Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
6.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Ozark Trail extends 350 miles across Missouri's Ozark Highlands, and the section accessible from Johnson's Shut-Ins ventures into true Ozark backcountry. Narrow ridgelines with exposed dolomite...
2.0 · 100 gain
<p>Hidden Pond Trail loops to a small, secluded freshwater pond tucked into the upland forest of Brandywine Creek State Park, providing a quiet destination removed from the more heavily trafficked cre...
1.8 · 600 gain
<p>Beacon Rock Trail ascends one of the most extraordinary geological features in the Pacific Northwest: an 848-foot basalt monolith that is considered the second largest such formation in the world, ...
2.0 · 400 gain
<p>Mule Deer Trail offers a compact but rewarding 2-mile loop through the characteristic landscapes of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, ascending 400 feet through a combination of open mountain meadow a...
4.5 · 700 gain
<p>The Goggins Mountain Trail climbs out of the shut-ins valley to a summit overlooking the Black River gorge and the surrounding St. Francois Mountain landscape. These ancient Precambrian mountains a...
3.0 · 200 gain
<p>Rocky Run Trail follows the small tributary of the same name from its confluence with Brandywine Creek upstream through a wooded ravine before looping back through upland mixed hardwood forest, off...
4.0 · 300 gain
<p>Cascade Lake Loop circumnavigates the largest lake on Orcas Island, offering a delightful blend of forest walking, shoreline scenery, and mountain views in Moran State Park. Cascade Lake is a popul...
4.3 · 800 gain
<p>Raccoon Trail is one of the most popular hikes in Golden Gate Canyon State Park, a 4.3-mile loop that climbs 800 feet to Panorama Point, one of the finest viewpoints in the Colorado Front Range. On...
2.0 · 300 gain
<p>Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park contains one of Missouri's most unique natural features - a series of volcanic rhyolite rock formations that confine the East Fork of the Black River into narrow chute...
5.0 · 300 gain
<p>Brandywine Creek State Park protects the largest concentration of old-growth tulip poplar trees in the mid-Atlantic region, a grove of ancient trees that escaped the 18th and 19th century agricultu...
3.0 · 400 gain
<p>Twin Lakes Trail in Moran State Park loops through some of the finest old-growth forest on Orcas Island, connecting two serene mountain lakes tucked into forested hollows on the slopes of Mount Con...
4.0 · 600 gain
<p>Davis Ponds Trail leads to a series of wildlife ponds tucked into the forested terrain of Staunton State Park, offering an engaging out-and-back hike that combines the rewards of water features wit...
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