Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
1.0 miles · 200 ft gain
Cascade Falls emerges from a limestone cavern and drops into a colorful canyon near Cedar Breaks National Monument — a short but spectacular trail at over 9,000 feet elevation in Iron County.
2.5 · 1300 gain
<p>Snow Lake sits in a polished granite cirque on Rainier's southeastern flank, fed by lingering snowfields that persist through August. The trail packs 1,300 feet of elevation gain into a short 1.25-...
3.0 miles · 400 ft gain
The Emerald Pools Trail in Zion National Park visits three pools — Lower, Middle, and Upper — fed by seasonal waterfalls cascading down the red Navajo sandstone walls of Zion Canyon.
4.0 miles · 600 ft gain
Kanarraville Falls (Kanarra Creek Falls) threads through a spectacular sandstone slot canyon in Iron County — Utah's most accessible slot canyon waterfall experience and a stunning alternative to Zion National Park.
3.2 · 600 gain
<p>Naches Peak Loop circles a rounded 5,926-foot summit just east of Chinook Pass, offering what many consider Mount Rainier's finest flower-meadow walk. The trail crests a ridge carpeted in late-July...
6.0 miles · 700 ft gain
Lower Calf Creek Falls drops 126 feet into a stunning turquoise pool in the Grand Staircase-Escalante desert — one of the most beautiful waterfall hikes in the American Southwest.
3.0 miles · 400 ft gain
Donut Falls pours through a hole in a boulder at the head of Cardiff Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon — a unique and family-friendly waterfall hike just 30 minutes from Salt Lake City.
7.8 · 800 gain
<p>Prater Ridge is the highest point accessible by trail in Mesa Verde National Park, topping out at 8,572 feet on a narrow spine of pinyon pine and Utah juniper forest. The loop departs from Morefiel...
4.0 miles · 800 ft gain
Adams Canyon Falls drops 40 feet into a slot canyon pool above Layton — one of the most rewarding waterfall hikes in Davis County and a Wasatch Front classic for Salt Lake City and Ogden hikers.
4.0 miles · 800 ft gain
Stewart Falls plunges 200 feet in two tiers down the face of Mount Timpanogos near Sundance Resort — one of the most dramatic and rewarding waterfall hikes on the Wasatch Front.
2.0 · 600 gain
<p>Balcony House is Mesa Verde's most physically demanding ranger-led tour, designed as a deliberately intimate encounter with Ancestral Puebloan architecture. The 40-room dwelling clings to a sheer c...
1.2 miles · 200 ft gain
Bridal Veil Falls plunges 607 feet in two tiers down the limestone walls of Provo Canyon — Utah's most famous roadside waterfall and one of the tallest double-cataract falls in the world.
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