Trails with a Use of backpacking

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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