Listed in mileage order from 40202 (downtown Louisville, KY). Mileage and time based on Yahoo and/or Google maps.
201 to 250 miles (3 to 4 hours)
Harlan, KY - Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve (223 miles / 4 1/2 hours) (I-64 east then I-75 South). Ky largest old-growth forest in the Commonwealth (3,055 acres). Preserve has four and one-half miles of trails.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. (204 miles / 4 hours). (I-64 east then I-71 south). 50 miles of hiking trails - some are overnight.
251 - 300 miles (4 to 5 hrs)
Knoxville, Tn = 250 miles
Flatwoods, TN = 255 miles (4 1/2 hrs) - Grimes Canoe Base (110 miles of river available. Trips from 2 hrs to 5 days from April to Nov. River is rated I & II (Middle Tn Council)
Rogersville, TN = 260 miles (5 hrs/45 min)) Camp Davy Crocket of Sequoyah Council . From Louisville (I-75), you would also pass through the Cumberland Gap area on the way to the camp.
Toledo, Ohio = 302 miles (5 1/2 hrs)
Akron, OH - 299 miles
Chicago, Ill = 300 miles (5 1/2 hrs)
301 - 350 miles (4.5 - 5.5 hrs)
Athens, GA - 323 miles
Ann Arbor, Michigan (U of Mich). = 350 miles (5-1/2 hrs)
Cleveland, OH - 350 miles (5 1/2 hrs)
351 - 400 miles (5-1/2 to 6-1/2 hrs)
Asheville, NC - 360 miles / 5-1/2 hrs. Three of the "Top 50 trails for 2004" by Backpacking Magazine are located near here: Check out: Balck Mountain Crest trail; Shining Rock Wilderness trail and the Mt. Mitchell Trail.
Detroit, Michigan = 360 miles (6-1/2 hrs) Science Center, Cranbrook Museum, Zoo Auto plant tours
Memphis, Tn = 360 miles
Brevard, NC - Mt. Pisgah area Trails (A top 50 trail of 2004 per Backpacker Magazine) - 366 miles / 7 1/2 hours
Youngstown, OH = 373 miles
Birmingham, Al = 378 miles
Ellijay, GA - Cohutta Wilderness area Trails ( A top 50 trail of 2004 for Backpacking Magazine) - 378 miles / 7 hrs (near Chattanooga area) - (see 416 miles below also)
Holland, MIchigan = 381 miles (7 1/2 hrs). Tulip fields and dutch village
Pittsburgh, PA = 381 miles
Parsons, WV - Lower Otter Creek Wilderness Trail (A top 50 trail of 2004 by Backpacking Magazine)
Milwaukee, Wi = 397 miles (6 - 1/2 hrs)
401 - 450 miles (6-1/2 to 7-1/2 hours)
Eagle, Wicsonsin = 416 miles / 6-1/2 hours. Home to The living history muesum - "Old World Wisconsin" which showcases variety of homesteads which settled in Wisconsin. (Open May through October).
Dahlonega, GA = 416 miles - Amicalola Falls State Park Trails (A top 50 trail of 2004 for Backpacking Magazine)
Atlanta, GA = 420 miles (6-1/2 hrs)
Johnstown, PA - 445 miles / 7 hours. Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (A top 50 trail of 2004 for Backpacking Mag).
Petersburg, WV - 450 miles / 7 hours. Dolly Sods Wilderness Trail (A Top 50 trail of 2004 for Backpacking Mag).
451 - 500 miles (7 hours)
Waynesboro, VA = 452 miles / 7 hrs - Furnace Mountain / Trayfoot Mountain Overnight Loop. (A top 50 trail of 2004 for Backpacker Magazine)
501 - 550 miles (7-1/2 to 8-1/2 hours)
Branson / Spingfield, Missouri area = 510 miles (7-1/2 hrs)
Raleigh, NC = 525 miles
Gettsyburg, PA = 528 miles
Buffalo, NY = 535 miles (8 hrs 13 min)
Washington, DC = 540 miles
Ashville, NC (Blue Ridge Parkway area) = 543 miles (8-1/2 hrs)
551 - 600 miles
Appalachian Trail in Virginia - Front Royal, VA - Chester Gap to Harpers Ferry (A top 50 trail of 2004 by Backpacker Magazine) - 561 miles / 8 1/2 hours
601 - 650 miles (9 to 10 hrs)
Rochester, NY = 608 miles
Williamsburg, VA = 613 (9 -1/2 hrs). Home to the living history museum ... Colonial Williamsburg where you can enjoy history "hands-on". (Ideal trip to combine with a Washington DC trip or Ft AP Hill jamboree trip)
Charleston, SC = 620 miles (9-1/2 hrs)
Yorktown, Virginia = 624 miles/ 1-1/2 hours). Home to the living history museum... Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center. (This is very close to Williamsburg)
Hamburg, PA (627 miles / 9-1/2 hrs) - The Pinnacle Trail (A top 50 trail of 2004 per Backpacking Magazine).
Myrtle Beach, SC = 650 miles (10 hrs)
Norfolk, VA = 650 miles (10 hrs)
651 - 700 miles (10 to 11 hrs)
Hilton Head, SC = 659 miles (10 hrs)
Philadelphia, PA = 708 miles (10 hrs, 53 min)
Omaha, Ne = 671 miles
Richmond, Va = 686 miles
701 - 750 miles (11 to 12 hrs)
Saint Paul, MN = 705 miles
Appalachian Trail (part of): Sunfish Pond & Mount Mohican - Columbia, NJ (A "Top 50 trial of 2004 for Backpaker Magazine) - 714 miles - 11 hours
New Orleans = 725 miles
Brunswick, Georgia (730 miles = 11 hrs+). Gateway to the "golden isles" - Sea Island, St Simons Island, and Jekyll Island.
751 - 800 miles
Mena, AR - Ouachita Trail (A top 50 trail of 2004 per Backpacking Magazine) - 795 miles / 12 hrs +
801 - 899 miles
St. Augustine, Fl. (808 miles - 12 1/2 hrs)
Dallas, Tx = 865 miles
900 - 1000 miles (14 + hours)
Sturbridge, Massachusetts = 923 miles / 14 hours). Home to the living history museum... Old Sturbridge Village
Providence, Rhode Island = 957 miles (14 hrs-44 min)
Montpelier, Vermont - Camel's Hump, Forestry, Dean, And Long Trails Loop (A top 50 trail of 2004 per Backpacking Magazine) - 980 miles - 15 hours.
Boston, Mass = 981 (15 hrs)
Plymouth< Massachusetts (990 miles / 15 1/4 hours). Home to the living history museum... Plimoth Plantation.
Miami, Fl = 1,111 miles
Denver, Co = 1135 miles
1000 to 1500 miles
Gorham, New Hampshire - Hut to Hut Presidential Traverse Trail (A top 50 trail of 2004 per Backpacking Magazine) - 1080 miles / 16 1/2 hrs.
1500 to 1999 miles
2000 - 2500 miles
Los Angeles, CA !!! = 2128 miles
1-2 hrs
