Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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....
5.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Mount Washington State Forest Loop explores the most remote and lightly visited corner of the Massachusetts Berkshires, threading through a patchwork of hardwood forest, wetland seeps, and glac...
2.0 · 300 gain
<p>Cedar Falls is widely considered the most powerful waterfall in Ohio, particularly after significant rainfall when Queer Creek surges over the sandstone lip in a thundering sheet. Despite the name,...
10.0 · 1000 gain
<p>Hidden Passage Trail is the longest and most adventurous route in Pickett State Park, a full-day loop that traverses the park's most dramatic geological features including a true cave passage, mult...
4.0 · 1400 gain
<p>The South Taconic Trail runs along the spine of the Taconic Range directly on the New York–Massachusetts state line, offering some of the finest ridge walking in the southern Berkshires. Beginning ...
0.25 · 50 gain
<p>Ash Cave is the largest recess cave in Ohio and one of the most spectacular geological features in the entire Hocking Hills region. The cave alcove stretches an extraordinary 700 feet wide and near...
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