In Canada, this trail extends for over 28,000km (17,000mi)[1] from coast to coast. Proposed in 1992 by Bill Pratt and Pierre Camu, the trail reached 100% connection in 2016. [2] The trail has three major "endpoints", those being at Cape Spear in Newfoundland, Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories, and Vancouver in British Columbia.[3]
Extending from coast to coast in the USA, the Northern Route is about 7,780km (4,830mi) and the longer Southern route is 8,138km (5,057mi) long.[4] The trail has two notable trailheads, with those being at Cape Henlopen in Delaware and Point Reyes National Seashore in California. The trail splits and reconnects at Elizabethtown, Ohio and Denver Colorado. The trail was first run as a single event by the American Hiking Society from 1980 to 1981, but wasnt fully established as an official trail until it was scouted out and mapped from 1990 to 1991.[5]
Logo for the Sentiero Italia (Left) and the Italian Alpine Club (Right)
In Italy, this trail is estimated to cover over 8,000km (5,000mi) in total trail length. [7] The trail was first thought of by Riccardo Carovalini in 1981[8], but wasnt officially recognized until 1995 for CamminaItalia ("Walk Italy").[9] The trail starts in San Bartolomeo, Trieste and ends just south of Santa Teresa Gallura, Sardinia.
In Australia, this trail covers about 5,330km (3,310mi) in distance and runs along most of the eastern side of the country, from Cooktown, QLD to Healesville, VIC, crossing the Great Dividing Range. [12]
Located in the Hokkaidō region of Japan, this trail, is expected to be about 4,600km (2,900mi) long once it's finished being constructed. [13] Due to not being a well established trail, there is very little information on this trail at the current time. However, information about trail maintenance and construction can be found on the Hokkaidō government site.[14]
In Chile and Argentina is currently 3,000km (1,900mi) long and can potentially be extended to approx. 4,000km (2,500mi). The entire route network exceeds 15,000km (9,300mi).[16]
In the Himalayas near Nepal is a northern route with high elevation, about 1,700km (1,100mi). The low route is 1,500km (930mi) long with a total of nearly 3,200km (2,000mi).
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