Backpacking Routes

  • Under 50 Miles
    • Pacific West
      • Lost Coast Trail, CA
      • Old Mt. Baldy – Three T’s Loop, CA
      • Emigrant Wilderness Loop, CA
      • Loowit Trail, WA
      • Three Sisters Loop, OR
      • Timberline Trail, OR
      • Death Valley Cottonwood-Marble Canyon Loop, CA
      • Death Valley Indian Pass Canyon, CA
    • Northeast
      • Appalachian-Mohawk Trails Loop, CT
      • The Great Circle Trail, ME
      • Waterville Valley Skyline Loop, NH
      • Inner-Pemi Loop Trail, NH
      • Wapack Trail, NH
      • Shoal Pond Loop, NH
      • Natchaug / Nipmuck Trails, CT
      • Lye Brook Wilderness Loop, VT
      • Isolation Loop Trail, NH
      • Grafton Loop Trail, ME
      • Big Branch Wilderness Loop, VT
      • The Pemi Loop, NH
      • The Presidential Traverse, NH
      • Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway, NH
      • Mahoosuc Traverse, ME
    • Mountain West
      • Titcomb Basin Loop, WY
      • Granite Peak, MT
      • Bear River Range Traverse, UT
      • Purgatory Creek to Chicago Basin, CO
      • Four Pass Loop, CO
      • The Beaten Path, MT
      • Gallatin Crest Trail, MT
      • Crazy Mountains Loop, MT
      • Baker-Johnson Lake Loop, NV
    • Southwest
      • Zion Traverse, UT
      • Coyote Gulch, UT
      • Grand Canyon Rim-To-Rim-To-Rim, AZ
      • Zion National Park Kolob Arch, UT
      • Death Hollow Loop, UT
      • Reflection Canyon, UT
    • Great Lakes Midwest
      • Sioux-Hustler Trail, MN
      • Snowbank Lake Trail, MN
      • Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI
      • Greenstone Ridge Trail, MI
    • Mid-Atlantic
      • The Cold River Loop, NY
      • Old Loggers Path, PA
  • 50-200 Miles
    • Northeast
      • Cohos Trail, NH
      • 100-Mile Wilderness, Maine
    • Pacific West
      • Big SEKI Loop, CA
      • Wonderland Trail, WA
      • Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness Loop, WA
      • High Sierra Trail, CA
      • Sierra High Route, CA
      • Tahoe Rim Trail, CA / NV
    • Mountain West
      • Teton Loop, WY
      • Collegiate Peaks Loop, CO
      • Lost Creek Loop, CO
      • Uinta Highline Trail, UT
      • Sawtooth Wilderness Loop, ID
    • Southwest
      • Lone Star Hiking Trail, TX
      • Black Canyon Trail, AZ
    • Deep South
      • Foothills Trail, NC / SC
      • Bartram Trail, NC / GA
      • Smoky Mountains National Park Loop, NC / TN
    • Mid-Atlantic
      • The Cranberry Lake 50, NY
      • Loyalsock Trail, PA
      • Northville-Placid Trail, NY
    • Plains Midwest
      • Maah Daah Hey Trail, ND
      • Centennial Trail, SD
  • 200-500 Miles
    • New England National Scenic Trail
    • Mid-State Trail, PA
    • John Muir Trail, CA
      • John Muir Trail Profile
      • John Muir Trail Gear List
    • Colorado Trail, CO
      • Colorado Trail Profile
      • Colorado Trail Resupply Guide
    • Long Trail, VT
      • Long Trail Profile
      • Long Trail Shuttles
    • Benton Mackaye Trail, GA, TN, NC
    • Superior Hiking Trail, MN
    • Pinhoti Trail, AL / GA
    • Ouachita Trail, AR / OK
      • Ouachita Trail Profile
      • Ouachita Trail Gear
      • Ouachita Trail Resupply Guide
  • 500-1000+ Miles
    • Great Divide Trail, Canada
    • Pacific Northwest Trail, MT / ID / WA
      • Pacific Northwest Trail Profile
      • Pacific Northwest Trail Resupply
    • Florida Trail
    • The Arizona Trail
      • Arizona Trail Profile
      • Arizona Trail Resupply
      • Arizona Trail Shuttle Services
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Resources

Ouachita Trail Resupply Guide

The Ouachita Trail doesn’t directly pass through any towns throughout its 223 miles, but by simple hitches from the numerous highway crossings, town is never far away. Here are the locations and mileages for Ouachita Trail resupply.

By Jeff Garmire, 4 yearsApril 21, 2021 ago
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Colorado Trail Resupply Guide

Resupply on the Colorado Trail is fairly regular, but many towns are more then ten miles off trail, and some hitches happen from remote locations with little traffic. Here’s the beta for how and when to resupply on the Colorado Trail.

By Andrew Marshall, 4 yearsApril 21, 2021 ago

John Muir Trail Gear List

This John Muir Trail gear list is for a standard two-week hike through the epic Sierra Nevada mountains in the summer.

By Katie Kommer, 4 yearsApril 14, 2021 ago
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How to Take Notes for a Backpacking Routes Trail Profile During Your Hike

Have you been a trail profile for Backpacking Routes? Here are tips for taking notes during the hike that will make the writeup even easier.

By Maggie Slepian, 4 yearsApril 13, 2021 ago

Backpacking Routes by Season

Backpacking routes sorted by season, including the best hikes for summer, fall, winter, and spring.

By BPRoutes, 4 yearsDecember 29, 2020 ago
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Pacific Northwest Resupply Spreadsheet

Pacific Northwest Trail Resupply data, including mileage, trail town, and whether you should send a mail drop or buy in town.

By Jeff Garmire, 4 yearsDecember 10, 2020 ago

Long Trail Shuttles and Transportation

View the Long Trail Page here Private Shuttles Servicing the Northern Terminus John Selmer – Location: Westfield. (802) 744-6319 The Journey Salon and Guest House will shuttle from their place to the trail if you are staying there. (802)-988-1040, [email protected] Everywhere Taxi – Location: Burlington. 802) 238-4121, [email protected] New England Read more…

By Jeff Garmire, 5 yearsAugust 19, 2020 ago

Difficulty Scale: Logistics

Backpacking route categories based on logistics, such as terminus access, permitting, and land management.

By BPRoutes, 5 yearsJune 16, 2020 ago

Difficulty Scale: Terrain

Backpacking routes sorted by terrain difficulty, including elevation gain, sustained effort, and expected weather conditions.

By BPRoutes, 5 yearsJune 16, 2020 ago

Backpacking Routes Regions

Backpacking routes sorted by US region.

By BPRoutes, 5 yearsJune 16, 2020 ago
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