Trails with a Use of backpacking

Davis Creek Trail

This is an easy trail to start on in the Charleston WV area.  It is approximately three miles out and back.  Park at the Range Road parking lot just to the left of the entrance to Kanawha State Forest.  Walk west from the parking lot through a large field and up into the forest.  The …

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Ozark Highland Trail

The Ozark Highland Trail in northwest Arkansas is a hiking trail extraordinaire. It includes two loop trails and several other side trails. It also has an extremely helpful website (see link on this page) with an abundance of great trail information. The trail FAQ page is especially helpful.

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Guadalupe Mountains Loop Trail

Frijole Trail, Foothills Trail, Smith Springs Trail

This is the place to climb the tallest peak in Texas. But this particular trail journey is not up to the top of any peak. It’s a nice 6.3 mile double loop trail that traverses mountains, crawls through deserts and explores lush, cool springs. Although this particular trail guide is called “Guadalupe Mountains Loop Trail” …

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C & O Canal Towpath Trail

trail beside historic canal

They say the C & O Canal Towpath trail is 184.5 miles long. It felt a lot more like 185 miles to me!! I’m only partially joking. You see, I had already biked most of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail in Pennsylvania before I even got started on the C & O trail. And boy was I …

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