The North Country Trail (NCT, officially designated the North Country National Scenic Trail) is a long-distance hiking trail in the Midwestern and NortheasternUnited States. The trail extends roughly 4,800 miles (7,700 km) from Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota to the Appalachian Trail in Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, passing through eight states along its route.[1] As of 2023, most of the trail is in place, though about one-third of the distance consists of road walking; those segments are frequently evaluated for transfer to off-road segments on nearby public or private lands.[2]
The North Country Trail is generally limited to hiking, and some areas can support snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Some particular segments allow additional non-motorized uses such as bicycling and horseback riding, but only in areas specifically designed and permitted to withstand such use.[7] The distance of the NCT is estimated and often changes, as volunteers develop new footpath segments and other options to reduce road walking.[8]
History
The North Country Trail was proposed on March 5, 1980 via an amendment to the National Trails System Act.[9] That year, a route was established that incorporated many preexisting trails along with plans for building new connecting segments or finding walkable routes on rural roads. In cooperation with local and state hiking organizations, the route of the NCT was superimposed on all 310 miles (499 km) of the Superior Hiking Trail in Minnesota,[10] about 900 miles (1,400 km) of the Buckeye Trail in Ohio,[11][12] and about 430 miles (690 km) of the Finger Lakes Trail in New York State.[13][14] The NCT route also incorporated portions of many other shorter hiking trails and rail trails. In most such cases, the hiker follows signs denoting both the North Country Trail and the original trail.
Planning and construction of additional off-road segments continues to the present day. The original proposed route of the NCT was from central North Dakota to northeastern New York State; a long-held goal to extend the eastern end of the route to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont commenced in 2017.[15][16] That extension was approved by Congress in 2019 as part of the omnibus John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act,[17] and the extension was completed in 2021.[18] In 2023, the National Park Service recognized the trail as a unit of the National Park System.[19][20]
The route of the North Country Trail is described here from west to east. Along its total distance, the NCT traverses more than 150 public land units, including parks, forests, scenic attractions, wildlife refuges, game areas, and historic sites. Included at the federal level are ten National Forests. four units of the National Park system, and two National Wildlife Refuges. The trail also visits dozens of state parks, forests, gamelands, and historic areas, and several local/county forests and parks.[21]
The North Country Trail spends about 869 miles (1,399 km) in Minnesota; this includes 310 miles (499 km) in conjunction with the Superior Hiking Trail.[10] Much of the hike in the western part of the state is on rural roads, with an extended sojourn through Fergus Falls. After that city, the NCT visits many small lakes and passes through Maplewood State Park.[25] Northeast of Frazee, the trail spends more than 160 miles (257 km) in a succession of mostly contiguous public lands that include a variety of state and federal parks, forests, and wildlife refuges.[26]
The NCT enjoys a lengthy walk through Grand Rapids, and also visits Hibbing and Virginia in the northeastern part of the state, with a visit to Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park.[27] The trail later continues on extensive wilderness footpaths for about 100 miles (160 km) in Superior National Forest and various tracts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, just south of the Canadian border, until reaching a junction with the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT).[10] The NCT joins the preexisting SHT for the next 310 miles, heading southwest through more of Superior National Forest and six Minnesota state parks on or near Lake Superior. The NCT/SHT walks for a considerable distance through Duluth and its suburban areas, followed by a walk through Jay Cooke State Park to the Wisconsin border.[10][27]
Wisconsin
The North Country Trail spends about 215 miles (346 km) in Wisconsin. Shortly after exiting Minnesota, the NCT briefly winds back across the state line for about two miles (3.2 km) then remains in Wisconsin. The trail traverses several locally-protected wetland and forest districts, and passes through Pattison State Park followed by Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. Later there is an extensive hike on wilderness footpaths through Brule River State Forest.[28] The wilderness footpaths continue through Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest, including sojourns through Rainbow Lake Wilderness and Porcupine Lake Wilderness.[29] Near the Michigan border, the NCT briefly encounters the shore of Lake Superior at Saxon Harbor County Park, then joins a rural road to a remote crossing of the Montreal River at the state line.[30]
Michigan
The North Country Trail spends about 1,176 miles (1,893 km) in Michigan, and traverses both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. After crossing the Montreal River out of Wisconsin, the NCT reaches Ottawa National Forest and continues on a lengthy hike along the Black River. The trail briefly encounters Lake Superior at Black River Harbor Recreation Area, then returns to the lake near Manabeznho Falls. The trail turns inland through remote national forest lands for more than 150 miles (240 km), passing Lake of the Clouds. After leaving the national forest, the NCT continues through various locally-protected forest areas and walks through the large and remote Craig Lake State Park.[31]
The NCT walks through Marquette for a considerable distance then reaches Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park. It then hikes about 23 miles (37 km) through Hiawatha National Forest, walks through Munising, and then follows the shore of Lake Superior for more than 30 miles (48 km) through Pictured Rocks National Seashore. The trail then passes through Grand Marais and walks alongside Lake Superior for about another 20 miles (32 km) through local forest districts.[32] The NCT reaches the large and remote Tahquamenon Falls State Park, and then heads into another segment of Hiawatha National Forest and some more waking along the lakeshore. The NCT is in the national forest for more than 80 miles (130 km), heading south to a near-encounter with Lake Michigan and a long walk along Brevoort Lake. The trail walks though St. Ignace and then Straits State Park. The hiker then climbs onto the Mackinac Bridge (I-75) for the five-mile (8.0 km) crossing of the Straits of Mackinac to Michigan's Lower Peninsula.[33] This crossing for pedestrians and hikers is only permitted during special "bridge walk" events.[34]
The North Country Trail spends about 1,076 miles (1,732 km) in Ohio, and about 90% of that distance is via the preexisting Buckeye Trail, which forms a large loop throughout the state.[38][39] After entering Ohio, the NCT passes through Albion and West Unity, then temporarily joins multiple segments of the Wabash Cannonball Trail through Wauseon, Whitehouse, and Waterville.[40] At the latter town, the NCT joins the route of the Buckeye Trail, and the two trails share the same path for more than 900 miles (1,400 km) ahead.[41] In this area, the combined trail loosely follows the Maumee River and passes through Napoleon and Defiance. The trail continues to the south to Delphos, where it joins the Miami-Erie Canal Walkway to Spencerville in Allen County.[42]
Still heading south, the trail walks through St. Marys, follows a long stretch of the former Miami and Erie Canal, and passes through Lake Loramie State Park. The trail walks through Piqua and then follows parklands alongside the Great Miami River, with walks through several small towns. The hiker then proceeds through extensive urban areas in Dayton, the biggest city to be found on the North Country Trail. The trail then walks through Yellow Springs and Xenia, after which it joins the paved Little Miami Scenic Trail for several dozen miles into the northeastern suburbs of the Cincinnati metro area. At Milford, the NCT switches to suburban streets and rural roads though various undeveloped districts, reaching East Fork State Park. Now heading east through southern Ohio, the trail follows a variety of rural roads interspersed with extended hikes through Shawnee State Park, two sectors of Wayne National Forest, and Wolf Run State Park.[42]
Now trending to the north, the NCT walks alongside Senecaville Lake and then enjoys a lengthy hike through Salt Fork State Park. This is followed by rural road walking with visits to several lakes and reservoirs in east-central Ohio. At Zoar in Tuscarawas County, the North County Trail and Buckeye Trail finally separate after more than 900 miles together. The NCT uses rural roads through Waynesburg, Malvern, and Hanoverton. utilizing occasional local parklands and wilderness preserves. The NCT then reaches the Pennsylvania state line via a rural road to the north of Ohioville.[43]
Pennsylvania
The North Country Trail spends about 284 miles (457 km) in Pennsylvania. After exiting Ohio, the NCT follows footpaths through state game lands and then walks through Darlington and Wampum. Next is McConnells Mill State Park, where the NCT joins the preexisting Slippery Rock Gorge Trail,[44][45] followed by Moraine State Park, where it joins the preexisting Glacier Ridge Trail for about the next 15 miles (24 km) to Jennings Environmental Education Center.[46] Following rural roads, the NCT next walks through Parker and then joins the Allegheny River Trail to follow that river to the north for about the next 28 miles (45 km), traversing Foxburg, Emlenton, and three former railroad tunnels. The NCT then switches to an intersecting rail trail, the Sandy Creek Trail, followed by the Clarion Highlands Trail. After hiking through some more state game lands, the trail reaches Clear Creek State Forest where extended footpaths loosely follow the Clarion River.[44] The NCT then reaches a junction with the preexisting Baker Trail, and the two trails follow the same path for about the next 15 miles (24 km).[47]
The North Country Trail spends about 690 miles (1,110 km) in New York State. Upon leaving Pennsylvania and entering Allegany State Park, the NCT joins the preexisting Finger Lakes Trail, and the two trails follow the same path for about the next 430 miles (690 km).[52][53] North of the state park, the trail utilizes a combination of rural roads and footpaths through undeveloped areas in southwestern New York, and uses a drainage tunnel under I-86 near Almond Lake.[54] The NCT continues in like fashion into the region south of the Finger Lakes, with a walk through downtown Watkins Glen and around the southern end of Seneca Lake. The trail continues through numerous state forest and wildlife management districts in the region south of Ithaca.[54]
At Tioughnioga Wildlife Management Area in Madison County, the NCT and the Finger Lakes Trail finally separate, with the NCT continuing north via rural roads though Cazenovia and Canastota. Now trending to the east, the trail utilizes towpaths associated with the Erie Canal for several miles and then walks through Rome, with a visit to Fort Stanwix National Monument. After an extended distance on rural roads to Herkimer County, the trail enters Adirondack Park.[55] The NCT spends about the next 158 miles (254 km) in Adirondack Park, largely via wilderness footpaths in the western districts of the park and then remote forest roads in the eastern districts. In this region, the North Country Trail Association plans to build footpaths through nearby wilderness areas. The NCT reaches the shore of Lake Champlain and then walks through Crown Point State Historic Park. The trail joins NY 185 for a half-mile-long bridge over the lake and into Vermont.[56]
Vermont
The North Country Trail spends about 69 miles (111 km) miles in Vermont. After the bridge over Lake Champlain, the NCT briefly follows VT 17 and VT 125 through Chimney Point State Park and two wildlife management areas. The trail uses a series of rural roads to the east, walking through Middlebury and East Middlebury. The trail then enters Mooselamoo National Recreation Area and Green Mountain National Forest, following wilderness footpaths to the south and southeast. In the national forest, the NCT joins the preexisting Long Trail and the two trails follow the same path for the next 23 miles. At Blue Ridge Mountain in eastern Rutland County, the North Country Trail ends at the Maine Junction intersection with the Appalachian Trail.[57]
Trail towns
The North Country Trail Association coordinates a number of "trail towns" along the route of the NCT, in which local merchants and officials are encouraged to provide services to long-distance hikers.[58] From west to east, these towns include:
Along the lengthy segment of the NCT that shares a path with the Buckeye Trail in Ohio, the Buckeye Trail Association manages several additional trail towns in which services are available to hikers.[59]Dayton and Zoar are coordinated by both organizations.[58] From west to east, the additional Buckeye Trail towns include:
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