Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
4.0 miles · 1500 ft gain
Taos Mountain: Williams Lake Trail is one of New Mexico's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 4.0 miles of challenging terrain with 1500 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Taos Ski Valley, NM, making it...
2.5 miles · 400 ft gain
There is nowhere quite like Bloomfield, NM in New Mexico, and Angel Peak Loop is the trail that puts you deepest into the heart of it. Over 2.5 miles and 400 feet of elevation change, this loop route delivers some of the most visually striking terrain in the American West — sculpted sandstone,...
8.0 miles · 600 ft gain
Few trails in New Mexico rival the drama of Gila Wilderness: Gila River Trail — a 8.0-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 Gila, NM, the path takes hikers into deep rock...
5.0 miles · 300 ft gain
Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. Valles Caldera: Valle Grande Trail proves the point beautifully — a 5.0-mile loop through the kind of flat, expansive, wind-scoured landscape that has its own intense beauty, different in character from alpine scenery but no less compelling. Located...
1.25 miles · 700 ft gain
Few trails in New Mexico rival the drama of Carlsbad Caverns Natural Entrance Trail — a 1.25-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 Carlsbad Caverns NP, NM, the path takes...
14.8 miles · 3400 ft gain
Adirondacks: Mount Marcy via Van Hoevenberg is one of New York's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 14.8 miles of challenging terrain with 3400 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Lake Placid, NY, making it...
5.4 miles · 1700 ft gain
Catskills: Slide Mountain Loop is one of New York's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 5.4 miles of challenging terrain with 1700 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Oliverea, NY, making it accessible from nearby
3.5 miles · 1600 ft gain
Breakneck Ridge Trail is one of New York's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 3.5 miles of challenging terrain with 1600 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Cold Spring, NY, making it accessible from nearby towns
4.0 miles · 1200 ft gain
Bear Mountain Perkins Memorial Loop is one of New York's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 4.0 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 Bear Mountain, NY, making it accessible...
7.0 miles · 600 ft gain
Few trails in New York rival the drama of Letchworth State Park: Great Bend Loop — a 7.0-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 Castile, NY, the path takes hikers into deep...
8.0 miles · 1200 ft gain
Minnewaska State Park: Gertrudes Nose Loop is one of New York's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 8.0 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 Kerhonkson, NY, making it...
4.5 miles · 600 ft gain
Few trails in New York rival the drama of Finger Lakes Trail: Watkins Glen — a 4.5-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 Watkins Glen, NY, the path takes hikers into deep...
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