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Seriously???? It was a trail, and Mormons traveled on it, and they were pioneers.
The Oregon Trail. Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Pioneer Trail, California Trail
Mormon trail
The Mormon pioneers took the Mormon Pioneer Trail to Utah.
Early pioneers did not but later ones 1870's and on usually did.
The Mormon Trail is still in existence. Part of it is paved as highway, and other parts are just dirt trails through the wilderness. It stopped being a common route to Utah in the early 1860's, when the railroad came through. Today, the unpaved parts are used by thousands each year who want to experience a little of what their ancestors lived through. It is common for Mormon youth groups to have pioneer reenactments by dressing up and walking the Mormon Pioneer Trail. Occassionally, people will travel the entire trail, including the paved parts.
The Pioneer Trail happened in 2010.
The first Mormon Pioneer group took 2 years to cross the Mormon trail... this is mostly because there wasn't yet a trail and they didn't really know exactly where they were going. Later groups took several weeks to several months, depending on the number of people, weather, and mode of transportation.
The trail itself, as well as everything on it, is a historical site. Nearly every mile is a burial site, some abandoned pioneer-era item, or a campsite.
The Mormon Trail began in 1847.
The Pioneer Trail was created on 2010-06-09.
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail covers nearly 100 miles in Utah, and about 1300 miles total. From the trail's end in Salt Lake City to Washington D.C. is a 2100 mile drive, so from where the trail enters Utah at the border of Wyoming it is a 2000 mile drive.