Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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...
5.0 ·
<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...
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