It's hard to imagine that a simple bridge can stand for so much. The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail crosses that bridge and provides visitors with a chance to understand the struggles faced by the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Events that took place on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma provide [...]
“Something bloomed inside me as I traced its jagged line with my finger on a map. I would walk that line, I decided, or at least as much of it as I could in about a hundred days...” -Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed The film Wild [...]
The National Trails System is a Congressionally-established network that preserves routes like the Oregon National Historic Trail -- a living monument that stretches 2,000 miles across the country and offers countless opportunities for adventurous travelers to experience the vastness of the West. The Oregon Trail is a front-row seat to one of America's [...]
Trail Angels are a special breed. It's likely that most people have never heard of them -- but it's a given that anyone who has completed a long-distance trail is not only familiar with the term but may have even met one of these elusive characters. Hikers who have been on a trail for [...]
This is a unique post of the National Trails Guide: there is no agenda and this is not specifically geared to one trail. Instead, these are simply random pictures taken over three years of road research documenting the national trails. We hope you enjoy a behind the scenes look into seldom-seen spots along the [...]
The National Trails System is a network of 30 Congressionally-designated scenic and historic trails spanning the United States. The Ice Age National Scenic Trail travels 1,200 miles through a wide variety of scenery, highlighting Wisconsin's Ice Age heritage as well as the state’s unique beauty. This is the story of two friends who decided [...]
Like the Trail of Tears, every American should take time to discover the Nez Perce story. This proud tribe, which befriended Lewis and Clark on their journey across the West, was later dishonored by a series of broken treaties. The process culminated in betrayal, bloody battles and a thousand-mile retreat by hundreds of members of [...]
We are pleased to interview the Teacher on the Trail from 2010, Herb Brambley, an educator from Pennsylvania who also happens to enjoy traveling by dog sled. This exclusive interview with Herb is published for our National Trails Guide readers in celebration of the 2014 Iditarod Race. The National Trails System is a network [...]
A meadow along the Missouri River, part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The National Trails System is a network of Congressionally-designated trails spanning the United States. The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is a crown jewel of this network, a legendary route that traces the voyage of Meriwether Lewis [...]
The Potomac Heritage Trail is one of the 11 National Scenic Trails and follows the Potomac River through the Nation's Capital. The trail's 1,100 miles include the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) -- its geographical heart. You can experience this route on foot, by bike, horseback or watercraft. Karen is a retired teacher who biked [...]
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