Threading its way across our landscape, the North Country National Scenic Trail (NST) links outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, historic, and cultural areas in seven of our northern tier states - New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. The eastern end of the trail is at New York's Crown Point State Historic Site on the shore of Lake Champlain. The western end is at Lake Sakakawea State Park in west central North Dakota where it joins the route of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail.

From the grandeur of the Adirondack Mountains in New York, the trail meanders westward through the hardwood forests of Pennsylvania, through the countryside of Ohio and southern Michigan, along the shores of the Great Lakes, and through the glacial-carved forests, lakes, and streams of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The trail ends in the vast plains of North Dakota. The diversity of landscapes, and scenic and historic features along the trail is perhaps its most appealing quality.