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4.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Highbanks Recreation Loop explores the northern sector of Letchworth State Park where the Genesee River gorge reaches its most imposing depth, with canyon walls rising 600 feet from the river f...
2.0 · 200 gain
<p>At the western edge of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, the Presque Isle River makes a spectacular final descent through a series of five named waterfalls before emptying into Lake Superi...
1.5 ·
<p>The Spillway Walk at Lake Claiborne State Park offers a short but rewarding stroll out to the dam and spillway structure that impounds Lake Claiborne's 6,400 acres of water. The elevated vantage po...
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Genesee Falls Loop is Letchworth State Park's most accessible introduction to its spectacular gorge scenery, condensing views of all three famous waterfalls into a manageable 2.5-mile circuit. ...
8.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Big Carp River Trail descends from the high escarpment country into one of the Porcupine Mountains' most intimate river corridors, following the Big Carp River through old-growth hemlock and su...
2.0 · 50 gain
<p>The Pine Knoll Trail at Lake Claiborne State Park winds through a maturing stand of loblolly pine interspersed with hardwoods on the gently rolling hills above the lake. This short, pleasant loop i...
7.0 · 500 gain
<p>Letchworth State Park's Gorge Trail earns its nickname 'the Grand Canyon of the East' by tracing the rim of a dramatic 600-foot-deep gorge carved by the Genesee River through layers of Devonian sha...
4.0 · 600 gain
<p>The Lake of the Clouds Escarpment Trail follows the dramatic quartzite ridgeline that crowns Michigan's Upper Peninsula, delivering the single most iconic panorama in the state's park system. The p...
4.5 ·
<p>The Lake Claiborne Loop circumnavigates portions of the shoreline of Lake Claiborne, a sprawling 6,400-acre reservoir in the Piney Hills region of north Louisiana. The lake was created in the 1930s...
2.5 · 400 gain
<p>The Indian Trail traverses Watkins Glen State Park's north rim, offering a quieter alternative to the busy Gorge Trail with excellent overlook perspectives and access to a popular natural swimming ...
0.5 · 100 gain
<p>Devil's Standtable is the most geologically distinct feature at Giant City State Park, a giant mushroom rock formation formed when a large horizontal caprock of resistant Pounds sandstone has been ...
8.0 · 200 gain
<p>The Caroline Dormon Trail honors one of the South's most important early conservationists, the Louisiana botanist and naturalist who campaigned tirelessly for the establishment of Kisatchie Nationa...
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