Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
3.5 · 400 gain
<p>The Rim Trail follows the crest of the Wildcat Hills sandstone escarpment through a series of rugged buttes and exposed ridgelines, providing the most dramatic and elevated perspectives in Wildcat ...
5.0 · 200 gain
<p>The Silver Lake Trail ventures beyond the main ranch area toward a cluster of volcanic caldera lakes that dot the Island Park landscape, formed by ancient hydrothermal activity associated with the ...
5.0 · 800 gain
<p>The East Peak Summit Trail climbs to the 2,572-foot summit of Mount Tamalpais, offering some of the most breathtaking panoramic views in the San Francisco Bay Area. On clear days, hikers are reward...
7.5 · 500 gain
<p>The Alakai Swamp Trail traverses the highest elevation swamp in the world, a haunting and biologically extraordinary ecosystem perched atop the Alakai Plateau at roughly 4,000 feet above sea level ...
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Nature Trail at Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area winds through a dramatic landscape of pine-clad sandstone buttes along the Pine Ridge escarpment in western Nebraska's Panhandle region, offe...
3.0 · 30 gain
<p>The Osprey Loop is a shorter and more intimate alternative to the longer ranch trail routes, winding through riparian meadows and open forest stands along a quieter stretch of the Henry Fork corrid...
6.0 · 1200 gain
<p>The Wellman Divide Trail ascends from the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway's Mountain Station to the prominent ridge connecting the tram's arrival area with the upper slopes of Mount San Jacinto, offeri...
6.0 · 1600 gain
<p>The Awa'awapuhi Trail delivers one of the most spectacular viewpoints in all of Hawaii, ending at a narrow ridge 2,500 feet above the Na Pali Coast at the head of the Awa'awapuhi and Nualolo valley...
4.0 · 300 gain
<p>The River Loop at Indian Cave State Park follows the Missouri River bottomlands through a lush corridor of old-growth cottonwood forest that provides one of the most atmospheric and wildlife-rich h...
6.0 · 50 gain
<p>The Railroad Ranch Trail loops through the heart of one of Idaho most storied private ranches, donated to the state by the Harriman family of Union Pacific Railroad fame in 1977. The route follows ...
4.0 · 600 gain
<p>The Round Valley Loop is an exceptional moderate hike through the subalpine landscapes of Mount San Jacinto State Wilderness, accessible via the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and offering a comprehen...
0.3 ·
<p>The Iliau Nature Loop is a short interpretive trail at the rim of Waimea Canyon that introduces visitors to the rare iliau plant, a woody shrub endemic to the dry western slopes of Kauai and found ...
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