Top US Hikes
America's greatest trails, summit to slot canyon. 25 places, mapped and ready to build a trip around.
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Zion NP, UtahBestVariesClimate21–93°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportLASA chain-assisted spine of rock to a 1,500-foot cliff-edge summit.
The Narrows
Zion NP, UtahBestVariesCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportLASWade and swim up a slot canyon where the walls close to twenty feet.
Half Dome
Yosemite NP, CaliforniaBestJun–SepClimate12–75°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportFATThe cable route up Yosemite's iconic granite dome: a permit-only rite of passage.
Bright Angel Trail
Grand Canyon NP, ArizonaBestVariesClimate21–88°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportLASThe classic descent into the Grand Canyon's mile-deep heart.
Mist Trail
Yosemite NP, CaliforniaBestVariesClimate27–90°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportFATGranite steps drenched by Vernal and Nevada Falls in spring melt.
Delicate Arch
Arches NP, UtahBestVariesClimate21–97°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportSLCThe short climb to Utah's freestanding icon, best at golden hour.
Highline Trail
Glacier NP, MontanaBestJul–SepClimate7–68°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportFCAA ledge-cut traverse along the Continental Divide off Logan Pass.
Kalalau Trail
Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, HawaiiBestVariesClimate66–82°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportLIHEleven cliffside miles above the emerald sea cliffs of Nā Pali.
Precipice Trail
Acadia NP, MaineBestJun–SepClimate19–75°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportBGRIron rungs and ladders up a sheer face above the Atlantic.
Old Rag Mountain
Shenandoah NP, VirginiaBestVariesClimate23–81°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportIADA granite boulder scramble to the best summit in the Blue Ridge.
Mount Katahdin
Baxter State Park, MaineBestJul–SepClimate-6–61°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportBGRThe Appalachian Trail's northern terminus and its heart-stopping Knife Edge.
Grinnell Glacier
Glacier NP, MontanaBestJul–SepClimate9–70°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportFCATurquoise glacial lakes beneath a shrinking wall of ice.
Skyline Trail
Mount Rainier NP, WashingtonBestJul–SepClimate18–68°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportSEAWildflower meadows and glacier views circling above Paradise.
Sky Pond
Rocky Mountain NP, ColoradoBestJul–SepClimate3–64°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportDENA waterfall scramble to an alpine tarn ringed by jagged spires.
Havasu Falls
Havasupai, ArizonaBestVariesClimate34–102°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportLASA desert trek to impossibly blue waterfalls on tribal land.
The Wave
Coyote Buttes, ArizonaBestVariesClimate23–93°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportLASUndulating sandstone bands in a lottery-permit desert wonderland.
Clouds Rest
Yosemite NP, CaliforniaBestJul–SepClimate12–68°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportFATA knife-edge ridge with a 360-degree view over Half Dome and the valley.
Longs Peak
Rocky Mountain NP, ColoradoBestJul–SepClimate-8–52°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportDENColorado's classic fourteener via the exposed Keyhole Route.
Mount Whitney
Sierra Nevada, CaliforniaBestJul–SepClimate0–50°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportFATThe highest summit in the lower 48, a permit-only 22-mile day.
South Kaibab Trail
Grand Canyon NP, ArizonaBestVariesClimate21–84°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportLASRidgeline switchbacks with the canyon's widest panoramas.
The Enchantments
Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WashingtonBestJul–OctClimate10–63°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportSEAA granite basin of turquoise lakes and larches, a bucket-list thru-hike.
Maroon Bells
Aspen, ColoradoBestJul–SepClimate-6–52°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportASEThe most-photographed peaks in America, mirrored in Maroon Lake.
Chimney Tops
Great Smoky Mountains, TennesseeBestJun, Jul, OctClimate27–77°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportTYSA steep climb to twin rock pinnacles above the misty Smokies.
Cadillac North Ridge
Acadia NP, MaineBestJun–SepClimate16–70°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportBGROpen granite to the first sunrise in the United States.
Emerald Lake
Rocky Mountain NP, ColoradoBestJun–SepClimate7–68°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishAirportDENA gentle string of alpine lakes under Hallett Peak: Rocky's signature stroll.