Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
2.0 · 200 gain
<p>The Upper Leach Pond Trail loops around the northern end of Leach Pond, the larger of Borderland State Park's two main water bodies, passing one of the park's most architecturally distinctive featu...
2.0 · 200 gain
<p>The North Rim Trail follows the dolomite cliff tops above Clifton Gorge, offering elevated perspectives down into the narrow canyon of the Little Miami River without the steep descent required by t...
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>Lake Cheaha Loop circles the small mountain lake nestled below the summit of Cheaha Mountain, traversing a landscape of quartzite boulders, mountain laurel thickets, and mixed upland forest above t...
6.6 · 400 gain
<p>The Moose Trail Loop is the premier hiking route in Borderland State Park, circling the park's outermost perimeter through a richly varied landscape of granite outcrops, pond shores, beaver meadows...
3.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Clifton Gorge Loop traverses one of the most botanically significant gorges in Ohio, where the Little Miami River has cut a deep canyon through dolomite and limestone bedrock at the transition ...
2.4 · 600 gain
<p>Pinhoti Trail to Cheaha Summit follows a section of the 335-mile Pinhoti National Recreation Trail to reach the highest point in Alabama at 2,407 feet above sea level on Cheaha Mountain. The summit...
6.0 ·
<p>The Cape Cod Rail Trail section through and adjacent to Nickerson State Park follows the former Old Colony Railroad right-of-way, converted to a paved multi-use path that stretches 25 miles from De...
3.5 · 500 gain
<p>The Gorge Overlook Trail earns its strenuous rating by climbing to the rim of Clear Fork Gorge at its deepest and most dramatic section, where the canyon plunges nearly 300 feet from the upland pla...
6.0 · 800 gain
<p>Blue Heron Loop traverses the gorge rim and river bottom around the historic Blue Heron Mining Community, a remarkably preserved coal mining ghost town within Big South Fork National River and Recr...
3.0 ·
<p>The Namskaket Marsh Trail explores the transition zone between Nickerson State Park's upland pitch pine forest and the expansive salt marsh ecosystem of Namskaket Creek, one of Cape Cod Bay's most ...
5.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Pleasant Hill Loop is the longest and most varied hiking experience at Mohican State Park, combining three of the park's signature attractions in a single outing. The route passes the historic ...
1.8 · 300 gain
<p>Yahoo Falls Trail visits the tallest waterfall in Kentucky, a 113-foot cascade that plunges over a sandstone overhang into a deeply recessed plunge pool on the Kentucky side of Big South Fork Natio...
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