Every named trail on National Forest land
How long each trail is, what is allowed on it, where it starts, which wilderness it enters and where to camp nearby, from the Forest Service's own trail layer.
Start with a use
Lists by useTrails where hiker and pedestrian use is recorded as allowed, with the longest first and a count for every forest.
Trails open to bicycles. Wilderness trails are closed to them by law and are excluded by the record.
Trails with at least one segment evaluated as meeting Forest Service accessibility guidelines, with the accessible length.
Segments of National Scenic, Historic and Recreation Trails as each forest records them.
By length
- 1Appalachian TrailGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest384.9 miles
- 2Sheltowee TraceDaniel Boone National Forest285 miles
- 3Continental DivideGila National Forest247.4 miles
- 4ColoradoPike and San Isabel National Forests193.8 miles
Length is the sum of the segments a forest records under one name. A trail that crosses into a second forest is counted again there.
One trail, in full
384.9 miles in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, VA and TN. Open to hiking.
Every trail page looks like this.
Where the trails start
Full-screen map →One point per trail with a page, at one end of its longest connected line. Amber points are National Scenic, Historic or Recreation Trails.
Trail start National Scenic, Historic or Recreation Trail
Browse by state
By national forest (110) →Changes since last run
Open dataFires near trails
Trail mapForest Service trail, recreation and boundary layers, Wilderness Connect, NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist.
Every night. Counts, alerts and fees on this page are as of September 17, 2026.
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