Thru-hiking

Thru-hiking is the process of hiking a long-distance trail from end to end. The term is most commonly associated with the Appalachian Trail, but is also used for other lengthy trails and long distance hikes, including the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. Thru-hiking is also called "end-to-end hiking" or "end-to-ending" on some trails, like Vermont's Long Trail. Section hiking refers to hiking a complete trail by hiking all of its individual sections, not in continuity or, necessarily, in sequence.

Well Known Trails

AUS

• The Larapinta Trail

CAN

• Continental Divide Trail

USA

• Appalachian Trail
• Colorado Trail
• Pacific Crest Trail
• Long Trail

Community Sites

• WhiteBlaze.net is a site devoted to the Appalachian Trail Hikers. This site is a community made up of those hikers who share their knowledge and ideas with other hikers in a format as free as possible.
• Colorado Trail