Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
2.0 ·
<p>The Rainbow Terrace Trail at Hot Springs State Park explores the spectacular travertine terrace formations created by centuries of mineral-rich spring water deposits. Similar in concept to the famo...
16.0 · 3900 gain
<p>The Forester Pass Section of the JMT climbs to the highest point on both the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, reaching 13,180 feet at a notch blasted into the sheer rock wall forming th...
4.0 miles · 50 ft gain
Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. Trap Pond State Park Loop proves the point beautifully — a 4.0-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 at...
1.3 · 200 gain
<p>Burney Falls Loop delivers one of the most spectacular waterfall experiences in California, encircling the magnificent 129-foot Burney Falls that President Theodore Roosevelt reportedly called the ...
10.0 · 1800 gain
Explore Lost Maples Maple Trail in Lost Maples State Natural Area, TX. A hard 10.0-mile loop trail.
8.0 · 700 gain
Explore Waubonsie State Park Loess Trail in Hamburg, IA. A moderate 8.0-mile loop trail.
3.0 · 30 gain
Explore Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge Trail in Boyle, Mississippi. A easy 3.0-mile loop trail.
6.5 · 700 gain
Explore Walls of Jericho Trail in Bridgeport, Alabama. A hard 6.5-mile out-and-back trail.
10.2 miles · 4,900 ft gain
The most accessible of Oregon's Three Sisters volcanoes, South Sister (10,358 ft) offers a non-technical but strenuous summit hike above the treeline through lava fields and snowfields to a crater lake at the top.
4.5 miles · 300 ft gain
Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. White Clay Creek Preserve Loop proves the point beautifully — a 4.5-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 at...
4.0 · 600 gain
Explore Enchanted Rock Loop Trail in Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, TX. A moderate 4.0-mile loop trail.
10.0 · 600 gain
Explore Shimek State Forest Backpack in Farmington, IA. A moderate 10.0-mile loop trail.
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