Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
1.0 · 300 gain
<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...
4.5 · 600 gain
<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...
3.0 · 400 gain
<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...
3.0 · 300 gain
<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...
0.5 · 100 gain
<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...
8.0 · 500 gain
<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...
4.5 · 400 gain
<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...
1.8 · 300 gain
<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...
1.5 · 300 gain
<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...
5.5 · 400 gain
<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...
1.0 · 100 gain
<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...
1.5 · 200 gain
<p>The Cumberland Falls Trail leads to one of the most celebrated waterfall spectacles in the eastern United States—a 125-foot-wide, 68-foot-drop waterfall on the Cumberland River known as the Niagara...
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