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Wheeler Peak Summit Trail is one of New Mexico's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 14.8 miles of challenging terrain with 3600 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Taos Ski Valley, NM, making it accessible from...
Few trails in New Mexico rival the drama of Bandelier NM: Falls Trail — a 5.0-mile route through geological spectacle that has been carved over millennia into one of the region's most striking natural corridors. Starting from the trailhead at Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, NM, the path...
There is nowhere quite like Cochiti Pueblo, NM in New Mexico, and Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Loop is the trail that puts you deepest into the heart of it. Over 3.0 miles and 600 feet of elevation change, this loop route delivers some of the most visually striking terrain in the American West —...
Sandia Mountains: La Luz Trail is one of New Mexico's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 7.8 miles of challenging terrain with 3660 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Albuquerque, NM, making it accessible from...
There is nowhere quite like White Sands National Park, NM in New Mexico, and White Sands: Alkali Flat Trail is the trail that puts you deepest into the heart of it. Over 4.6 miles and 100 feet of elevation change, this out-and-back route delivers some of the most visually striking terrain in the...
Taos Mountain: Williams Lake Trail is one of New Mexico's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 4.0 miles of challenging terrain with 1500 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Taos Ski Valley, NM, making it...
There is nowhere quite like Bloomfield, NM in New Mexico, and Angel Peak Loop is the trail that puts you deepest into the heart of it. Over 2.5 miles and 400 feet of elevation change, this loop route delivers some of the most visually striking terrain in the American West — sculpted sandstone,...
Few trails in New Mexico rival the drama of Gila Wilderness: Gila River Trail — a 8.0-mile route through geological spectacle that has been carved over millennia into one of the region's most striking natural corridors. Starting from the trailhead at Gila, NM, the path takes hikers into deep rock...
Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. Valles Caldera: Valle Grande Trail proves the point beautifully — a 5.0-mile loop through the kind of flat, expansive, wind-scoured landscape that has its own intense beauty, different in character from alpine scenery but no less compelling. Located...
Few trails in New Mexico rival the drama of Carlsbad Caverns Natural Entrance Trail — a 1.25-mile route through geological spectacle that has been carved over millennia into one of the region's most striking natural corridors. Starting from the trailhead at Carlsbad Caverns NP, NM, the path takes...
Adirondacks: Mount Marcy via Van Hoevenberg is one of New York's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 14.8 miles of challenging terrain with 3400 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Lake Placid, NY, making it...
Catskills: Slide Mountain Loop is one of New York's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 5.4 miles of challenging terrain with 1700 feet of elevation gain through some of the region's most dramatic high-country scenery. The trailhead is located Oliverea, NY, making it accessible from nearby
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