Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
1.5 · 150 gain
<p>The Middle Falls Trail focuses on the middle section of the Gooseberry River cascade sequence, providing closer access to the river level than the main falls overlook trail and revealing the sequen...
3.5 · 700 gain
<p>Sunset Rocks Trail climbs the South Mountain ridgeline south of Pine Grove Furnace State Park to a series of open quartzite ledges with outstanding westward views over the Cumberland Valley farmlan...
2.5 · 500 gain
<p>The Ponderosa Ridge Trail at Hyde Memorial State Park traverses the transitional zone between the pinon-juniper woodland of the lower foothills and the ponderosa pine forest that dominates the midd...
3.6 · 400 gain
<p>The Long Branch Trail loops through one of Babcock State Park's most ecologically distinctive landscapes, protecting old-growth eastern hemlock groves and expansive fern glades that represent a for...
5.0 · 600 gain
<p>The Superior Hiking Trail is one of the premier long-distance hiking trails in the Midwest, tracing the ridgeline above Lake Superior's Minnesota shore for 310 miles from Jay Cooke State Park to th...
2.0 · 600 gain
<p>The short but punishing route to Pole Steeple packs exceptional scenery into a compact package, climbing 600 feet in just one mile to reach a dramatic quartzite outcrop perched on the South Mountai...
4.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Big Tesuque Trail at Hyde Memorial State Park provides access from the state park into the Santa Fe National Forest, climbing through the dramatic Sangre de Cristo foothills above Santa Fe to r...
2.8 · 600 gain
<p>The Island in the Sky Trail delivers one of the most dramatic and genuinely thrilling hiking experiences in the New River Gorge region, traversing a knife-edge sandstone ridge that projects outward...
2.0 · 200 gain
<p>Gooseberry Falls State Park is the entry point to Minnesota's North Shore and its five waterfalls — Fifth Falls, Upper Falls, Lower Falls, Middle Falls, and the Lake Superior entry falls — collecti...
4.0 · 600 gain
<p>Pine Grove Furnace State Park sits precisely at the midpoint of the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail, making this section a pilgrimage destination for thru-hikers and AT enthusiasts alike. The iconic h...
2.5 · 100 gain
<p>The Cottonwood Cove Trail at Bottomless Lakes State Park winds through a beautiful gallery forest of Fremont cottonwood trees along the Pecos River corridor, offering a lush green counterpoint to t...
3.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Glade Creek Grist Mill Trail leads to what is arguably the most photographed structure in West Virginia—a fully operational reconstructed grist mill that stands beside Glade Creek in a setting ...
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