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Blackberry River Walk
<p>The Blackberry River Walk follows the cool, clear headwaters of the Blackberry River through the valley below Mohawk Mountain, providing a gentle streamside ramble through an exceptionally beautifu...
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Illinois Canyon Trail
<p>Illinois Canyon is the widest and most dramatic of the 18 canyons in Starved Rock State Park, its walls spreading to nearly 100 feet apart while still rising 80 feet overhead — a proportion that cr...
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Beaver Dam Trail
<p>Beaver Dam Trail leads through the bottomland hardwood forest of Percy Quin State Park to a series of active beaver ponds created by a thriving beaver colony that has been engineering this portion ...
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Appalachian Trail NW Section
<p>The Appalachian Trail northwest section through the Mohawk Mountain area traverses the quiet, densely forested ridgelines of the Litchfield Hills through thick second-growth woodland that has regen...
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Starved Rock Summit Trail
<p>Starved Rock Summit Trail climbs to the top of a 125-foot sandstone butte rising directly from the south bank of the Illinois River — the namesake rock and historical epicenter of one of the most d...
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Longleaf Pine Trail
<p>Longleaf Pine Trail traverses a restored longleaf pine savanna within Percy Quin State Park, showcasing one of North America's most biodiverse and most endangered ecosystems. Longleaf pine once cov...
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Mohawk Trail
<p>The Mohawk Trail ascends to the summit of Mohawk Mountain at 1,683 feet, the highest peak in Connecticut's state park system and the dominant landform of the Litchfield Hills in the state's northwe...
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St. Louis Canyon Trail
<p>St. Louis Canyon at Starved Rock State Park is widely considered one of the most beautiful glacial canyons in the Midwest, a narrow sandstone gorge capped by a seasonal waterfall that transforms in...
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Lake Tangipahoa Trail
<p>Lake Tangipahoa Trail circles the shoreline of the 700-acre Lake Tangipahoa, the central feature of Percy Quin State Park in the piney woods of southern Mississippi. The lake was created in the 193...
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River Trail
<p>The River Trail loops through the Farmington River bottomland at the base of Talcott Mountain's eastern slope, providing a gentle, wildlife-rich counterpoint to the ridge-top climbing for which the...
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Tunnel Falls Trail
<p>The Tunnel Falls Trail leads to Hoffman Falls, one of Clifty Falls State Park's most intimate waterfall experiences, where a behind-the-falls ledge allows hikers to stand in a shallow cave and look...
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North Scenic Trail
<p>North Scenic Trail penetrates the more remote northern section of Clark Creek Natural Area, where the upper falls and tributary drainages see virtually no visitors and the landscape retains a genui...