Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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<p>Goblin Valley Floor Trail descends into one of the American Southwest's most otherworldly landscapes — a broad valley filled with thousands of weathered sandstone hoodoos known as goblins, carved b...
1.0 · 100 gain
<p>The Elephant Rocks Braille Trail is one of Missouri's most accessible natural wonders, winding through a stunning collection of massive pink granite boulders formed 1.5 billion years ago. The large...
4.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Judge Morris Loop traverses the heart of White Clay Creek State Park, named for the historic Judge Morris Estate that occupied this rolling piedmont landscape before the state acquired it for c...
7.0 · 1600 gain
<p>Hadley Peak Trail offers a demanding alternative to the more popular Hamilton Mountain route in Beacon Rock State Park, following a quieter ridge to outstanding views over the Columbia River Gorge....
8.1 · 1200 gain
<p>Horseshoe Trail is Golden Gate Canyon State Park's premier backcountry circuit, an 8.1-mile loop that ventures deeper into the park's wilderness terrain than any other trail in the system. Gaining ...
6.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Ozark Trail extends 350 miles across Missouri's Ozark Highlands, and the section accessible from Johnson's Shut-Ins ventures into true Ozark backcountry. Narrow ridgelines with exposed dolomite...
2.0 · 100 gain
<p>Hidden Pond Trail loops to a small, secluded freshwater pond tucked into the upland forest of Brandywine Creek State Park, providing a quiet destination removed from the more heavily trafficked cre...
1.8 · 600 gain
<p>Beacon Rock Trail ascends one of the most extraordinary geological features in the Pacific Northwest: an 848-foot basalt monolith that is considered the second largest such formation in the world, ...
2.0 · 400 gain
<p>Mule Deer Trail offers a compact but rewarding 2-mile loop through the characteristic landscapes of Golden Gate Canyon State Park, ascending 400 feet through a combination of open mountain meadow a...
4.5 · 700 gain
<p>The Goggins Mountain Trail climbs out of the shut-ins valley to a summit overlooking the Black River gorge and the surrounding St. Francois Mountain landscape. These ancient Precambrian mountains a...
3.0 · 200 gain
<p>Rocky Run Trail follows the small tributary of the same name from its confluence with Brandywine Creek upstream through a wooded ravine before looping back through upland mixed hardwood forest, off...
4.0 · 300 gain
<p>Cascade Lake Loop circumnavigates the largest lake on Orcas Island, offering a delightful blend of forest walking, shoreline scenery, and mountain views in Moran State Park. Cascade Lake is a popul...
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