High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The North Country National Scenic Trail (NCNST), which stretches more than 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from Crown Point in eastern New York to Lake Sakakawea in western North Dakota in the United States, is the longest of the eleven National Scenic Trails authorized by Congress. Like its sister trails, it was designed to provide peaceful recreational opportunities in some of the America's outstanding landscapes. As of 2008, over 1,800 miles have been certified. The NCNST is administered by the National Park Service, managed by federal, state, and local agencies, and built and maintained primarily by the volunteers of the North Country Trail Association (NCTA) and its partners.