historic trail
Storied walking route
A historic trail is a route designated for its significance in history—a path followed by explorers, migrants, settlers, or armies.
The term usually refers to officially recognized routes: the Oregon Trail, the Trail of Tears, the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Some are preserved for hiking or driving; others exist mainly as markers and interpretive sites along modern roads.
- trade routePath for commerce
- frontierEdge of settlement
- Lewis and ClarkEarly 1800s expedition leaders
- Pony ExpressMounted relay postal system
- wagon rutsFurrows from cart wheels
El Camino Real · exploration · mountain pass · Roman road · pilgrimage · migration · heritage site · gold rush · stagecoach · pack mule · historical maps · river crossing · cultural exchange · colonial era · waymarkers · trailhead · hiking routes · Appalachian
- heritage tourscastle tour, palace tour, church tour, battlefield tour, plantation tour
- historic sitesruins, basilica, monument, fortress, monuments
- public landsnational park, public lands, public land, national forest, state park
- trailshiking paths, path, bike trails, forest trails, footpath
- Canal Heritagecanal locks, canal boats, towpath, locks, lock gates
historic trailinterstate
Between political regions
freeway · superhighway · interstate highway · expressway · motorway