The Eastern Continental Trail (ECT) is a network of hiking trails in the United States and Canada, reaching from Key West, Florida to Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador.

The hiking distance of the ECT is approximately 4,400 miles (7,100 km), not including water gaps around Newfoundland.

[1] The first person to complete the ECT from Key West to Cap Gaspé, Quebec, was John Brinda in 1997.

The ECT includes the entire Appalachian Trail to Mount Katahdin, Maine, then continues on the International Appalachian Trail through Maine, New Brunswick, and Quebec.

The hiking trail ends at the Gulf of St. Lawrence; the hiker can then travel to Newfoundland by other means and complete the next section of the ECT across that island.