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Grasshopper Peak Trail
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Grasshopper Peak Trail

<p>The Grasshopper Peak Trail climbs to the highest point in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, reaching an elevation above 3,379 feet and offering rare perspectives of the redwood canopy from above — a vi...

December 26, 2025
Iao Needle Overlook Trail
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Iao Needle Overlook Trail

<p>The Iao Needle Overlook Trail leads to the most famous natural landmark on Maui, the Iao Needle, a 2,250-foot volcanic spire rising dramatically from the floor of Iao Valley amid lush tropical vege...

December 25, 2025
Platte River Overlook
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Platte River Overlook

<p>The Platte River Overlook trail makes a short but steep ascent to the highest point in Platte River State Park, a loess bluff promontory that provides an unobstructed panoramic view across the enti...

December 24, 2025
Lewiston Levee Parkway
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Lewiston Levee Parkway

<p>The Lewiston Levee Parkway stretches along the Snake River at the lowest elevation point in all of Idaho, roughly 710 feet above sea level, where the climate is mild enough to support plants and co...

December 24, 2025
Founders Grove Nature Loop
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Founders Grove Nature Loop

<p>The Founders Grove Nature Loop is a short but profoundly moving walk through an old-growth coast redwood grove dedicated to the founders of the Save the Redwoods League, whose conservation efforts ...

December 24, 2025
Kalalau Full Trail
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Kalalau Full Trail

<p>The full 11-mile Kalalau Trail is widely regarded as the ultimate Kauai hiking experience and one of the most spectacular multi-day coastal treks in the world. Traversing the full length of the Na ...

December 23, 2025
Meadow Song Trail
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Meadow Song Trail

<p>The Meadow Song Trail at Platte River State Park loops through a beautifully restored tallgrass prairie that represents a significant ecological restoration achievement in a region where the origin...

December 22, 2025
Peninsula Loop
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Peninsula Loop

<p>The Peninsula Loop circumnavigates the full extent of the Ponderosa State Park peninsula, providing a comprehensive tour of every habitat type the park offers while delivering nearly continuous vie...

December 22, 2025
Bull Creek Flats Trail
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Bull Creek Flats Trail

<p>The Bull Creek Flats Trail winds through the heart of Rockefeller Forest, home to the largest remaining old-growth coast redwood forest on Earth and containing several world-record specimen trees. ...

December 22, 2025
Hanakapiai Falls
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Hanakapiai Falls

<p>The hike to Hanakapiai Falls extends two miles inland from Hanakapiai Beach through a lush valley carved by the Hanakapiai Stream, culminating at a stunning 300-foot waterfall plunging into a broad...

December 21, 2025
Tall Pines Trail
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Tall Pines Trail

<p>The Tall Pines Trail winds through the loess bluffs above the Platte River at Platte River State Park, traversing a pine forest unusual for eastern Nebraska and providing elevated views across one ...

December 20, 2025
Meadow Marsh Loop
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Meadow Marsh Loop

<p>The Meadow Marsh Loop explores the interior wetland and forest habitats of the Ponderosa State Park peninsula, offering an excellent birding experience distinct from the lakeside routes. The trail ...

December 20, 2025

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