cross-country trails

Backcountry skiing paths

Cross-country trails are paths designed for skiing or running through natural terrain, typically through woods and over varied ground rather than on groomed slopes or tracks.

The trails wind across landscapes rather than up and down a single hill: The park maintains fifty miles of cross-country trails.

In skiing, they're distinguished from downhill runs; in running, from track or road courses.

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Opposites
skiing terrain type

cross-country trailsski slopes

Designated downhill snow courses

ski jumps · halfpipes

trail development level

cross-country trailsbackcountry

Sparsely populated wilderness areas

surface type

cross-country trailspaved roads

Hard-surfaced thoroughfares

waterways · indoor tracks · bike paths · hiking trails · canals

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Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G