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Linville Gorge Wilderness: Shortoff Mountain is one of North Carolina's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 7.0 miles of challenging terrain with 1800 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Nebo, NC, making it...
Clingmans Dome Trail is one of North Carolina's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 1.8 miles of challenging terrain with 600 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Great Smoky Mountains NP, NC, making it accessible...
Mount Mitchell Summit Trail is one of North Carolina's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 5.6 miles of challenging terrain with 2100 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Burnsville, NC, making it accessible from...
Blue Ridge Parkway: Rough Ridge Loop is one of North Carolina's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 2.6 miles of challenging terrain with 600 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Blowing Rock, NC, making it...
Chimney Rock: Exclamation Point Trail is one of North Carolina's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 3.5 miles of challenging terrain with 1200 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Chimney Rock, NC, making it...
DuPont State Forest MTB is one of North Carolina's premier mountain biking destinations, serving up 16.0 miles of purpose-built singletrack with 1500 feet of climbing spread across terrain that rewards both technical riders and those looking to build their skills. Located at Cedar Mountain, NC, the
Nantahala NF: Standing Indian Loop is one of North Carolina's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 9.2 miles of challenging terrain with 2200 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Franklin, NC, making it accessible...
Few trails in North Carolina rival the drama of South Mountains State Park: High Shoals Falls Loop — a 2.7-mile route through geological spectacle that has been carved over millennia into one of the region's most striking natural corridors. Starting from the trailhead at Morganton, NC, the path...
Pisgah NF: Art Loeb Trail is one of North Carolina's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 8.0 miles of challenging terrain with 2500 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Brevard, NC, making it accessible from nearby
There is nowhere quite like Medora, ND in North Dakota, and Theodore Roosevelt NP: Painted Canyon Loop is the trail that puts you deepest into the heart of it. Over 1.5 miles and 200 feet of elevation change, this out-and-back route delivers some of the most visually striking terrain in the...
There is nowhere quite like Medora, ND in North Dakota, and Theodore Roosevelt NP: Lone Tree Spring Loop is the trail that puts you deepest into the heart of it. Over 7.5 miles and 700 feet of elevation change, this loop route delivers some of the most visually striking terrain in the American West
Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. Turtle Mountain State Forest: International Peace Garden Trail proves the point beautifully — a 3.0-mile loop through the kind of flat, expansive, wind-scoured landscape that has its own intense beauty, different in character from alpine scenery but...
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