Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
1.0 · 80 gain
<p>The walk to the base of the Tower of Babel and Courthouse Towers in the southern section of Arches National Park provides intimate access to some of the park's most dramatic freestanding stone mono...
4.0 · 900 gain
<p>The Eagle Eye Shelter Trail leads to one of the most charming and historically significant rest stops in Jefferson County Open Space, a beautifully crafted stone shelter built in 1919 and still sta...
5.0 · 400 gain
<p>The South Grove Trail leads to the largest and most remote concentration of giant sequoias at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, requiring a five-mile round-trip journey through mixed conifer forest t...
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2.6 · 200 gain
<p>The Broken Arch Trail winds through a quiet interior section of Arches National Park away from the crowded Windows and Delicate Arch areas, offering the same red sandstone drama with a fraction of ...
6.0 · 1400 gain
<p>The hike to the summit of Mount Falcon delivers exceptional panoramic views of the Denver metropolitan area and Front Range from a summit elevation of 7,851 feet, all within easy driving distance o...
1.0 · 50 gain
<p>The North Grove Trail loops through the historic heart of Calaveras Big Trees State Park, home to the grove of giant sequoias that sparked worldwide attention in 1852 when Augustus Dowd became the ...
1.5 · 50 gain
<p>The path to Two Dollar Beach leads to one of the most beautiful and least-crowded stretches of coastline in the national park, a crescent of pale sand fringed by coconut palms and backed by a volca...
3.5 · 600 gain
<p>The Walker Home Ruins Loop is one of the most historically intriguing hikes in Jefferson County Open Space, combining panoramic Front Range views with the atmospheric stone ruins of an ambitious ea...
8.0 · 1400 gain
<p>The Backbone Trail West section traverses the high ridgeline of Topanga State Park as part of the 67-mile Backbone Trail that spans the entire length of the Santa Monica Mountains from Will Rogers ...
2.5 miles · 200 ft gain
Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. Cascade Springs Nature Trail proves the point beautifully — a 2.5-mile loop through the kind of flat, expansive, wind-scoured landscape that has its own intense beauty, different in character from alpine scenery but no less compelling. Located at...
3.5 ·
Explore Holly Beach Wildlife Trail in Cameron, LA. A easy 3.5-mile loop through Louisiana's unique landscapes.
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