Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
2.8 · 350 gain
<p>Third Beach is one of Olympic's most dramatic coastal destinations, a mile-long crescent of wild sand bracketed by headlands and sea stacks that rise 100 feet from the surf. The 1.4-mile approach t...
3.8 miles · 1,600 ft gain
Comet Falls drops 320 feet in a spectacular multi-tiered plunge on Mount Rainier — the tallest waterfall in the national park and the reward at the end of one of the most demanding and beautiful trails in Washington State.
5.6 miles · 1,200 ft gain
Wallace Falls State Park's main trail visits three distinct waterfalls — Lower, Middle, and Upper — culminating in a 265-foot cascade with views of the Skykomish Valley below.
0.8 · 5 gain
<p>The Young Hammock Trail provides a fascinating ecological counterpoint to the adjacent Big Oak Trail, passing through a developing hardwood hammock that illustrates successional stages of central F...
17.4 · 900 gain
<p>The Hoh River Trail is the primary artery into Olympic's legendary temperate rainforest, following the glacier-fed Hoh River 8.7 miles one-way to a basecamp at Glacier Meadows, where the Blue Glaci...
1.6 miles · 200 ft gain
Sol Duc Falls drops 50 feet in four separate chutes into a narrow basalt gorge in the heart of Olympic National Park — one of the most spectacular short hikes in all of Washington State.
0.2 miles · 100 ft gain
Narada Falls drops 188 feet from the Paradise River into a basalt canyon on the slopes of Mount Rainier — a roadside waterfall accessible in minutes and dramatic at any season.
0.6 · 5 gain
<p>The Big Oak Trail is the crown jewel of Highlands Hammock State Park's trail system, leading visitors directly to ancient live oaks estimated to be over 1,000 years old. These massive specimens—som...
7.6 · 2000 gain
<p>Grand Ridge Trail traverses one of the most exposed subalpine ridges in Olympic National Park, running along a 6,450-foot spine with unobstructed views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Vancouver Isla...
2.6 miles · 500 ft gain
Twin Falls drops in two tiers through a dramatic old-growth gorge on the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Olallie State Park — one of the finest short waterfall hikes in King County.
0.5 miles · 100 ft gain
Snoqualmie Falls drops 268 feet in a thundering plunge on the Snoqualmie River — the most visited natural attraction in Washington State and an iconic landmark of the Pacific Northwest foothills.
0.5 · 25 gain
<p>The Canopy Walkway Trail at Myakka River State Park features one of only two publicly accessible canopy walkways in the United States. The 100-foot suspension bridge hangs 25 feet above the forest ...
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