Long-distance Trails

A long-distance trail is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing. Typically, a long-distance route will be at least 30 miles long, but many run for several hundred miles, or longer.

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Upcoming trainings for Long-distance Trails

2023 SC BikeWalkTrails Summit
Palmetto Cycling Coalition
Palmetto Cycling Coalition
2023 SC BikeWalkTrails Summit

June 08, 2023

Newberry, South Carolina

AZT Trail Skills Institute - Module 1&2: Monitoring and Maintenance
Arizona Trail Association
Arizona Trail Association
AZT Trail Skills Institute - Module 1&2: Monitoring and Maintenance

September 09 - 10, 2023

Flagstaff, Arizona

AZT Trail Skills Institute - Module 5: New Trail Construction
Arizona Trail Association
Arizona Trail Association
AZT Trail Skills Institute - Module 5: New Trail Construction

September 30 - October 01, 2023

Flagstaff, Arizona

AZT Trail Skills Institute - Module 3 Trail Structures (Rock Work)
Arizona Trail Association
Arizona Trail Association

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Trail Workers with Long-distance Trails Experience

Betsy

Betsy Byrne

National Park Service

Agency

Salt Lake City, Ut

I am a landscape architect with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation…

Lex

Lex Carey

Pulaski Users Group (PUG)

Nonprofit

Hailey, Id

With conservation corps, and USFS trail Crew experience under my belt I have shifted to the…

Sterling

Sterling Collins-Hill

Pacific Northwest Trail Association

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit
Nova

Nova Collinson

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship

Nonprofit
Deno

Deno Contos

Contractor Trainer

Greenville, Sc

Benchmark Trails is a full service trail design, layout and construction firm with over 20 years of…

Trey

Trey Cooksey

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Agency

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Federal Highway Administration USDA Forest Service National Park Service Bureau of Land Management
American Trails Professional TrailBuilders Association Partnership for the National Trails System Northern Vermont University Northwest Arkansas Community College Eppley Institute Corps Network