Hike and Learn is slowly gaining traction. It’s very cool. In my own research (and while daydreaming) about long-distance trails, I’ve found tons of great resources for planning. Here are links to some of them. (Just to clarify, you don’t need to do a long-distance trail to be eligible for Hike and Learn.)
I hope this info will whet your appetite and give you a good start on planning some hikes this summer. Please email me (hikeyeah@gmail.com) if you have questions or if you have trails/links you’d like to share with other people.
Northwest
Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
- PCT Association
- National Forest PCT website
- PCT on Wikipedia
- PMags PCT
- Andrew Skurka CA PCT
- PCT on Trail Forums
Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT)
John Muir Trail (JMT)
- JMT Guide
- PCT Association page on the JMT
- JMT on Wikipedia
- Lots of JMT info
- National Park Service JMT page
- JMT on Trail Forums
Other West Coast Trails
- Andrew Skurka Great Western Loop
- Sierra High Route on Wikipedia
- Sierra High Route on Backpacker.com
- Andrew Skurka Sierra High Route
Continental Divide Trail (CDT)
Colorado Trail (CT)
- Hike Yeah podcasts about the CT (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Hike Yeah podcasts with PMags about the CT (1, 2)
- Hike Yeah blog entries
- CT Foundation
- CT Online Guide
- CT on Trail Forums
- CT on Wikipedia
- PMags CT
Appalachian Trail (AT)
- AT Conservancy
- National Park Service AT page
- AT on Wikipedia
- Whiteblaze.net
- AT on Trail Forums
- Andrew Skurka AT
- PMags AT
Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT)
Long Trail (Vermont)
General
- Trails.com (requires membership)
- Long-distance trails in the US
- Trail Forums
Also, check out this cool flyer that my producers helped me put together. Click the picture to download a 2MB file, or email me if you want me to send you a larger PDF or JPG file.
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Thanks for listing these resources and providing links. Very helpful.
Bill Manning, Mg Dir
The Colorado Trail Foundation
http://www.ColoradoTrail.org
My pleasure, Bill. I get a kick out of learning about trails across the country. I’ve hiked bits and pieces of some of them, including 150 miles on the Colorado Trail. I’ll definitely head back there in the next few years and finish it. The CT Foundation does great work by the way–keep it up.
Great work Alex, I think the Hike and Learn program is a fantastic idea! Thanks for the list of resources by the way.