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Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.

Horsethief Lake Trail SD
Easy  South Dakota

Horsethief Lake Trail SD

2.5  ·  300 gain

Easy hiking trail near Keystone, SD. 2.5 mi, 300 ft gain, loop on dirt.

August 1, 2025
Black Hills Centennial Loop
Moderate  South Dakota

Black Hills Centennial Loop

15.0  ·  1600 gain

Moderate hiking trail near Pactola Lake, SD. 15.0 mi, 1,600 ft gain, loop on dirt.

August 1, 2025
Cathedral Spires Trail SD
Moderate  South Dakota

Cathedral Spires Trail SD

5.2  ·  900 gain

Moderate hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 5.2 mi, 900 ft gain, loop on rock.

August 1, 2025
Boxelder Creek Trail SD
Moderate  South Dakota

Boxelder Creek Trail SD

7.5  ·  900 gain

Moderate hiking trail near Rapid City, SD. 7.5 mi, 900 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.

August 1, 2025
High Falls Trail
Moderate  MN

High Falls Trail

2.0  ·  400 gain

<p>High Falls on the Baptism River is the highest waterfall lying entirely within Minnesota, dropping 60 feet over a single basalt ledge into a deep plunge pool surrounded by vertical lava-flow walls....

July 31, 2025
Shades of Death Trail
Moderate  PA

Shades of Death Trail

6.0  ·  800 gain

<p>The dramatically named Shades of Death Trail loops through the most atmospheric terrain in Hickory Run State Park, descending into a deep hemlock-shaded gorge where Hickory Run stream cuts through ...

July 31, 2025
Kuaua Pueblo Trail
Easy  NM

Kuaua Pueblo Trail

0.5  · 

<p>The Kuaua Pueblo Trail at Coronado Historic Site provides an intimate walk through the partially reconstructed ruins of Kuaua Pueblo, an ancestral Pueblo village occupied from approximately 1300 to...

July 31, 2025
Elakala Falls Trail
Moderate  WV

Elakala Falls Trail

0.6  ·  200 gain

<p>The Elakala Falls Trail descends steeply into the Shays Run canyon to reveal a series of four cascading waterfalls whose intimate scale, tannic-stained water, and canyon setting make them among the...

July 30, 2025
Shovel Point Trail
Moderate  MN

Shovel Point Trail

1.5  ·  300 gain

<p>Shovel Point is the most dramatic geological feature on the Minnesota North Shore, a basalt headland that juts into Lake Superior like the prow of a ship, its vertical cliffs dropping 170 feet dire...

July 29, 2025
Boulder Field Trail
Easy  PA

Boulder Field Trail

1.0  ·  50 gain

<p>The Boulder Field at Hickory Run State Park is a National Natural Landmark and one of the most extraordinary geological features in the northeastern United States — a flat, oval field measuring app...

July 29, 2025
Tesuque Creek Trail
Moderate  NM

Tesuque Creek Trail

3.0  ·  400 gain

<p>The Tesuque Creek Trail at Hyde Memorial State Park follows the riparian canyon below the Santa Fe ski area, tracing the course of Tesuque Creek through a beautiful forested canyon in the Sangre de...

July 29, 2025
Pendleton Lake Loop
Easy  WV

Pendleton Lake Loop

1.5  ·  150 gain

<p>Pendleton Lake Loop circles the four-acre Pendleton Lake at the heart of Blackwater Falls State Park, combining a pleasant lakeside walk with access to one of the most ecologically distinctive bog ...

July 28, 2025

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