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Trails – Page 2 – where can you go?

Mount Rushmore, Devil’s Tower, Badlands

For a weekend road trip, this is an epic one: over 2 days you will clock up over 1,000 miles. So make sure your rental car is comfortable! But there is plenty to see in this corner of the US: if you do this trip as here described you’ll do 2 national monuments, 1 national …

Mount Le Conte Loop in the Smokies

It’s surprisingly difficult to find a looping route for a 1-night backpacking trip in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Mount Le Conte loop is one such possibility though. However even here it involves hitchhiking back to your start or bushwhacking it — I found the latter impossible due to the dense vegetation. That said, it’s …

Death Valley Road Trip

This is an amazing but intensive weekend trip. Death Valley is so large and has so much to offer, you will not be able to do it all in just 2 days, so don’t even try. This trip gets you to the most popular spots though, as well as a few less popular ones. Don’t …

Canyonlands Needles District: Squaw & Elephant Canyons Loop

The Canyonlands Needles District is pretty much off the beaten track. Most people visiting Southern Utah stay further north, around Moab and Arches National Park. If they venture to Canyonlands National Park, then usually only to the Island in the Sky District. So if you are seeking solitude, head a bit further south and go …

Harriman State Park Southwest Loop

This is a great day trip from NYC. Believe it or not, but it takes less than an hour to get to the start from Times Square and find yourself in the middle of nature. I did this trip on a crisp, super cold (20F / -7C) day in February. Temperatures had been low for …

North Snowdonia Loop

OK — this is a great trip for a Bank holiday weekend in the UK. On Friday night travel to Llandudno Junction or Conwy (it’s relatively convenient to get up there by train — that’s why I chose this as the starting place) and spend your first night there (so you can get an early …