Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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<p>The Cliff Pond Loop circles the largest kettle pond in Nickerson State Park, which is itself the largest state park on Cape Cod at over 1,900 acres. Cliff Pond was formed roughly 12,000 years ago w...
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>Lyons Falls Trail descends into the heart of Clear Fork Gorge, a federally designated National Natural Landmark that contains one of the finest examples of hemlock-hardwood gorge forest in the east...
4.8 · 600 gain
<p>Angel Falls Overlook Trail leads to a dramatic clifftop viewpoint above one of the Big South Fork River's most powerful rapids, a Class V+ whitewater feature that commands the gorge below. The Big ...
2.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Lake Bray Loop circles the scenic reservoir at the base of Mount Tom's eastern slope, combining pleasant waterside walking with access to hawk-watching overlooks that make this reservation famo...
0.75 · 100 gain
<p>Pebble Alley Trail takes its name from its most distinctive feature: a narrow canyon passage whose floor is literally paved with rounded stream stones, smoothed and deposited by glacial meltwater t...
3.8 · 600 gain
<p>Grundy Forest Day Loop packs an extraordinary density of waterfalls into a relatively short loop, passing five separate waterfalls within its 3.8-mile circuit through the Fiery Gizzard Creek headwa...
4.0 · 600 gain
<p>The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail traverses the dramatic basalt cliff edge of the Holyoke Range through Mount Tom State Reservation, following the long-distance footpath that runs nearly 100 miles from...
1.5 · 200 gain
<p>Gold Hunter's Cave Trail leads to one of the most memorable features at Nelson Kennedy Ledges — a narrow canyon passage culminating in a cold-air cave that maintains a noticeably lower temperature ...
10.0 · 1800 gain
<p>Collins Gulf Loop traverses one of the most pristine and least-visited gorge systems in South Cumberland State Park, a 10-mile circuit through a backcountry canyon that sees a fraction of the traff...
3.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Bray Trail climbs to the 1,202-foot summit of Mount Tom along the spine of the Holyoke Range, a dramatic traprock ridge formed by ancient Jurassic lava flows that today defines the central Mass...
2.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Ledges Trail at Nelson Kennedy Ledges State Park winds through one of the most unusual geological landscapes in northeast Ohio — a labyrinth of Sharon Conglomerate rock formations that rise up ...
12.5 · 2200 gain
<p>Fiery Gizzard Trail has earned a reputation as the most challenging and rewarding day hike in Tennessee, traversing the Fiery Gizzard Creek gorge system over 12.5 miles of rugged sandstone terrain....
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