United States

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  • Princeton, West Virginia

    White Oak Falls via Brush Creek Falls Trail

    3.69 mi / 574 ft gain
    This is a wonderfully easy hike to White Oak Falls. After visiting Bush Creek Falls, keep walking down the trail. You'll enter the Bush Creek Nature Preserve area. If you visit after heavy rains, please note that your feet will get wet. There are numerous cascades that come down and cross over t...
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  • Syria, Virginia

    White Oak Canyon Cedar Run Loop

    4.0
    7.67 mi / 2257 ft gain
    This route combines Cedar Run Falls and White Oak Canyon Trail (one of the more popular hikes in SNP, with separate adventures detailing those hikes). Parking is easy, but gets very crowded due to the popularity of White Oak Canyon (WOC). When starting from the parking area/Shenandoah ranger stat...
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  • Baxter Park Road, Maine

    Backpack to Katahdin Lake

    3.0
    6.6 mi / 0 ft gain
    This hike is located in Baxter. Maine residents gain free admission into the park; non-residents must purchase a day pass ($14 per vehicle) or season pass ($39 per vehicle). After entering the park at Togue Pond Gate of Baxter State Park, bear right and continue onto the Roaring Brook Road for 6....
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  • Cedar Crest, New Mexico

    Tree Spring Trail

    5.0
    4.11 mi / 984 ft gain
    Tree Spring Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sandia Park, New Mexico.
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  • Lake County, Oregon

    Explore Glass Butte

    Glass Butte was amazing, yet difficult to get there. The best advice I have is to commit to the dirt road until it stops, which will take you to a fence line (you can go left or you can continue right to go up the mountain). That is where we camped, which toward the left is private property and y...
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  • Laguna Niguel, California

    Kick Back at Laguna Niguel Regional Park

    This is an awesome tucked away little adventure that will have you occupied all day! With plenty of picnic tables you can be sure to have your own privacy tucked into a corner free from other people. Grab a lake side picnic table or even the numerous ones around the grass fields, they are all won...
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  • Eustace, Texas

    Wolfpen Hike and Bike Blue Trail

    5.0
    2.15 mi / 112 ft gain
    Wolfpen Hike and Bike Blue Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Mabank, TX. This trail in Purtis Creek State Park is a little more rugged than other trails in the eastern part of Texas. The trail and other in the state park are clearly marked making it easy to follow along....
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  • Eustace, Texas

    Beaver Slide Nature Park Loop

    5.0
    1.63 mi / 223 ft gain
    Beaver Slide Nature Park Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Eustace, TX. This hike is fairly quick and is family-friendly. You can pack your camping gear into the primitive sites if you're looking for an overnight. Learn more about the campsites on the Texas.gov site.  Th...
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  • Canton, North Carolina

    Hike to Bubling Spring Falls

    0.1 mi / 50 ft gain
    The road to get to this waterfall is right off of NC 215 which comes right off of the Blue Ridge Parkway and is only about 3 miles away from parkway. The parking area is very small and does not offer many parking spots but since it is not that popular of an area parking is usually not a problem. ...
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  • Crowley Lake, California

    Emerald Lake

    4.0
    1.76 mi / 417 ft gain
    Emerald lake is a relatively short 1.7 mile out-and-back hike. There is ample parking at the parking lot and trailhead. There is also overflow parking at the upper lot for Duck Lake and Skelton Lake.  The trail has a decent amount of uphill, but you should arrive shortly (<30 mins) at your de...
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  • Newport Beach, California

    Newport Beach Back Bay Trail

    4.0
    10.62 mi / 499 ft gain
    The Newport Beach Back Bay Trail features beautiful wildflowers and is open for use year round. Very minimal elevation gain makes this hike food for all skill levels, but be mindful of the distance. Dogs are allowed on the trail but must be kept on leash.  Cooling sea breezes make this one of th...
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  • Mohave County, Arizona

    Spooky Slot Canyon

    5.0
    0.82 mi / 102 ft gain
    …Who doesn’t enjoy a little slot canyon fun, especially when it’s just off the highway. This (spooky) canyon is a fascinating slot canyon, consisting of conglomerate rock in the Lake Mead area in Arizona, not far southeast from the Hoover Dam. Most people don’t know even know this slot is here, s...
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  • Kalispell, Montana

    Flathead Lookout

    5.0
    2.4 mi / 666 ft gain
    Flathead Lookout: Sweeping Views of Montana's Crown of the Continent Flathead Lookout is an out-and-back trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Kalispell, Montana. This 2.4-mile moderate hike leads to a historic fire lookout perched at a high vantage point, providing sweeping vi...
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  • Bellevue, Washington

    Coal Creek Falls via Red Town Trailhead

    4.0
    2.29 mi / 518 ft gain
    The popular trailhead is located in the Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park. There is a veritable maze of trails and trailheads here so it is helpful to bring along a map of the area. A trail map for Cougar Mountain can be found on kingcounty.gov. From the trailhead veer left following the Re...
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  • Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania

    Camp at Ricketts Glen

    Some would argue that the trails hidden inside this state park are some of the most scenic in all of Pennsylvania, while I haven't explored a ton of the state I sure see where the fans of this park are coming from. The campground is very large and reservations would be highly recommended if you a...
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  • Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Siamese Twins Loop

    4.0
    0.55 mi / 105 ft gain
    Siamese twins is about a half mile hike with little elevation gain that is a quick hike while driving the park.  The hardest thing about this is getting a parking spot to tell you the truth.  On a weekend or pretty much any summer day the five or so spots available at the trailhead are constantly...
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