Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
0.5 · 100 gain
<p>The Leleiwi Overlook Trail is a short walk to one of Haleakala's most remarkable atmospheric phenomena — the Brocken spectre, a meteorological optical illusion in which a visitor's own shadow is pr...
0.8 miles · 180 ft gain
Spoonauger Falls drops 50 feet into a canyon pool along a tributary of the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River. Short, steep, and spectacularly wild — this is SC waterfall hiking at its rawest.
7.4 · 1400 gain
<p>Halemau'u Trail descends the dramatic inner wall of Haleakala crater — a 7-mile-wide, 2,600-foot-deep erosional depression (not a volcanic caldera in the traditional sense) atop Maui's highest peak...
1.2 miles · 160 ft gain
A short, peaceful walk through historic Oconee Station State Historic Site leads to Station Cove Falls — a 60-foot cascade framed by old-growth hemlocks. One of the most serene waterfall hikes in the SC Upstate.
4.5 · 700 gain
<p>The Tejas Trail winds through the Guadalupe high country, a sky island ecosystem perched above the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert on the ancient Capitan Reef limestone platform. Named for the Spanis...
1.5 miles · 380 ft gain
Brasstown Falls is actually four waterfalls stacked in a dramatic gorge along Brasstown Creek in Sumter National Forest. The steep descent is worth every step for the stunning multi-tiered views.
5.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Dog Canyon to Indian Meadow trail explores one of the most remote and least-visited sections of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, accessible only via a 70-mile drive from the main Pine Springs...
2.4 miles · 400 ft gain
King Creek Falls is one of the most photogenic waterfalls in South Carolina — a 70-foot curtain drop into a wide, mossy bowl. The moderate trail through Sumter National Forest offers solitude even on busy weekends.
6.5 · 1200 gain
<p>Bush Mountain Trail climbs to the summit of Bush Mountain at 8,631 feet — the second-highest peak in Texas and the highest point wholly within a national park in the state. The route ascends throug...
4.1 miles · 620 ft gain
At 420 feet, Raven Cliff Falls is the tallest waterfall in South Carolina. The moderate out-and-back trail in Caesar's Head State Park rewards hikers with dramatic mountain views and one of the most spectacular cascades in the Southeast.
8.0 · 2400 gain
<p>Ramsey Cascades Trail leads to the tallest accessible waterfall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park — a 100-foot multi-tiered cascade tumbling over moss-draped sandstone in one of the park's fin...
0.5 miles · 90 ft gain
A short walk at Stumphouse Tunnel Park leads to Issaqueena Falls, a dramatic two-tiered waterfall steeped in Cherokee legend. One of the most accessible — and historically rich — waterfall hikes in South Carolina.
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