Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
2.0 · 400 gain
<p>Mule Deer Trail offers a compact but rewarding 2-mile loop through the characteristic landscapes of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, ascending 400 feet through a combination of open mountain meadow a...
4.5 · 700 gain
<p>The Goggins Mountain Trail climbs out of the shut-ins valley to a summit overlooking the Black River gorge and the surrounding St. Francois Mountain landscape. These ancient Precambrian mountains a...
3.0 · 200 gain
<p>Rocky Run Trail follows the small tributary of the same name from its confluence with Brandywine Creek upstream through a wooded ravine before looping back through upland mixed hardwood forest, off...
4.0 · 300 gain
<p>Cascade Lake Loop circumnavigates the largest lake on Orcas Island, offering a delightful blend of forest walking, shoreline scenery, and mountain views in Moran State Park. Cascade Lake is a popul...
4.3 · 800 gain
<p>Raccoon Trail is one of the most popular hikes in Golden Gate Canyon State Park, a 4.3-mile loop that climbs 800 feet to Panorama Point, one of the finest viewpoints in the Colorado Front Range. On...
2.0 · 300 gain
<p>Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park contains one of Missouri's most unique natural features - a series of volcanic rhyolite rock formations that confine the East Fork of the Black River into narrow chute...
5.0 · 300 gain
<p>Brandywine Creek State Park protects the largest concentration of old-growth tulip poplar trees in the mid-Atlantic region, a grove of ancient trees that escaped the 18th and 19th century agricultu...
3.0 · 400 gain
<p>Twin Lakes Trail in Moran State Park loops through some of the finest old-growth forest on Orcas Island, connecting two serene mountain lakes tucked into forested hollows on the slopes of Mount Con...
4.0 · 600 gain
<p>Davis Ponds Trail leads to a series of wildlife ponds tucked into the forested terrain of Staunton State Park, offering an engaging out-and-back hike that combines the rewards of water features wit...
1.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Upper Ledges Trail climbs to the canyon rim where Savanna-type vegetation transitions between eastern deciduous forest and western prairie. Compass plant, rattlesnake master, and other prairie ...
3.0 · 30 gain
<p>The Fort Miles Heritage Trail explores the extensive World War II coastal defense infrastructure built at Cape Henlopen between 1941 and 1945 to protect Delaware Bay and the vital shipping lanes su...
7.8 · 2000 gain
<p>The Mount Constitution Summit Trail climbs to the highest point in the San Juan Islands at 2,409 feet, offering what many consider the finest viewpoint in the Pacific Northwest. The trail winds thr...
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