Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>The Sand Cave Trail descends to a large sandstone shelter cave carved by centuries of water erosion. The cave entrance frames a photogenic view of the forested ravine below. Spring seeps support ra...
2.0 · 600 gain
<p>Monument Knob preserves the first monument erected in the United States to honor George Washington — a rough stone tower built by the citizens of Boonsboro on July 4, 1827, just 28 years after Wash...
9.3 · 1000 gain
<p>Cheesman Ranch Trail is Mueller State Park's premier long-distance loop, covering 9.3 miles through some of the finest wildlife habitat and mountain scenery on Colorado's Pikes Peak massif. The tra...
1.0 · 200 gain
<p>Cave Branch Trail follows the stream corridor of Cave Branch, a small tributary of Tygarts Creek that has been the primary agent carving the Carter Caves complex over the last two million years as ...
1.5 · 300 gain
<p>Iowa's own Pikes Peak stands 500 feet above the Mississippi River and offers one of the most dramatic overlooks in the entire Upper Midwest. The summit viewpoint encompasses the Wisconsin bluffs ac...
3.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Appalachian Trail section to High Rock on South Mountain traverses one of the most historically significant viewpoints in western Maryland, reaching a broad quartzite ledge that served as a Uni...
5.0 · 500 gain
<p>Lake Gulch Trail is the most comprehensive hike in Castlewood Canyon State Park, linking multiple trail segments to create a 5-mile circuit that tours the full range of the park's landscapes. The r...
2.5 · 300 gain
<p>Smoky Bridge Trail loops through the surface landscape of Carter Caves State Resort Park, connecting three significant natural sandstone bridge formations while providing trail access to the entran...
1.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Balanced Rock Trail leads to one of Iowa's most photographed geological oddities - a massive limestone block perched precariously on a narrow pedestal, defying apparent gravity. The boulder was...
4.5 · 600 gain
<p>The Hereford Area of Gunpowder Falls State Park protects the most rugged and secluded section of the Gunpowder watershed, where the river cuts a narrow gorge through Baltimore County's northern pie...
3.0 · 400 gain
<p>Inner Canyon Trail descends into the heart of Castlewood Canyon to trace Cherry Creek along the canyon floor, offering an intimate experience of the geology and riparian ecology that makes this par...
3.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Moonbow Trail loops along the Cumberland River gorge rim, connecting the downstream river access points with a dedicated moonbow viewing platform that was constructed to optimize the lunar rain...
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