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Smoky Bridge Trail
<p>Smoky Bridge Trail loops through the surface landscape of Carter Caves State Resort Park, connecting three significant natural sandstone bridge formations while providing trail access to the entran...
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Balanced Rock Trail
<p>The Balanced Rock Trail leads to one of Iowa's most photographed geological oddities - a massive limestone block perched precariously on a narrow pedestal, defying apparent gravity. The boulder was...
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Hereford Area Trail
<p>The Hereford Area of Gunpowder Falls State Park protects the most rugged and secluded section of the Gunpowder watershed, where the river cuts a narrow gorge through Baltimore County's northern pie...
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Inner Canyon Trail
<p>Inner Canyon Trail descends into the heart of Castlewood Canyon to trace Cherry Creek along the canyon floor, offering an intimate experience of the geology and riparian ecology that makes this par...
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Moonbow Trail
<p>The Moonbow Trail loops along the Cumberland River gorge rim, connecting the downstream river access points with a dedicated moonbow viewing platform that was constructed to optimize the lunar rain...
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Natural Bridge Trail
<p>The Natural Bridge at Maquoketa Caves is a 50-foot limestone arch carved by an underground stream that eroded through the rock over thousands of years. The span is wide enough to walk across and of...
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Big Gunpowder Falls Trail
<p>The Big Gunpowder Falls Trail follows the namesake river through a surprisingly wild gorge that cuts through the Baltimore County piedmont, providing an extended riverside ramble through terrain th...
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Canyon Rim Trail
<p>Canyon Rim Trail is the signature loop of Castlewood Canyon State Park, combining sweeping views of Cherry Creek Canyon with one of Colorado's most fascinating pieces of engineering history — the r...
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Eagle Falls Trail
<p>Eagle Falls Trail crosses the Cumberland River via a seasonal ford or footbridge and climbs the opposite bank to reach Eagle Falls—a 44-foot cascade on a tributary of the Cumberland that offers a c...
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Dancehall Cave Trail
<p>The Dancehall Cave Trail leads to the park's centerpiece attraction - Iowa's largest cave system with over 1,100 feet of mapped passages. The cave maintains a constant 47 degrees Fahrenheit year-ro...
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Sweet Air Area Loop
<p>Gunpowder Falls State Park is Maryland's largest state park, and the Sweet Air Area on its eastern edge protects a rolling piedmont landscape of farm fields, hedgerows, hardwood forest, and the Lit...
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Streamside Trail
<p>Streamside Trail is the most gentle and accessible route in Eldorado Canyon State Park, hugging the bottom of the canyon along South Boulder Creek for a relaxing one-mile loop. Despite its modest l...