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04/01/2023
SYNCLINE LOOP
🏞 Canyonlands National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 8.4 miles | Difficulty: Strenuous | Time: 4 to 6 hours
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This hike is often described as the best day hike in the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park.
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With uneven terrain, numerous switchbacks, obstacles to scramble around, and some route finding, this trail is only recommended for experienced hikers.
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03/29/2023
SLIDING SANDS & HALEMAU’U LOOP
🏞 Haleakala National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 11.2 miles | Difficulty: Strenuous | Time: 4.5 to 6.5 hours
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If you are looking for one of the most unique hiking experiences in the US national parks, how about hiking across a volcanic crater❓
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In Haleakala National Park, you can combine two very unique trails into one big day hike. The Sliding Sands Trail, which is one of the most popular trails in the park, starts on the rim of Haleakala and ends on the crater floor.
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To finish the hike, you can retrace your steps back up the Sliding Sands Trail, or, for a more interesting experience, cross the crater floor and hike back up to the rim on the Halemau’u Trail.
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Called the Sliding Sands Loop, the combination of the Sliding Sands Trail with the Halemau’au Trail forms an 11-mile point-to-point hike that provides ever changing views of the Haleakala crater.
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It’s a long hike, and can be logistically challenging, but it’s worth it. We loved this hike and it was one of our favorite experiences in Hawaii.
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03/25/2023
SKYLINE TRAIL
🏞 Mount Rainier National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 6.2 miles | Difficulty: Strenuous | Time: 3 to 5 hours
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For spectacular views of Mount Rainier National Park, put the Skyline Trail Loop on your bucket list.
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Starting in Paradise, hike past lovely Myrtle Falls, through forests of evergreens, and then ascend the slopes of Mount Rainier.
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From Panorama Point, you get jaw-dropping views of the park and on a clear day you can see as far as Mt. Hood in Oregon.
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This is an essential hike in Mount Rainier National Park. With ever-changing views and a chance to get up close to Mount Rainier, this is an unforgettable experience.
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03/22/2023
SKY POND
🏞 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 9.5 miles | Difficulty: Strenuous | Time: 4 to 6 hours
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Sky Pond is one of the best hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park for good reason.
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This hike has a little bit of everything…waterfalls, alpine lakes, high mountain views, and fun river and stream crossings.
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To get to Sky Pond, you will rock scramble up a waterfall, which can be refreshing when the weather is warm and downright cold in chilly conditions.
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But the whole reason to do this hike is for the view of Sky Pond, one of the most spectacular lakes in the park.
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There is never a boring moment on this trail. The ever-changing views and trail conditions really keep this hike interesting.
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Yes, it is on the long side and it can be challenging, but you get a great pay-off at the end, with the view of Sky Pond.
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If you are looking for a spectacular day hike in the national parks, Sky Pond should go at or near the top of your list.
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03/18/2023
QUEEN’S GARDEN & NAVAJO LOOP TRAIL
🏞 Bryce Canyon National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 2.75 miles | Difficulty: Easy to moderate | Time: 2 to 3 hours
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This short but sweet hike is one of the best ways to experience Bryce Canyon.
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By combining two hiking trails into one loop, the Queen’s Garden Trail and the Navajo Trail, you get up close to the hoodoos, see Thor’s Hammer, and walk through canyons, arches, and forests of pine trees.
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Kids will love this hike, so if you are looking for a great national park to visit as a family, put Bryce Canyon on your national parks wish list.
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03/15/2023
PRECIPICE TRAIL
🏞 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 2.5 miles | Difficulty: Strenuous | Time: 1.5 to 3 hours
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The Precipice Trail is Acadia National Park’s most thrilling hike. This short, tough hike features a steep climb, numerous climbs up metal rungs and ladders, and short walks along narrow ledges.
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To do this hike, you need a good head for heights, since there is a lot of exposure on this trail.
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As you dangle from the cliffs, you are rewarded with some of the best views in Acadia National Park.
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03/11/2023
PAINTBRUSH CANYON – CASCADE CANYON LOOP
🏞 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 20 miles | Difficulty: Very strenuous | Time: 8 to 12 hours
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The Paintbrush Canyon – Cascade Canyon Loop is one of the best hikes to do in the national parks.
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In just one hike, you can visit a handful of Grand Teton National Park’s top spots: Jenny Lake, Inspiration Point, Lake Solitude, Cascade Canyon, and Paintbrush Canyon.
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Throw in panoramic views across the Teton mountain range and a few moose, and you have an unforgettable hike.
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This hike is a big undertaking. At 20 miles, with over 4,000 feet of elevation gain, it’s a massive day hike. Many people do this as a 2 or 3-day backpacking trip, but if you are fit and fast, the Paintbrush Canyon – Cascade Canyon Loop can be done as a day hike.
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We LOVED this hike. Sure, it’s a big day, but this trail is gorgeous every step of the way. Since it is a loop, you never repeat any part of the trail twice. Every few miles the terrain and the views change, so there is never a boring moment on this trail.
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If you can handle a hard, long hike, this is one of the best ways to spend a day in Grand Teton National Park.
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03/08/2023
NOTCH TRAIL
🏞 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 1.5 miles | Difficulty: Easy | Length of Time: 1 hour
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The Notch Trail is pure fun. This hike is great for adventurous kids and adults.
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It’s just 1.5 miles round trip and features a walk through a scenic canyon, a climb up a wooden ladder, a brief walk along a cliff trail, and ends with a view of the amazing scenery of the Badlands.
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03/04/2023
HURRICANE RIDGE TO MOUNT ANGELES
🏞 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 6.5 miles | Difficulty: Moderate | Time: 4 to 6 hours
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The hike from Hurricane Ridge to Mount Angeles is a spectacular day hike in Olympic National Park.
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Along the Klahhane Ridge Trail you have panoramic views over this side of Olympic National Park. To get up onto Mount Angeles, it’s a tough hike that ends with some tricky rock scrambling, but you are rewarded for your efforts.
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On a clear day, you get 360° views from the peak of Mount Angeles (the highest peak in the Hurricane Ridge area) so getting here is well worth the effort.
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If you are looking for something shorter or less challenging, you only need to hike a portion of this trail to still get some truly amazing views of Olympic National Park.
Get the full details on our post about this hike.
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03/01/2023
HIGHLINE TRAIL
🏞 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 11.6 miles | Difficulty: Moderate | Time: 5 to 7 hours
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The Highline Trail is one of Glacier National Park’s best day hikes. For almost 12 miles, this trail takes hikers high above Going-to-the-Sun Road, with stunning views of the park and a chance to see glaciers, alpine wildflowers, and wildlife.
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Twelve miles may sound like a long way to hike, but these miles tick by fast. With only 800 feet of elevation gain over 12 miles, this hike is relatively flat and fast.
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If you want to hike a trail with unbeatable alpine views without having to hike up a massive mountain, you won’t find a better hike than the Highline Trail.
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02/25/2023
HIGH DUNE
🏞 Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve 🇺🇸
Distance: 4 miles | Difficulty: Moderate | Time: 2 to 3 hours
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Great Sand Dunes National Park contains the highest sand dunes in North America. Star Dune is the tallest dune (750 feet) followed by High Dune (699 feet).
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From the main parking lot, it is roughly a 4-mile round-trip hike to High Dune. For those that want to go farther, you can continue on to Star Dune, for a total of 8 miles.
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There are no marked trails in the dunes. You simply spot the dune and work your way up and over the smaller dunes to get there.
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Walking through the sand and climbing up the dunes is tough work. This is a hike you definitely want to do first thing in the morning, since sand temperatures can skyrocket to 150°F midday during the summer months.
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02/22/2023
HARDING ICEFIELD TRAIL
🏞 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸
Distance: 8.2 miles out-and-back | Difficulty: Strenuous | Time: 6 to 8 hours
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The Harding Icefield Trail is the top hike to do in Kenai Fjords National Park. It’s a tough hike to get to the viewpoint of the Harding Icefield, but you don’t have to hike the full trail for a great experience.
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Along the trail there are wonderful viewpoints of the Exit Glacier and the surrounding mountains, so once you have your fill of the views, you can retrace your steps back to the starting point.
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But if you hike to the end of the trail, you have a spectacular view of the Harding Icefield, one of the largest icefields in the United States. This is the massive chunk of ice that feeds all of the glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park.
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