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Mount Mitchell (North Carolina State Highpoint) Via Old Mitchell Trail

Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina
★★★★☆(4/5)
The concrete tower on the summit of Clingmans Dome

Clingmans Dome (Tennessee State Highpoint)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
★★★★☆(4/5)
Views to the east after gaining some elevation

Mount Rogers (Virginia State Highpoint) from Massie Gap

Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia
★★★★★(5/5)
A smaller observation deck near the parking lot

Sassafras Mountain (South Carolina State Highpoint)

South Carolina
★★★☆☆(3/5)

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The sandy trail and pine forest of Uncas Dunes

Uncas Dunes

Sand Dunes State Forest, Minnesota
★★☆☆☆(2/5)
Looking across Lundsten Lake in Carver Park Reserve

Grimm Farm and Lakes Loop

Carver Park Reserve, Minnesota
★★★★☆(4/5)
Viewing the frozen waterfall from the trail

Fifth Falls Loop

Gooseberry Falls State Park, Minnesota
★★★★★(5/5)
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Overlook and Carver's Cave Loop

Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, Minnesota
★★★☆☆(3/5)

Newest Blog Posts

An unnamed peak adjacent to Eagle Mountain

Highpointing the Midwest

 A bench overlooking Lake Katrina in Baker Park Reserve

Best Twin Cities Parks for Hiking (Without the Crowds)

 Looking south towards Agassiz and Fremont Peaks from the top of one false summit

5 Best U.S. Hikes Reviewed in 2019

 The view of the Mississippi from Hanging Rock

5 Best Midwest Hikes Reviewed in 2019

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Most Popular Midwest Hikes

This pretty little waterfall is just a short drive from Omaha and an easy hike away!

Stone Creek Falls

Platte River State Park, Nebraska
★★★★☆(4/5)
Looking across the prairie with a twinge of fall color

Hidden Falls Trail

Kinnickinnic State Park, Wisconsin
★★★★☆(4/5)
Someone actually thinks this counts as a waterfall

Hidden Falls

Hidden Falls Regional Park, Minnesota
★☆☆☆☆(1/5)
You too can eat lunch with this view of Wolf Creek Falls!

Wolf Creek Falls and Quarry Loop

Banning State Park, Minnesota
★★★★★(5/5)
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Most Popular Hikes Outside the Midwest

The view north from Sawmill Mountain into the Central Valley

Mount Pinos and Sawmill Mountain

Los Padres National Forest, California
★★★★☆(4/5)
A full moon rising above the Topatopa Mountains

Chief Peak

Los Padres National Forest, California
★★★★★(5/5)
The white gypsum dunes with the Guadalupe Mountains beyond

Salt Basin Dunes

Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
★★★★☆(4/5)
The summit monument built by American Airlines in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach route

Guadalupe Peak

Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
★★★★★(5/5)
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