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Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.

Lake Loop Trail
Easy  VA

Lake Loop Trail

2.4  ·  200 gain

<p>The Lake Loop Trail encircles the 108-acre Hungry Mother Lake in a gentle, accessible circuit that showcases the park's signature mountain lake scenery while providing excellent wildlife observatio...

July 6, 2025
Falls Trail Loop
Strenuous  PA

Falls Trail Loop

7.2  ·  1000 gain

<p>The Falls Trail Loop is the crown jewel of Ricketts Glen State Park, guiding hikers past 22 named waterfalls across three distinct stream branches: Ganoga Glen, Glen Leigh, and the connecting Kitch...

July 5, 2025
Sunset Vista Trail
Strenuous  AZ

Sunset Vista Trail

3.5  ·  900 gain

<p>The Sunset Vista Trail at Picacho Peak State Park offers an alternate ridge approach to the summit of this iconic volcanic plug, providing a different perspective on the mountain's dramatic geology...

July 5, 2025
Gold Mine Trail
Moderate  WI

Gold Mine Trail

5.0  ·  400 gain

<p>Governor Dodge is Wisconsin's largest state park at over 5,000 acres, and the Gold Mine Trail is its defining hike, looping through sandstone bluff country and past the two lakes that anchor the pa...

July 5, 2025
Molly's Knob Trail
Strenuous  VA

Molly's Knob Trail

3.0  ·  800 gain

<p>Molly's Knob Trail delivers one of the most rewarding summit experiences in Southwest Virginia, climbing aggressively through mixed hardwood forest to the rocky 3,271-foot summit of Molly's Knob on...

July 4, 2025
Todd Trail to MacEvoy Trail
Moderate  NJ

Todd Trail to MacEvoy Trail

4.8  ·  700 gain

<p>The Todd Trail to MacEvoy Trail loop explores the lesser-visited western sector of Ramapo Mountain State Forest, passing through the most historically significant terrain in the park where 19th-cen...

July 3, 2025
Children Trail
Moderate  AZ

Children Trail

2.0  ·  600 gain

<p>The Children Trail at Picacho Peak State Park covers the lower section of the famous Hunter Trail route, offering a rewarding moderate hike that captures much of the geological drama and desert sce...

July 3, 2025
North Country Trail Section
Moderate  WI

North Country Trail Section

4.0  ·  300 gain

<p>The North Country National Scenic Trail passes through Copper Falls State Park en route across Wisconsin's Northwoods, and its section here traverses old-growth northern hardwood forest that escape...

July 3, 2025
Purchase Ridge Trail
Moderate  VA

Purchase Ridge Trail

4.0  ·  500 gain

<p>The Purchase Ridge Trail climbs steadily from the Stock Creek valley floor to the broad ridgeline plateau that defines the landscape of Scott County's portion of the Southwest Virginia Plateau, rew...

July 2, 2025
Torne View Trail
Moderate  NJ

Torne View Trail

3.5  ·  800 gain

<p>The Torne View Trail offers the most direct and dramatic approach to Ramapo Torne, climbing 800 feet over 1.75 miles on a rocky route that traverses open granite slabs with expanding views as eleva...

July 1, 2025
Jenny Lake Loop
Moderate  Wyoming

Jenny Lake Loop

7.7  ·  800 gain

Moderate hiking trail near Jenny Lake, WY. 7.7 mi, 800 ft gain, loop on dirt.

July 1, 2025
Cascade Canyon Trail
Moderate  Wyoming

Cascade Canyon Trail

9.0  ·  1100 gain

Moderate hiking trail near Jenny Lake, WY. 9.0 mi, 1,100 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.

July 1, 2025

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