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    • Bellingham, Washington

      Locust Beach

      5.0
      0.25 mi
      The trail to Locust Beach is very easy to find. Parking on Locust Avenue is available from dawn to dusk on the side of the road, and in a small gravel lot. Follow the road towards the water, and continue right on a small but well-marked trail down to the beach. Be careful - the stairs are kind of...
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    • Big Bend National Park, Texas

      Backpack to the Southeast Rim of the Chisos

      14 mi / 1600 ft gain
      This 14 mile loop provides incredible views of the Chisos mountains. This hike can be done in a day, but to really take in the scenery, stay overnight and experience the incredible cliffs overlooking Mexico. You can add on an extra 2 mile by doing the Emory Peak trail which gets you to the top o...
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    • Goreville, Illinois

      Hike the Round Bluff Nature Preserve

      5.0
      1.25 mi / 185 ft gain
      Just south of the Lakeview Picnic Shelter is the 53-acre Round Bluff Nature Preserve. Round Bluff has been designated a nature preserve which means that you are only allowed to hike on maintained trails. This is an isolated area of the massive sandstones that form the canyons of Ferne Clyffe Stat...
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    • Flagstaff, Arizona

      Hike the Two-Spot Loop Trail

      2.5 mi / 100 ft gain
      This loop trail has two different starting points. You can start at the south end of Rogers Lake (which is what I did) or the north end. I hike in a clockwise direction. This is recommended if you are hiking in the late afternoon as I did. The sun will be at your back during the section that has ...
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    • Trabuco Canyon, California

      Hike the Bellview to Dove Lake Trail

      2.5 mi / 75 ft gain
      This hike will be about going from the Bellview Trailhead to Dove Lake and back. Note that once you get to Dove Lake there are numerous offshoots that can take you in different directions (you can follow the road into the Dove Canyon housing community, take a paved road back to the Bellview parki...
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    • Weld, Maine

      Tumbledown Mountain via Brooke Trail

      5.0
      6.33 mi / 2238.41 ft gain
      To keep the hike as short as possible, the hike can be an out and back at 5.6 miles, but if you wanted to make it a loop that is possible and adds only an additional 2 miles or so. We took the Brook Trail up to the summit (which passes by the alpine lake) and then followed it back down. To hike t...
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    • Glenville, North Carolina

      Hike to Wilderness Falls

      1.4 mi / 300 ft gain
      Wilderness Falls offers a beautiful hike with a simple yet captivating falls. All of the maintained trails in Pantertown Valley are marked by a number system (there is an information hut in the parking lot with information about other local trails, distance of different trails, and emergency cont...
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    • Aspen, Colorado

      Backpack to Snowmass Creek in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

      13 mi
      For beginner backpackers or just those who can't take off 3-4 days to do the Four Pass Loop, there's still options near the iconic Maroon Bells.  If you are planning to do an overnight at the Bells, you need to get there early or late - before 7:30 am or after 5 pm. The overnight lot fills quickl...
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    • Davis, West Virginia

      Bear Rocks and Beaver Dam Loop

      6.36 mi / 699 ft gain
      Starting on Bear Rocks Trail, hike down to the Red Creek. Sometimes water levels can be high, but most of the time you can cross the creek without getting any deeper than your knees. Link up with the Raven Ridge Trail and head south. Enjoy the views through this section, as it's a great place to ...
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    • Austin, Texas

      Hike the Violet Crown Trail: 360 to 290 Trailhead

      1.8 mi / 239 ft gain
      The Violet Crown Trail: 360 Trailhead to 290 trail is a 1.8 mile point-to-point hike that stretches from Loop 360 to Highway 290. Only a portion of the trail follows alongside Barton Creek before heading south towards HWY 290 while the creek veers off to the west. Dogs are more than welcome as lo...
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    • Nederland, Colorado

      Climb the Avalon Crag in Boulder Canyon

      From Boulder, the pullout that is best to park at for the Avalon crag is 8.4 miles up the canyon. You will walk down the side of the road past the talus field, where if the river is too high to wade you can use the tyrolean traverse. Otherwise, you can wade or hop across rocks according to the da...
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    • Mount Desert, Maine

      Sargent Mountain via South Ridge Trail

      5.0
      6.76 mi / 1293 ft gain
      This has been one of my favorite winter adventures that I have had in a long time. There were gorgeous views of Somes Sound, we saw three snowy owls and there is a gorgeous  frozen waterfall on the way up to the summit! Because much of the Park Loop Road is closed in winter, we started our hike ...
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    • Saxon, Wisconsin

      Upper Potato Falls

      0.28 mi / 85 ft gain
      You will turn off of Hwy 169 onto a gravel road, follow the road all the way to the end for the trail head. Please drive respectfully as people live on this road. Once you park, you will see multiple trails down to the river. Find the sign for Upper Falls and head that way. After .3 miles you wil...
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    • Haleiwa, Hawaii

      Catch the Sunset at Pupukea Beach Park

      5.0
      Pupukea is located on the North Shore of Oahu.  This beautiful spot is a great place to catch the sunset.  During the winter time there can be very large surf, so be extra careful not get too close to the water's edge. It's a popular spot for locals and tourists to just relax and enjoy the Island...
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    • Moore, Montana

      Stay at The Montana Bunkhouse

      2 mi / 500 ft gain
      The Montana Bunkhouse is a great place to unplug and enjoy time with friends and family. This two bedroom bunkhouse rests in the foothills of the Big Snowy mountains on the Olsen family ranch an hour from the nearest town. The building was built in 1905 as a community hall, later converted to a ...
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    • Vandalia, Ohio

      Waterfall Loop at Englewood MetroPark

      5.0
      2.25 mi
      This adventure begins at a parking lot within the Englewood East MetroPark, right at the trailhead for the white trail. Begin the hike into the woods, following the well-marked path through points 1 and 2. Continue straight on the white path until you hit point 7, where you will switch over to th...
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