Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
4.0 · 500 gain
<p>The Superior Hiking Trail traverses Temperance River State Park along the ridge above the river gorge, connecting the dramatic cauldron and gorge scenery near Lake Superior with the higher inland t...
4.0 · 600 gain
<p>Catoctin Hollow Trail climbs through the heart of the Catoctin Mountain range in the vicinity of Camp David, the presidential retreat located within the adjacent Catoctin Mountain Park — a proximit...
3.0 · 500 gain
<p>South Rim Trail climbs above the sandstone formations of Roxborough State Park to deliver sweeping aerial perspectives of the park's famous hogback ridges and the greater Front Range foothills. The...
4.0 · 500 gain
<p>Seneca Trail South follows the historic Seneca Trail corridor—one of the most important Native American travel routes in the central Appalachians, used for centuries by the Seneca Iroquois and othe...
3.6 · 900 gain
<p>Carlton Peak is one of the most prominent summits on the Minnesota North Shore, rising 927 feet above Lake Superior on a massive pluton of anorthosite, the same pale gray rock that forms the Split ...
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Manor Area to Falls route provides a longer and more rewarding approach to Cunningham Falls from the park's Manor Area campground and day use area, following Big Hunting Creek upstream through ...
2.5 · 200 gain
<p>Fountain Valley Trail is the signature hike at Roxborough State Park, threading through one of Colorado's most dramatic Front Range landscapes. The 2.5-mile loop winds among towering red sandstone ...
3.2 · 400 gain
<p>The Ann Bailey Trail honors the legendary frontier scout and messenger whose exploits during the American Revolutionary War period made her a celebrated figure in Greenbrier Valley history, followi...
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Temperance River gets its name from the fact that it has no bar at its mouth — an unusual circumstance that results from the river entering Lake Superior through an extremely narrow, deep slot ...
0.7 · 100 gain
<p>Cunningham Falls Trail leads directly to the largest cascading waterfall in Maryland — a 78-foot cascade of Big Hunting Creek dropping over a wide ledge of ancient metamorphic rock in the Catoctin ...
1.5 ·
<p>The Dam Overlook Trail at Elephant Butte Lake State Park leads to a viewpoint overlooking the historic Elephant Butte Dam and the Rio Grande below, offering a perspective on one of the most signifi...
5.8 · 600 gain
<p>The Arrowhead Trail loops through the heart of Watoga State Park, West Virginia's largest state park at nearly 10,000 acres, penetrating one of the most extensive old-growth hardwood forests access...
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