Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
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<p>The Lake Trail at Palmetto State Park circles the artesian lake created by the same underground spring system that sustains the famous swamp, providing a birding-focused loop through diverse habita...
8.0 · 50 gain
<p>The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail follows the historic tow path of the 1832 Ohio & Erie Canal for 20 miles through Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and the Peninsula section — running north and sou...
2.5 · 200 gain
<p>The Wagoner Access Trail follows the South Fork of the New River through the pastoral landscapes of Ashe County in the Blue Ridge Mountains, offering access to one of the most geologically ancient ...
3.0 ·
<p>The San Marcos River Trail follows the spring-fed San Marcos River through the riparian corridor of Palmetto State Park, one of the most consistently clear and cool waterways in the Texas Hill Coun...
4.2 · 150 gain
<p>The Stanford Run to Beaver Marsh Loop combines one of the park's best stream corridors with Beaver Marsh — a remarkable ecological restoration story where beavers reclaimed a junkyard site in the 1...
1.0 ·
<p>The Sunset Trail at Jockeys Ridge State Park follows a direct route up the dune face to the summit ridge for the specific purpose of experiencing one of the Outer Banks most celebrated natural spec...
1.5 ·
<p>The Ottine Swamp Trail at Palmetto State Park traverses one of the most botanically anomalous environments in Texas: a subtropical swamp sustained by artesian wells that emerges improbably from the...
2.2 · 200 gain
<p>Ledges Trail explores the most dramatic geological feature in Cuyahoga Valley — a series of Sharon Conglomerate rock outcrops that form cliff faces, overhangs, and narrow slot passages along the ed...
2.0 ·
<p>The Sound Side Trail at Jockeys Ridge State Park explores the western edge of the dune system along the shores of Roanoke Sound, providing a sheltered and ecologically rich counterpart to the expos...
5.0 · 500 gain
<p>The Presa Canyon Trail explores a secondary canyon system adjacent to the main Seminole Canyon corridor, offering experienced hikers access to additional rock art sites and the most remote terrain ...
2.0 · 200 gain
<p>Discovery Point Trail follows the caldera rim from the Discovery Point overlook along the west rim, providing continuous lake views on a relatively gentle path through subalpine forest and open pum...
1.5 · 140 gain
<p>The Tracks in the Sand Trail traverses the largest active sand dune system on the East Coast of North America, climbing the ever-shifting slopes of Jockeys Ridge to a summit that reaches between 80...
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