Trail guides, day hikes, backpacking routes, and national park adventures across the US.
4.0 · 400 gain
<p>The Canyon Trail at Seminole Canyon State Park follows the canyon floor to its dramatic terminus at the confluence of the Pecos River and Amistad Reservoir, revealing the full scale of this spectac...
3.4 · 1010 gain
<p>Garfield Peak Trail climbs from the historic Crater Lake Lodge to the highest accessible point on the crater rim at 8,054 feet, offering the most expansive aerial view of Crater Lake available by f...
4.0 · 800 gain
<p>The Opera Box to Exclamation Point loop represents the most comprehensive hiking experience in Chimney Rock State Park, climbing above the famous monolith through increasingly exposed terrain to mu...
2.0 · 300 gain
<p>The Fate Bell Shelter Trail descends into Seminole Canyon to reach one of the most significant archaeological sites in North America: a rock shelter containing pictographs painted by the Pecos Rive...
2.2 · 700 gain
<p>Cleetwood Cove Trail is the only legal access point to the shore of Crater Lake, descending 700 feet in just over a mile on a steep, paved switchback path to reach the only location in the park whe...
1.5 · 200 gain
<p>The Hickory Nut Falls Trail leads to the base of one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States, a 404-foot freefall cascade that plunges from the rim of Hickory Nut Gorge and surpasses...
5.0 · 100 gain
<p>The Big Pines Trail at Caddo Lake State Park moves away from the cypress swamp margin into the upland pine forest that covers the higher ground of the park, revealing a distinctly different face of...
15.0 ·
<p>Cedar Creek Canoe Trail is the finest way to experience Congaree National Park, paddling a blackwater tributary through the heart of the old-growth bottomland forest on a 15-mile one-way route that...
1.5 · 315 gain
<p>The Chimney Rock Summit Trail climbs to the top of the iconic 315-foot granite monolith that gives this North Carolina state park its name, delivering one of the most dramatic viewpoints in the sou...
3.0 ·
<p>The Saw Mill Pond Loop at Caddo Lake State Park combines natural history with human heritage, circling a historic pond site associated with 1840s logging operations that once harvested the giant ba...
2.4 · 10 gain
<p>The Boardwalk Loop at Congaree National Park is the most accessible introduction to the park's extraordinary old-growth bottomland forest, following a raised wooden walkway through swamp forest tha...
1.5 ·
<p>The Field 5 Nature Trail explores the maritime shrubland and dune habitat in the quieter eastern section of Robert Moses State Park, providing an introduction to the remarkable ecological community...
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