Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
1.0 · 500 gain
<p>The Vista Point Trail packs an extraordinary amount of scenery into a surprisingly short but very steep ascent, climbing rapidly from the campground area to an open viewpoint with what many conside...
3.5 · 1000 gain
<p>Bear Mountain in New York carries a unique distinction: the AT passes through the Trailside Museums and Wildlife Center at Trailside Zoo, making it the only point on the trail that passes through a...
4.0 miles · 3100 ft gain
Bird Ridge Trail is one of Alaska's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 4.0 miles of challenging terrain with 3100 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Anchorage, AK, making it accessible from nearby towns and a...
6.5 · 300 gain
Explore William OBrien St. Croix Trail in Marine on St. Croix, MN. A moderate 6.5-mile loop trail.
5.5 · 500 gain
<p>The Rough Canyon Trail ventures into the most remote and rugged terrain within Robbers Cave State Park, traversing the Sansbois Mountains through dense forest and scrambling over sandstone boulders...
1.5–7 miles (multiple options) · 150 ft gain
Delaware's premier trail system winds through the Brandywine Valley's old-growth tulip tree forest and along one of the most scenic creek corridors in the mid-Atlantic.
2.2 miles · 400 ft gain
Few trails in Alaska rival the drama of Thunderbird Falls Trail — a 2.2-mile route through geological spectacle that has been carved over millennia into one of the region's most striking natural corridors. Starting from the trailhead at Eagle River, AK, the path takes hikers into deep rock...
3.5 · 100 gain
Explore Minnehaha Falls Trail in Minneapolis, MN. A easy 3.5-mile loop trail.
5.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Diane Gabriel Trail ventures into the remote backcountry sections of Makoshika State Park, rewarding those willing to cover more ground with solitude, panoramic badlands overlooks, and exceptio...
5.5 · 2200 gain
<p>The Castle Crags Trail ascends to a dramatic zone of ancient gray granite spires rising 6,000 feet above the Sacramento River Valley, one of the most striking geological formations in Northern Cali...
2.5 · 900 gain
<p>The Mount Tammany section via the Red Dot Trail offers one of the most dramatic short hikes along the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey, ascending the steep New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap ...
4.8 miles · 1500 ft gain
Reed Lakes Trail is one of Alaska's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 4.8 miles of challenging terrain with 1500 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Hatcher Pass, AK, making it accessible from nearby towns and a
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