Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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<p>The River Bend Trail at Guadalupe River State Park follows the Guadalupe River through a series of four crossings that must be waded on foot, creating one of the more adventurous and physically eng...
8.4 · 2200 gain
<p>Wildrose Peak Trail climbs from the remarkable 10 historic charcoal kilns at Wildrose Canyon to the summit of Wildrose Peak at 9,064 feet, passing through pinyon pine and limber pine forest at elev...
1.7 ·
<p>The Lassiter Swamp Trail explores the most primordial and visually striking landscape in Merchant Millpond State Park, entering the haunting interior of the largest natural millpond in North Caroli...
5.2 · 950 gain
<p>The Perpendicular Trail on the Quietside of Acadia -- the western, less-visited portion of Mount Desert Island -- is a masterwork of stone step construction built by the Civilian Conservation Corps...
4.0 · 200 gain
<p>The Painted Bunting Loop climbs from the Guadalupe River bottomland into the upland Hill Country terrain where Ashe juniper and live oak woodlands harbor one of the most spectacular birds in North ...
2.0 · 200 gain
<p>Darwin Falls is one of Death Valley's most surprising destinations — a 30-foot waterfall fed by a perennial spring in a narrow canyon on the western edge of the park, accessible via a short walk th...
4.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Alleghany River Access trail provides the most remote and rugged hiking experience available within New River State Park, venturing into the Blue Ridge foothills above the ancient river to reac...
3.4 · 525 gain
<p>Gorham Mountain Trail offers some of the most expansive summit views in Acadia National Park from a peak that is low enough to reach comfortably and technical enough to be genuinely rewarding. The ...
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2.5 ·
<p>The Creekside Trail at Guadalupe River State Park winds along the banks of the legendary Guadalupe River, the most popular river for tubing and recreation in the Texas Hill Country. Towering bald c...
2.0 ·
<p>Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level, a vast salt flat that stretches nine miles across the floor of Death Valley and produces one of the most otherworldl...
3.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Turbyville Trail at New River State Park combines river access with a loop through the characteristic Blue Ridge pastoral landscape that surrounds the ancient New River, taking in sweeping bend...
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