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Live Map with Miles of Trails by State

All 50 States, Ranked by Trail Miles

#1 California | 18,467 total trail miles

#2 Colorado | 11,516 total trail miles

#3 Washington | 10,590 total trail miles

#4 Oregon | 7,652 total trail miles

#5 Arizona | 6,540 total trail miles

#6 Massachusetts | 5,752 total trail miles

#7 Utah | 5,478 total trail miles

#8 New Mexico | 5,237 total trail miles

#9 Pennsylvania | 4,840 total trail miles

#10 Maine | 4,490 total trail miles

#11 New York | 4,447 total trail miles

#12 Wyoming | 4,102 total trail miles

#13 Michigan | 3,588 total trail miles

#14 Minnesota | 3,238 total trail miles

#15 Virginia | 3,194 total trail miles

#16 Texas | 3,170 total trail miles

#17 Wisconsin | 2,872 total trail miles

#18 Idaho | 2,854 total trail miles

#19 Florida | 2,670 total trail miles

#20 North Carolina | 2,634 total trail miles

#21 Alaska | 2,408 total trail miles

#22 Montana | 2,176 total trail miles

#23 Georgia | 2,152 total trail miles

#24 New Hampshire | 2,085 total trail miles

#25 Connecticut | 2,036 total trail miles

#26 Maryland | 1,975 total trail miles

#27 Nevada | 1,964 total trail miles

#28 Illinois | 1,749 total trail miles

#29 Missouri | 1,703 total trail miles

#30 Iowa | 1,697 total trail miles

#31 Ohio | 1,528 total trail miles

#32 Vermont | 1,525 total trail miles

#33 New Jersey | 1,494 total trail miles

#34 Tennessee | 1,262 total trail miles

#35 West Virginia | 1,163 total trail miles

#36 Alabama | 1,042 total trail miles

#37 South Carolina | 827 total trail miles

#38 Indiana | 738 total trail miles

#39 Hawaii | 725 total trail miles

#40 Arkansas | 633 total trail miles

#41 Kansas | 547 total trail miles

#42 Rhode Island | 519 total trail miles

#43 Oklahoma | 502 total trail miles

#44 South Dakota | 424 total trail miles

#45 Nebraska | 393 total trail miles

#46 Kentucky | 364 total trail miles

#47 Mississippi | 337 total trail miles

#48 Delaware | 215 total trail miles

#49 North Dakota | 200 total trail miles

#50 Louisiana | 181 total trail miles

Background

All trail data was aggregated via OpenStreetMap. While this OSM data gives a good idea of trail miles per state, the data may not capture all trails.