Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
1.5 · 100 gain
<p>The Rock Explorer Trail invites visitors to scramble over and between the elephant-shaped granite boulders that give the park its name. The route winds through the boulder pile via informal scrambl...
3.0 · 250 gain
<p>The Whitefish Point loop explores the southern section of White Clay Creek State Park, traversing a distinctive landscape where limestone bedrock outcrops through the thin piedmont soils to create ...
0.5 · 20 gain
<p>Palouse Falls Overlook is a short, paved path to one of the most spectacular natural wonders in Washington State, the 200-foot Palouse Falls, which plunges into a dramatic basalt canyon carved by t...
3.4 · 200 gain
<p>Carmel Canyon Loop provides a completely different perspective on the Goblin Valley landscape by ascending to the canyon rim above the goblin formations and following the elevated terrain for sweep...
2.0 · 100 gain
<p>The Engine House Loop visits the ruins of the granite quarry operation that made Elephant Rocks a commercial site from 1869 through the early 20th century. The 1879 engine house foundation remains ...
2.5 · 200 gain
<p>The Tri-State Marker Trail leads to one of the most historically significant and geographically unusual spots in the mid-Atlantic region: the tripoint where the borders of Delaware, Pennsylvania, a...
8.0 · 2000 gain
<p>Hamilton Mountain Loop is the signature long hike of Beacon Rock State Park, delivering sweeping Columbia River Gorge panoramas from the 2,438-foot summit of Hamilton Mountain through a challenging...
3.0 ·
<p>Goblin Valley Floor Trail descends into one of the American Southwest's most otherworldly landscapes — a broad valley filled with thousands of weathered sandstone hoodoos known as goblins, carved b...
1.0 · 100 gain
<p>The Elephant Rocks Braille Trail is one of Missouri's most accessible natural wonders, winding through a stunning collection of massive pink granite boulders formed 1.5 billion years ago. The large...
4.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Judge Morris Loop traverses the heart of White Clay Creek State Park, named for the historic Judge Morris Estate that occupied this rolling piedmont landscape before the state acquired it for c...
7.0 · 1600 gain
<p>Hadley Peak Trail offers a demanding alternative to the more popular Hamilton Mountain route in Beacon Rock State Park, following a quieter ridge to outstanding views over the Columbia River Gorge....
8.1 · 1200 gain
<p>Horseshoe Trail is Golden Gate Canyon State Park's premier backcountry circuit, an 8.1-mile loop that ventures deeper into the park's wilderness terrain than any other trail in the system. Gaining ...
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