Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
9.3 · 400 gain
<p>The Cruiser Lake Trail is one of the longest and most remote hiking experiences in Voyageurs National Park, penetrating deep into the interior of the Kabetogama Peninsula—a landmass accessible only...
1.0 · 100 gain
<p>The Lake Trahlyta Loop circles the park's picturesque mountain lake—named for a Cherokee princess of local legend—through mature hardwood and rhododendron forest in Vogel State Park's developed are...
0.5 ·
<p>The Francis Bay Trail is the premier birding destination in Virgin Islands National Park, looping through one of St. John's largest and healthiest mangrove wetlands adjacent to the calm, turquoise ...
13.0 · 2200 gain
<p>The Coosa Backcountry Trail is the most demanding and rewarding hike in Vogel State Park—a 13-mile loop ascending over two named Blue Ridge peaks and traversing some of the most rugged terrain in t...
4.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Cinnamon Bay Trail climbs from the popular Cinnamon Bay Beach campground over the central ridge of St. John and descends toward Centerline Road, passing through some of the island's most histor...
4.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Bear Hair Gap Trail is Vogel State Park's signature loop hike—a strenuous climb through the southern Blue Ridge to the Appalachian Trail at Bear Hair Gap, with spectacular views of Blood Mounta...
0.5 · 100 gain
<p>The Annaberg Plantation Trail leads through the most extensively preserved 18th-century sugar plantation ruins in Virgin Islands National Park, offering a sobering and historically rich window into...
1.5 · 250 gain
<p>The Canyon Floor Exploration route descends directly from the rim via the main access trail to the sandy floor of Providence Canyon, where the full scale and color of Georgia's geological wonder be...
5.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Maah Daah Hey Trail is North Dakota's most celebrated long-distance trail, stretching 144 miles through the Little Missouri Badlands and connecting the North and South Units of Theodore Rooseve...
7.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Backcountry Trail extends well beyond the canyon rim into the forested uplands surrounding Providence Canyon, providing solitude and overnight camping opportunities in a landscape far removed f...
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...
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