The US the Appalachian trail on the east coast and the Pacific Crest on the west. It’s time the was another major trail (or 2) through the center of country.
NO!
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if only there was
Could even be one through the center running north/south and one running through the upper Midwest east/west. It really is a fantastic idea
if we build it they will cum
Too late
Buckeye Trail (1,440 miles, Ohio)
Ice Age Trail (1,200 miles, Wisconsin)
Ozark Trail (350 miles, Missouri)
Sheltowee Trace Trail (333 miles, Kentucky)
Ohio To Erie Trail (326 miles, Ohio)
Superior Hiking Trail (310 miles, Minnesota)
Katy Trail (240 miles, Missouri)
Michigan Shore-To-Shore Trail (220 miles, Michigan)
Cowboy Trail (195 miles, Nebraska)
River To River Trail (162 miles, Illinois)
Knobstone Trail (160 miles, Indiana)
Maah Daah Hey Trail (144 miles, North Dakota)
Gandy Dancer State Trail (98 miles, Wisconsin and Minnesota)
Little Miami Scenic Trail (78 miles, Ohio)
Wabash Cannonball Trail (63 miles, Ohio)
Willard Munger State Trail (63 miles, Minnesota)
and large portions of the North Country Trail and American Discovery Trail
Sounds...flat
Yeah.
I mean the Sheltowee trace in KY isn’t super Midwest but it’s a cool trail closer than the AT. Lewis and Clark trail might be too west but it’s also a good one.
Ice Age National Trail? American discovery trail? There are literally dozens of long trails that run through the Midwest, South, Southwest.
I have heard of a trail that runs north/south thru the plains states like Nebraska, Kansas etc
Mississippi River Trail?
Well, until that day comes I will settle for a few minor central trails. Ozark Trail, Ozark Highlands Trail, and the Ouachita trail.
The Cowboy Trail here in Nebraska is pretty stunning, but there are longer trails
Hear me out: a trail that roughly follows the Continental Divide. Who says no?