Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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<p>The Field 5 Nature Trail explores the maritime shrubland and dune habitat in the quieter eastern section of Robert Moses State Park, providing an introduction to the remarkable ecological community...
1.8 ·
<p>The Caddo Lake Swamp Trail winds through the margins of the largest natural lake in Texas and one of the most hauntingly beautiful wetland landscapes in the American South. Caddo Lake is a labyrint...
4.4 · 20 gain
<p>Weston Lake Loop travels deep into the Congaree bottomland hardwood forest to reach one of the park's oxbow lakes — a curved crescent of still, dark water cut off from the main river channel when t...
4.0 ·
<p>The Atlantic Ocean Beach Walk along Robert Moses State Park traverses one of the finest stretches of barrier beach accessible from New York City, following the broad ocean strand east from the park...
6.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Cedar Brake Trail is the longest hiking route at Dinosaur Valley State Park, venturing into the backcountry of the park where dense cedar and juniper woodland creates an atmosphere of genuine r...
1.5 · 150 gain
<p>Anacapa Island is the closest island to the mainland and the most accessible in Channel Islands National Park, reached by a 90-minute ferry from Ventura. The entire above-water trail system loops a...
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<p>The Fire Island Lighthouse Trail leads to one of the most iconic maritime landmarks on the Atlantic seaboard, the 168-foot Fire Island Lighthouse that has guided mariners safely past the treacherou...
4.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Blue Hole Loop at Dinosaur Valley State Park delivers a more substantial hiking experience than the famous trackway trail, exploring the rugged canyon terrain along the Paluxy River through a l...
4.5 · 500 gain
<p>Potato Harbor Trail travels east from Scorpion Anchorage along the northern coast of Santa Cruz Island to an overlook above a perfectly round natural harbor whose shape inspired the name. The trail...
3.0 · 200 gain
<p>The Lake Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park circles the peaceful shores of Treman Lake, a small impoundment nestled within a valley of old-growth hemlock and mixed hardwood forest that provides a...
1.5 · 100 gain
<p>The Sauropod Trackway Trail leads to one of the most remarkable natural phenomena accessible to the general public anywhere in the world: actual dinosaur footprints preserved in the limestone bed o...
2.0 · 350 gain
<p>The Cavern Point Loop climbs from Scorpion Anchorage — the main visitor landing on Santa Cruz Island — to a coastal bluff with sheer sea cliffs dropping into the Santa Barbara Channel far below. Sa...
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