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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...
<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...
<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...
<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...
<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...
<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...
<p>The Rim Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park follows the upper edge of the gorge, providing aerial perspectives of the cascading creek far below while traveling through mature mixed hardwood forest...
<p>The Flatwoods Trail at Alafia River State Park offers hikers a peaceful introduction to the restored longleaf pine flatwoods ecosystem developing on former phosphate mining land. Unlike the mountai...
<p>Slaughter Canyon Cave sits in a remote section of Carlsbad Caverns National Park accessible only via a ranger-led tour that begins with a 1.5-mile hike from the canyon trailhead to the cave entranc...
<p>The Gorge Trail at Buttermilk Falls State Park threads through one of the most dramatic Finger Lakes gorges in the Ithaca area, climbing alongside a spectacular series of cascades that tumble down ...
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