Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Temperance River gets its name from the fact that it has no bar at its mouth — an unusual circumstance that results from the river entering Lake Superior through an extremely narrow, deep slot ...
0.7 · 100 gain
<p>Cunningham Falls Trail leads directly to the largest cascading waterfall in Maryland — a 78-foot cascade of Big Hunting Creek dropping over a wide ledge of ancient metamorphic rock in the Catoctin ...
1.5 ·
<p>The Dam Overlook Trail at Elephant Butte Lake State Park leads to a viewpoint overlooking the historic Elephant Butte Dam and the Rio Grande below, offering a perspective on one of the most signifi...
5.8 · 600 gain
<p>The Arrowhead Trail loops through the heart of Watoga State Park, West Virginia's largest state park at nearly 10,000 acres, penetrating one of the most extensive old-growth hardwood forests access...
6.0 · 700 gain
<p>The Split Rock River Loop is among the most demanding and rewarding day hikes on the Minnesota North Shore, combining a dramatic river gorge, multiple stream crossings, and elevated ridge views int...
1.5 · 300 gain
<p>Alpha Pass Trail leads to one of the premier bouldering and rock climbing areas in western Pennsylvania, descending through the McConnells Mill gorge to a chaos of massive conglomerate boulders dep...
3.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Rocky Canyon Trail at Elephant Butte Lake State Park ascends into the volcanic canyon terrain above the reservoir, offering a more rugged and intimate desert experience than the exposed lakesho...
2.0 · 50 gain
<p>Canaan Valley Wetlands Walk traverses the edge of one of the most biologically significant and geologically unique freshwater wetland complexes in the eastern United States—a 14,000-acre high-eleva...
5.0 · 600 gain
<p>The Day Hill Loop climbs from the Lake Superior shoreline through the inland forest of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park to reach the elevated ridge above the lighthouse, providing a bird's-eye pers...
2.5 · 400 gain
<p>The Kildoo Trail offers the most immersive gorge experience in McConnells Mill State Park in a compact loop format, descending steeply to Slippery Rock Creek and following it upstream through the m...
5.0 ·
<p>The Lakeshore Trail at Elephant Butte Lake State Park circles portions of New Mexico's largest reservoir, offering expansive water views and long-distance vistas toward the distant White Sands dune...
3.0 · 400 gain
<p>Lindy Run Trail loops through one of the most intact examples of high-elevation red spruce forest remaining in the central Appalachians, a forest community that once covered hundreds of thousands o...
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