatitudes , the ...
The North Country Trail (NCT, officially designated the North Country National Scenic Trail) is a long-distance hiking trail in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. The trail extends roughly 4,800 miles (7,700 km) from Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota to the Appalachian Trail in Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont ...
It is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States, [1] constructed between 1910 and 1930 by the Green Mountain Club. The club remains the primary organization responsible for the trail, and is recognized by the state legislature as "the founder, sponsor, defender, and protector" of the Long Trail System. [2]
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That is, 7.92 units of distance are equivalent to 1 unit of climb. For convenience an 8 to 1 rule can be used. So, for example, if a route is 20 kilometres (12 mi) with 1600 metres of climb (as is the case on leg 1 of the Bob Graham Round , Keswick to Threlkeld), the equivalent flat distance of this route is 20+(1.6×8)=32.8 kilometres (20.4 mi).