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Boucher Hill Lookout Trail
<p>The Boucher Hill Lookout Trail ascends to the highest accessible point in Palomar Mountain State Park, reaching an historic fire lookout tower perched atop Boucher Hill at 5,438 feet above sea leve...
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Canyon Trail to Waipo'o Falls
<p>The Canyon Trail to Waipo'o Falls traverses the dramatic interior of Waimea Canyon, often called the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. At roughly 3,000 feet deep and 14 miles long, Waimea Canyon is the ...
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Lake Loop
<p>The Lake Loop at Bear Butte State Park circles Bear Butte Lake, a shallow prairie reservoir at the base of the sacred butte that provides an easy, accessible hiking option and one of the finest bir...
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Dune Summit Trail
<p>The Dune Summit Trail ascends the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America, rising 470 feet above the surrounding Owyhee high desert. This out-and-back route begins at the park visitor ...
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Thunder Spring Trail
<p>The Thunder Spring Trail is the most rewarding moderate hike in Palomar Mountain State Park, traversing the high-country forests and meadows of one of San Diego County's most beloved mountain escap...
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Oahu Coastal Vista
<p>The Oahu Coastal Vista loop traces the lower rim of the Diamond Head crater, offering the first panoramic lookout encountered after entering the monument. The trail provides expansive views of the ...
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Ceremonial Trail
<p>The Ceremonial Trail encircles the lower slopes of Bear Butte, providing access to the base of the sacred mountain's most culturally significant areas without the strenuous elevation gain of the su...
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Wildflower Loop
<p>Wildflower Loop climbs from the Rogue River bottomland into the oak savanna and mixed woodland uplands above Valley of the Rogue State Park, traversing a habitat type that once covered much of the ...
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Doane Valley Nature Trail
<p>The Doane Valley Nature Trail is a gentle and enchanting loop through one of the most beautiful and ecologically rich valleys in San Diego County, located within Palomar Mountain State Park in the ...
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Lighthouse Trail
<p>The Lighthouse Trail at the eastern tip of Oahu provides a short and accessible coastal walk to a viewpoint overlooking the historic Makapu'u Lighthouse, a red-roofed beacon perched dramatically on...
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Summit Trail
<p>The Summit Trail ascends to the 4,426-foot summit of Bear Butte, a solitary laccolith rising dramatically from the surrounding Black Hills plains and one of the most sacred sites in the religious t...
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Heron Trail
<p>Heron Trail meanders through the riparian woodland of Valley of the Rogue State Park to a productive backwater area where great blue herons congregate and a rookery of these magnificent birds nests...