The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
The Trail West by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone

The Trail West: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Trail West series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Trail West runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Mclain (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Trail West at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Trail West

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 29.5 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Trail West8.5 hrs
2Monahan's Massacre10.2 hrs
3Hang Him Twice10.8 hrs

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Trail West is book 1 of J.A. Johnstone's Trail West series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Mclain, released January 28, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
John Mclain
Released
January 28, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
Series
Trail West #1
ISBN
9781494547363

How to listen to The Trail West free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is The Trail West as an audiobook?

The Trail West runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Trail West free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Trail West?

The Trail West is narrated by John Mclain.