
Explore Glanni Waterfall
Glanni-Paradis Road, Iceland
3.0
0.3 mi
/ 0 ft gain
Glanni Waterfall is in the western region of Iceland right off the main Ring Road. It's the perfect place to get out and stretch your legs for a quick 15 minutes.Starting at the parking area, walk towards the signs with hiking trail directions (to the right). From here you'll see a maintained gravel path heading to the right. Walk down this path for a couple hundred feet before turning left (yo...
Hike the Appalachian Trail from Elk Garden to Buzzard Rock
Troutdale, Virginia
5.0
6.6 mi
/ 1000 ft gain
Starting at the Elk Garden Parking Area hike the Appalachian Trail south (do not cross the road, follow the trail from the parking area). Hike along the trail following the white blazes and at 2.4 miles you'll reach a campsite on your left. This is a great place to camp overnight if you decide to turn this into a backpacking trip. Across from the campsites is a clearing with a bonfire pit. Cont...
Hike to Saint Mary's Falls
Raphine, Virginia
4.8
4.4 mi
/ 300 ft gain
Saint Mary's Wilderness is one of Virginia's largest designated wilderness areas and is an old iron ore mining area. There are two ways to get to Saint Mary's Falls and this Blue Ridge adventure will start you off at the parking area off Saint Mary's Road.
Once on Saint Mary's Road, you will drive until you come to a dead end and see a big kiosk that signals the beginning of the trailhead and...
Photograph Blackwater Falls
Davis, West Virginia
4.7
Blackwater Falls State Park is a lesser known state park in northern West Virginia. The waterfall is easily accessible. From the parking area go to the back of the horseshoe (the parking area is shaped like a horseshoe) and follow the path and steps down into the gorge. If you're planning on visiting in the winter time use extreme caution while going down the steps, they are usually covered in ...
Hike to Jones Run Waterfall
Crozet, Virginia
4.0
2 mi
/ 800 ft gain
This little known waterfall is located close to the more popular waterfall, Doyles River Falls. Staring at the Jones Run parking area turn left downhill following the blue blazed Jones Run trail. After 1.7 miles you will reach the main waterfall. You can either stay here and enjoy the waterfall or hike 0.1 miles further to a smaller set of falls below the main falls. Another set of cascades are...
Hike to Annapolis Rock and Black Rock Cliff
Myersville, Maryland
4.4
8 mi
/ 840 ft gain
Hike along the Appalachian Trail as it passes through South Mountain State Park, taking you to a number of very scenic lookout spots.From the parking area, take the connector trail a short distance until you see blue blazes on the left – these will lead you to the Appalachian Trail (white blazes), on your right. After a noisy stint next to the freeway, the trail begins climbing the South Mounta...
Hike Laurel Run
Orkney Springs, Virginia
6.6 mi
/ 2100 ft gain
There are two parking spots for this trail. Park at the lower lot if the gate is closed, if the gate is open, continue up the road for another mile until you reach another closed gate. Park here. If the gate is closed you will need to hike a mile up the road to get to the trail head.From the second parking area start on the yellow blazed trail for two miles. During this time you will pass throu...
Hike Goshen Pass
Goshen, Virginia
4.3
5.6 mi
/ 1200 ft gain
The parking for the trailhead is down an unmarked gravel/dirt road about 1.5 miles upriver from the Virginia Wayside rest area on Route 39 West. You'll see the swing bridge out across the river and the road will be immediately after this on your right. The road goes back about 200 yards to the parking area and to the base of the swing bridge.
The trails will be white blazed (but you are not on...
Hike Tatoosh Ridge from Tatoosh Trail #161
Packwood, Washington
12 mi
/ 4100 ft gain
At the trailhead kiosk be sure to get one of the provided (and required) self-serve Wilderness Permit. Starting at the trailhead begin your initial accent following the marked trail on the side of the road. In the first two 2.5 miles you will climb 2,745 feet, it's hard but luckily a majority of this climb will be in the shade of a forest. At roughly 2.5 miles you will intersect with another tr...
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