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Mill Creek Loop
<p>The Mill Creek Loop winds through the rolling foothills of Lory State Park, passing through classic Front Range ponderosa pine savanna and mixed-grass meadows that burst with wildflowers in late sp...
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Horseshoe Lake Trail
<p>Horseshoe Lake Trail loops through a boreal forest of white spruce, paper birch, and quaking aspen to reach a horseshoe-shaped oxbow lake formed when the Nenana River abandoned a bend in its channe...
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Coleman Trail
<p>The Coleman Trail ventures into the most remote section of Merchant Millpond State Park, following a long loop through the upland forest and bottomland swamp of the Floodwater Creek drainage that l...
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Arthur's Rock Trail
<p>Arthurs Rock Trail is the premier hike in Lory State Park, climbing steadily through ponderosa pine forest and open meadows to a dramatic 1,780-foot granite summit overlooking Horsetooth Reservoir ...
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Mount Healy Overlook Trail
<p>Mount Healy Overlook Trail is the finest maintained hiking trail accessible from Denali's entrance area, climbing from the boreal forest near the visitor center through the treeline and into open a...
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Millpond Trail
<p>The Millpond Trail circles the historic 760-acre Merchant Millpond, following the shore of one of North Carolina most significant cultural and ecological landscapes through forest and swamp edge ha...
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River Bend Trail
<p>The River Bend Trail at Guadalupe River State Park follows the Guadalupe River through a series of four crossings that must be waded on foot, creating one of the more adventurous and physically eng...
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Wildrose Peak Trail
<p>Wildrose Peak Trail climbs from the remarkable 10 historic charcoal kilns at Wildrose Canyon to the summit of Wildrose Peak at 9,064 feet, passing through pinyon pine and limber pine forest at elev...
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Lassiter Swamp Trail
<p>The Lassiter Swamp Trail explores the most primordial and visually striking landscape in Merchant Millpond State Park, entering the haunting interior of the largest natural millpond in North Caroli...
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Painted Bunting Loop
<p>The Painted Bunting Loop climbs from the Guadalupe River bottomland into the upland Hill Country terrain where Ashe juniper and live oak woodlands harbor one of the most spectacular birds in North ...
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Darwin Falls Trail
<p>Darwin Falls is one of Death Valley's most surprising destinations — a 30-foot waterfall fed by a perennial spring in a narrow canyon on the western edge of the park, accessible via a short walk th...
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Alleghany River Access
<p>The Alleghany River Access trail provides the most remote and rugged hiking experience available within New River State Park, venturing into the Blue Ridge foothills above the ancient river to reac...