Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
4.0 · 200 gain
<p>The Jones Creek Trail traverses the quieter eastern portion of Theodore Roosevelt National Park's South Unit, offering excellent wildlife viewing opportunities in a landscape of rolling mixed-grass...
3.0 · 250 gain
<p>The Canyon Loop Trail circumnavigates the rim of Providence Canyon—the most visually extraordinary geological spectacle in Georgia's otherwise gently rolling Coastal Plain. Nicknamed 'Georgia's Lit...
0.8 · 100 gain
<p>The Coal Vein Trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park's South Unit interprets a geological phenomenon unique to the North Dakota Badlands: lignite coal seams that caught fire through spontaneous ...
8.5 · 3500 gain
<p>The Appalachian Trail Approach Trail connects Amicalola Falls State Park to Springer Mountain—the southern terminus of the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail—via 8.5 miles of demanding Blue Ridge terrain...
4.6 · 1000 gain
<p>White Oak Canyon Trail descends from Skyline Drive into one of Shenandoah National Park's most spectacular stream gorges, passing six named waterfalls along a wild mountain creek lined with eastern...
5.0 · 900 gain
<p>The Len Foote Hike Inn Trail is the approach route to the Len Foote Hike Inn—Georgia's only backcountry eco-lodge, accessible exclusively on foot. The five-mile trail climbs 900 feet through the so...
2.2 · 400 gain
<p>Bearfence Mountain is widely regarded as Shenandoah National Park's best short scramble hike, rewarding a modest elevation gain with a continuous 360-degree panoramic summit view that is unmatched ...
0.4 · 425 gain
<p>The Amicalola Falls Trail climbs to the base and then the top of Amicalola Falls—at 729 feet total drop, the tallest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi River and the iconic gateway to the ...
3.8 · 900 gain
<p>Stony Man is the second highest peak in Shenandoah National Park, rising to 4,011 feet along Skyline Drive's central section near Skyland Resort. The summit is distinctive for its exposed cliffs of...
3.8 · 800 gain
<p>Sitton's Gulch Trail descends from the western trailhead into the most remote section of Cloudland Canyon, following a tributary drainage to the canyon floor through a series of rocky creek crossin...
13.0 · 2700 gain
<p>The Lakes Trail in Sequoia National Park is celebrated for linking four pristine alpine lakes in a single day hike, showcasing the High Sierra at its most dramatic. Beginning at Lodgepole Campgroun...
5.0 · 400 gain
<p>The West Rim Loop circumnavigates Cloudland Canyon along its dramatic western rim, providing a series of overlooks into the 1,000-foot-deep gorge cut by Daniel Creek into the Pennsylvanian sandston...
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