Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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<p>The Cholla Cactus Garden Trail winds through a dense stand of teddy bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) in the Colorado Desert section of Joshua Tree, near the transition zone between the higher...
4.4 miles · 560 ft gain
A series of cascades tumbles through the hemlock-draped Laurel Gorge near Carter Caves in Carter County — one of northeastern Kentucky's most scenic and least-crowded waterfall hikes.
3.4 miles · 450 ft gain
Anglin Falls drops 60 feet in a spectacular horseshoe-shaped plunge on Anglin Creek in Estill County — one of the most beautiful and least-visited waterfalls in all of Kentucky.
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<p>The Hidden Valley Trail loops through a natural rock enclosure in the Wonderland of Rocks, a nearly enclosed basin ringed by monzogranite boulders that local legend says was used by cattle rustlers...
6.0 miles · 850 ft gain
Bad Branch Falls plunges 60 feet into a wilderness gorge in the Bad Branch State Nature Preserve of Letcher County — the most remote and dramatic waterfall in eastern Kentucky.
4.2 miles · 520 ft gain
Broke Leg Falls drops 60 feet into a secluded gorge on Broke Leg Creek in Bath County — named from a pioneer-era accident and one of Kentucky's most dramatically named and most beautiful waterfalls.
1.1 · 50 gain
<p>The Barker Dam Nature Trail loops through the heart of the Wonderland of Rocks, Joshua Tree's most dramatic boulder landscape, to a historic cattle dam and a sheltered canyon harboring ancient Chem...
1.8 miles · 200 ft gain
Flat Lick Falls is a picturesque 15-foot waterfall on Flat Lick Creek in Laurel County — an easy, family-friendly hike through a classic Kentucky gorge with impressive sandstone walls.
3.0 miles · 350 ft gain
Dog Slaughter Falls is a beloved 15-foot cascade and swimming hole on Dog Slaughter Creek in Daniel Boone National Forest — one of Kentucky's most popular summer hiking destinations.
7.9 · 800 gain
<p>The Lane Cove Trail strikes east from the Mount Franklin junction into one of Isle Royale's quietest corners, descending from the Greenstone Ridge spine through boreal forest to the remote Lane Cov...
3.6 miles · 480 ft gain
Yahoo Falls drops 113 feet from a massive sandstone overhang in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area — making it the tallest waterfall in Kentucky.
1.8 miles · 200 ft gain
Cumberland Falls thunders 68 feet wide and 60 feet tall across the Cumberland River in McCreary County — the only waterfall in the Western Hemisphere known to regularly produce moonbows.
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