Talk:List of long-distance trails in the United States/Archive 1

Archive 1

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Additional trails can be added from [1] which lists at least 20 more over 100 miles in length. Rmhermen 16:21 Apr 24, 2003 (UTC)

I've added the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail because the Long-distance trail page defines a long-distance trail as being at least 50km. This trail clocks in at 55.5km, but if this seems too short to mention, feel free to remove it. -- Scott Burley 05:57, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)

I feel the Skline to the Sea trail is long enough. --Ray 23:23, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

The listing of trails is getting pretty long, maybe we should break it down by State headings. --Ray 23:23, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

50 km or 31 miles is not really a long-distance trail - certainly not in the U.S. A dedicated hiker could do that in two or three days. I would suggest raising the bar to at least a 100 miles. Rmhermen 21:22, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

A 100+ mile requirement would cut out these trails currently on the list:

Chief Ladiga Trail

Chilkoot Trail

Natchez Trace Trail

Silver Comet Trail

Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail

Susquehannock Trail

Virginia Creeper Trail

Wonderland Trail

Rmhermen 21:35, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

I disagree

Long-distance I think does not mean long-distance as a dedicated backpacker would interpret "long-distance" -- I think of "long-distance" as a layperson would interpret it and anything of 30 miles would certainly qualify. Jarfingle 08:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of trails of that length in the U.S. They are not long-distance trails and including all of them would overwhelm this page. Rmhermen 02:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

You're absolutely right, but let's worry about those hundreds or thousands of trails until we actually have Wikipedia articles on them before we worry the nitty gritty definitions.

As it see it, the alternative would be to start a "Middle-distance trails in the United States" article for those eight trails which seems a little premature. Let's take action and act upon specific definitions when it becomes practical to do so. In the interim, I think a layperson's defintion of long-distance certainly can suffice.

Jarfingle 05:47, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Italicization of trail titles?

Hello, I'm unfamiliar with this! Is it common practice to italicize trail titles?

Jarfingle 20:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Table format

Could this be organized in a table format? I have seen some that can even sort, which would help. Something like: Name - distance - states - associted organization - closest LDT (long distance trail)

or something to that degree? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.151.213.5 (talk) 20:32, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Draft Format

Sortable table

Trail Name	Description	Length (in mi)	Length (in km)	Designation	Terminus Name (Cardinal Point)	Terminus Name (Cardinal Point)	States	Caretaker Org.
Appalachian Trail	Along the length of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States	2178	3505	National Scenic Trail	Mount Katahdin, Maine (N)	Springer Mountain in Georgia (S)	ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD, WV, VA, TN, NC, GA	National Park Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy

Hello all. I created the simple sortable format posted above. It includes the information currently on the page for the AT. The States column should tell you where the trail starts (if it's official). I also labled the last columns Caretaker, that's just the hippie in me trying to get out. Omar (talk) 18:06, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

ECT

What do you think about adding the Eastern Continental Trail to this list? Carl M. Anglesea (talk) 05:51, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Centennial Trail (in South Dakota)

I was in the Black Hills area in August 2009. This trail is about 100 miles long and runs north-south in the Black Hills of South Dakota (east of the Mickelson Trail). Its southern terminus is in Wind Cave NP. (Charlie) 10:52, 3 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.226.45.217 (talk)