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I've been collecting links to backpacking websites for years...ever since I began preparing for my hike on the Appalachian Trail. I've been frustrated with my web browser, though, because now and then it arbitrarily switches my bookmarks around so I can't find anything -- and you never know when I may need to take off on a six-month hike! So I decided to try listing my favorite links here. They will be loosely organized and formatted simply, since this is a functional listing and not meant to compete in any beauty contest. Also, backpacking websites tend to go by the wayside, so some links here may end up broken.

The Appalachian Trail is approximately 2,180 miles long and runs from Georgia to Maine.

Quick Guide To The Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
ALDHA
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Trailplace
Backcountry.net AT-L Archives
The Appalachian Trail Home Page
The Appalachian Trail - State by State
The Online Companion
AT TrailQuest
Appalachian Trail Parking

Georgia
Hiker Hostel

Damascus
Damascus, Virginia
Creeper Trail Cottages
Country Cottage

New Hampshire
Mt. Washington

Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,650 miles long, running from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington.

Quick Guide To The Pacific Crest Trail
Pacific Crest Trail Association
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
PCT TrailQuest
Snow & Precipitation Reports
Current Trail Conditions
ADZPCTKO
PCT Wiki
California DOT
Craig's PCT Planner
Henry Shires' PCT Hike

Continental Divide Trail

The Continental Divide Trail is about 3,100 miles long, running from Mexico to Canada along the Rocky Mountains through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. It is primitive, with only about 70% of the trail usable.

Quick Guide To The Continental Divide Trail
Continental Divide Trail Alliance
Continental Divide Trail Society
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Wyoming BLM
CDT Trail Towns
CDT TrailQuest
Spirit Eagle's Page
Backcountry Permit - Glacier
Backcountry Permit - Yellowstone
Backcountry Camping - Rocky Mountain National Park
New Mexico State Lands
Glacier National Park
Manning Provincial Park

International Appalachian Trail

The International Appalachian Trail stretches about 700 miles through Maine, New Brunswick, and Quebec, and they are working on extending it through Newfoundland and perhaps farther. I don't know why it's so dang hard to find organized information about this trail.

Quick Guide To The International Appalachian Trail
Canada Trails
SIA-IAT Quebec
SEPAQ

Newfoundland
Travellers' Guide

Long Trail

The Long Trail is the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the country. North to south, from border to border, it travels 270 miles across Vermont.

Quick Guide To The Long Trail
Green Mountain Club
Long Trail Wiki
Down The Trail
The Inn at Long Trail

Florida Trail

The Florida Trail is 1100 miles long, running north-south the length of Florida.

Quick Guide To The Florida Trail
Florida Trail Association
Florida National Scenic Trail
Florida Trail through Big Cypress

Mountains to Sea Trail

The Mountains to Sea Trail runs across North Carolina from the Smoky Mountains to the coast. Its planned length is 1000 miles, of which 530 miles are completed.

Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail
Mountains to Sea Trail Wiki
Hike WNC
NC State Parks

West Coast Trail

The West Coast Trail is 47 miles long. It follows the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Blisters And Bliss
Mudhounds
Darin Riedel
BC Adventure
West Coast Trail Wiki
Vancouver Island Outdoors

Triple Crown Backpacking

The Triple Crown of backpacking refers to the completion of the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. The Calendar Year Triple Crown is achieved by completing all three trails in a single calendar year.

ALDHA West
Yogi's Guide Books

Calendar Year
Flyin' Brian
Team Triple Crown

Eastern Continental Trail

And American Mountains Trail

The Eastern Continental Trail is a concept linking together other established trails. It includes the International Appalachian Trail, the Appalachian Trail, the Benton MacKaye Trail (in Georgia), the Georgia Pinhoti Trail, the Alabama Pinhoti Trail, and the Florida Trail, plus the road walk to Key West, Florida. The Pinhoti, Benton MacKaye, AT, and IAT section comprise the American Mountains Trail.

Nimblewill Nomad
svrART
Pinhoti Trail, Alabama
Georgia Pinhoti Trail Association
Pinhoti Trail, Georgia
Benton MacKaye Trail Associationa
Benton MacKaye Trail Journal

North Country Trail

The North Country Trail is an east-west trail of 4600 miles, which includes road walking. It travels through New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The route through the Adirondacks is still in the planning stage, so hikers choose their own route through the park.

North Country Trail Association

Journals/Forums
WhiteBlaze.net
Jojo Smiley
Nimblewill Nomad

New York
Adirondack Mountain Club
Long Lake
Finger Lakes Trail Conference
Finger Lakes National Forest

Pennsylvania
Allegheny National Forest
Allegheny River Trail

Ohio
Buckeye Trail
Wayne National Forest

Michigan
Mackinac Bridge

Minnesota
Superior Hiking Trail Association

Sea-to-Sea "Trail"

The Sea-to-Sea Trail is another concept trail that incorporates parts of other established trails. The entire length is 7700 miles, and it reaches from Cap Gaspe in Quebec to Cape Alva in Washington. The included trails are the International Appalachian Trail, the Appalachian Trail, the Long Trail, the North Country Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, the Pacific Northwest Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail. There is a 30-mile gap in Vermont, between the LT and the New York border, and an 800-mile gap in North Dakota and Montana, between the NCT and the CDT.

Sea-to-Sea Route
Andrew Skurka's Hike
Nat Geo Skurka
Middlebury, Vermont
Pacific Northwest Trail

Adirondacks

Adirondack Mountain Club
Keene, NY
Long Lake

Miscellaneous Trails

Alabama Trails
Arkansas Trails
California Coastal Trail
Florida Trails
Pennsylvania - Youghiogheny River and Trail
Pennsylvania - Conestoga Trail System
Tennessee - Cumberland Trail
Texas - Lone Star Trail Review
Texas - Lone Star Trail Club
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Ice Age Trail

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I had a normal childhood, but somewhere along the way I took off on my own path. I backpacked the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail in 2001 and the 700-mile... more »

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General Backpacking Links

Appalachian Trail

Pacific Crest Trail

Continental Divide Trail

International Appalachian Trail

Long Trail

Florida Trail

Mountains to Sea Trail

West Coast Trail

Triple Crown Backpacking

Eastern Continental Trail

And American Mountains Trail

North Country Trail

Sea-to-Sea "Trail"

Adirondacks

Miscellaneous Trails

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