Half Dome Trail
- Summits Half Dome
- Inside Yosemite National Park
- 5,934 ft of climbing
13.5 mi out & back · 5,934 ft gain · Very hard
Yosemite National Park · Camp under a mile away
Hiking
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Mount Ida
- Summits Mount Ida
- Inside Rocky Mountain National Park
- 2,597 ft of climbing
9.3 mi out & back · 2,597 ft gain · Hard
Rocky Mountain National Park · Camp 3 mi away
Longs Peak Trail
- Summits Longs Peak
- Inside Rocky Mountain National Park
- 5,290 ft of climbing
13.7 mi out & back · 5,290 ft gain · Very hard
Rocky Mountain National Park · Camp under a mile away
Wheeler Peak Summit Trail
- Summits Wheeler Peak
- Inside Great Basin National Park
- 2,938 ft of climbing
8.6 mi out & back · 2,938 ft gain · Very hard
Great Basin National Park · Camp under a mile away
Upper Yosemite Fall Trail
- Summits Lost Arrow Spire
- Inside Yosemite National Park
- 3,928 ft of climbing
6.6 mi out & back · 3,928 ft gain · Very hard
Yosemite National Park · Camp under a mile away
Alta Peak
- Summits Alta Peak
- Inside Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- 4,158 ft of climbing
12.8 mi out & back · 4,158 ft gain · Very hard
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Camp under a mile away
Surprise Lake Spur Trail
- Summits Inspiration Peak
- Inside Grand Teton National Park
- 2,851 ft of climbing
9.5 mi out & back · 2,851 ft gain · Very hard
Grand Teton National Park · Camp 2 mi away
Sahale Arm Trail
- Ends at Sahale Glacier
- Inside North Cascades National Park
- 4,235 ft of climbing
11.7 mi out & back · 4,235 ft gain · Very hard
North Cascades National Park · Camp 4 mi away
Twin Sisters Tr
- Summits Twin Sisters Peaks
- Inside Rocky Mountain National Park
- 2,278 ft of climbing
6.6 mi out & back · 2,278 ft gain · Hard
Rocky Mountain National Park · Camp 2 mi away
Andrews Glacier Trail
- Ends at Andrews Glacier
- Inside Rocky Mountain National Park
- 2,340 ft of climbing
8.8 mi out & back · 2,340 ft gain · Very hard
Rocky Mountain National Park · Camp 3 mi away
Emory Peak
- Summits Emory Peak
- Inside Big Bend National Park
- 2,971 ft of climbing
9.8 mi out & back · 2,971 ft gain · Very hard
Big Bend National Park · Camp under a mile away
Shriner Peak Trail
- Summits Shriner Peak
- Inside Mount Rainier National Park
- 3,478 ft of climbing
8.3 mi out & back · 3,478 ft gain · Very hard
Mount Rainier National Park · Camp 5 mi away
Crystal Peak Trail
- Summits Crystal Peak
- Inside Mount Rainier National Park
- 3,124 ft of climbing
7.7 mi out & back · 3,124 ft gain · Hard
Mount Rainier National Park · Camp 5 mi away
Rincon Peak Trail
- Summits Rincon Peak
- Inside Saguaro National Park
- 4,738 ft of climbing
14.8 mi out & back · 4,738 ft gain · Very hard
Saguaro National Park · Camp 2 mi away
Bush Mountain Trail
- Summits Bush Mountain
- Inside Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- 3,021 ft of climbing
10.8 mi out & back · 3,021 ft gain · Very hard
Guadalupe Mountains National Park · Camp under a mile away
Fish Creek
- Ends at Rainbow Falls
- Inside Ansel Adams Wilderness
- 4,455 ft of climbing
19.3 mi one way · 4,455 ft gain · Very hard
Ansel Adams Wilderness · Camp 3 mi away
Mount Washburn Spur Trail
- Summits Mount Washburn
- Inside Yellowstone National Park
- 3,966 ft of climbing
16.9 mi out & back · 3,966 ft gain · Very hard
Yellowstone National Park · Camp under a mile away
Ptarmigan Trail
- Ends at Swiftcurrent Falls
- Inside Glacier National Park
- 3,783 ft of climbing
14.7 mi one way · 3,741 ft gain · Very hard
Glacier National Park · Camp under a mile away
East Rim
- Summits Townsend Point
- Inside Big Bend National Park
- 3,711 ft of climbing
13.3 mi loop · 3,711 ft gain · Very hard
Big Bend National Park · Camp under a mile away
Hitchens Gulch / Lake Of The Clouds Trail
- Ends at a waterfall
- Inside Rocky Mountain National Park
- 3,016 ft of climbing
12.4 mi out & back · 3,016 ft gain · Very hard
Rocky Mountain National Park · Camp 2 mi away
McGregor Mountain Trail
- Summits McGregor Mountain
- Inside Stephen Mather Wilderness
- 6,035 ft of climbing
12.1 mi out & back · 6,035 ft gain · Very hard
Stephen Mather Wilderness · Camp 6 mi away
Rendevous Mtn Trail
- Summits Rendezvous Mountain
- Inside Grand Teton National Park
- 2,045 ft of climbing
7.2 mi out & back · 2,045 ft gain · Hard
Grand Teton National Park · Camp 8 mi away
Trail Crest
- Ends at Trail Crest
- Inside Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- 7,631 ft of climbing
11.9 mi out & back · 7,631 ft gain · Very hard
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Camp under a mile away
Glen Pass South
- Ends at Glen Pass
- Inside Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- 5,896 ft of climbing
18.7 mi out & back · 5,896 ft gain · Very hard
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Camp under a mile away