The Best Hiking Trails in the United States

Most Popular Hiking Trails

We've ranked the best places to hike in the United States using our unique hiking trail popularity algorithm that accounts for the average rating and number of reviews for a trail, the number of people who have hiked or wish they could hike at that hiking trail. Sign up for a free account and vote for your favorite hiking trails by submitting a trail review or creating a hiking wishlist today!

Rank	Hiking Trail	Location
1.	Raven Cliff Falls	White County, Georgia
2.	Palmer Park	Colorado Springs, Colorado
3.	Daniel Boone Scout Trail	Blowing Rock, North Carolina
4.	Grand Canyon - North Rim	Fredonia, Arizona
5.	Muir Woods	Mill Valley, California
6.	Umstead State Park	Raleigh, North Carolina
7.	Chantry Flats	Arcadia, California
8.	Kitsuma	Black Mountain, North Carolina
9.	Red Rock Canyon	Colorado Springs, Colorado
10.	Fort Mountain	Chatsworth, Georgia
11.	Appalachian Trail 6: US 64 to SR 1397	Franklin, North Carolina
12.	Big Woods Trails	Cedar Falls, Iowa
13.	White Sands National Monument	Alamogordo, New Mexico
14.	Stone Mountain State Park	Atlanta, Georgia
15.	West Monument Creek Trail #713	Colorado Springs, Colorado
16.	Jacks River Falls	Fannin County, Georgia
17.	Ocala National Forest	Ocala, Florida
18.	Burrow's Trail	Huntington, Vermont
19.	Moss Glen Falls Trail	Stowe, Vermont
20.	Appalachian Trail 12: I-40 to US 25	Waterville, North Carolina
21.	Heiser To Barr Trail	Colorado Springs, Colorado
22.	Blodgett	Colorado Springs, Colorado
23.	Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area)	Ellicot City, Maryland
24.	John Muir Trail	Curry Village, Yosemite NP, California
25.	Granite Tors	Chena Hot Springs, Alaska
26.	Boling Park	Canton, Georgia
27.	Smoky Mountains National Park	Cherokee, North Carolina
28.	Cedar Valley Nature Trail	Waterloo to Cedar Rapids, Iowa
29.	West 1st Street Trail	Cedar Falls, Iowa
30.	Gilbert Drive Trail	Evansdale, Iowa
31.	Meyers Lake Trail	Evansdale, Iowa
32.	Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Trail	Waterloo, Iowa
33.	Hess Road Trail	Waterloo, Iowa
34.	Sergeant Road Trail	Waterloo and Hudson, Iowa
35.	Shaulis Road Trail	Waterloo, Iowa
36.	Northwood	High Point, North Carolina
37.	Alafia River State Park	Brandon, Florida
38.	Tom Brown Park	Tallahassee, Florida
39.	Mount Herman Trail	Monument, Colorado
40.	Monarch Crest Trail	Salida, Colorado
41.	Santee State Park	Santee, South Carolina
42.	Cheraw State Park	Cheraw, South Carolina
43.	Peninsula Trail	Lake Placid, New York
44.	Oklahoma "ankle Express" Hiking Trail - Greenleaf State Park	Braggs, Oklahoma
45.	Sesquicentennial State Park	Columbia, South Carolina
46.	Al Sabo	Kalamazoo, Michigan
47.	Great Esker Park	Weymouth, Massachusetts
48.	South Fork of the Provo	Provo, Utah
49.	Bay de Noc - Grand Island Trail	Rapid River, Michigan
50.	Ellicott Rock Wilderness/Spoonauger Falls side trail	Mountain Rest, South Carolina
51.	Woods Bay State Natural Area	Olanta, South Carolina
52.	Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge	McBee, South Carolina
53.	N.R. Goodale State Park	Camden, South Carolina
54.	Landsford Canal State Park	Catawba, South Carolina
55.	Palmetto Trail, Section 3 - Lake Moultrie Passage	Moncks Corner, South Carolina
56.	Rainbow Basin Trail	Anderson Ranch, Idaho
57.	Kingsnake Trail, Congaree National Park	Hopkins, South Carolina
58.	River Trail, Congaree National Park	Hopkins, South Carolina
59.	Weston Lake Loop Trail, Congaree National Park	Hopkins, South Carolina
60.	Oakridge Trail, Congaree National Park	Hopkins, South Carolina
61.	The Boardwalks Loop, Congaree National Park	Hopkins, South Carolina
62.	Bluff Trail, Congaree National Park	Hopkins, South Carolina
63.	Sims Trail, Congaree National Park	Hopkins, South Carolina
64.	Mountain Bike Trail, Santee State Park	Santee, South Carolina
65.	Santee Cooper WMA Nature Trail	Eutawville, South Carolina
66.	Sandy Beach Spur Trail	Russellville, South Carolina
67.	Baker Creek	McCormick, South Carolina
68.	Colbert Ridge Trail	Burnsville, North Carolina
69.	Dean's Trail	Richmond, Vermont
70.	Scout Trail, Poinsett State Park	Wedgefield, South Carolina
71.	Laurel Group Trail, Poinsett State Park	Wedgefield, South Carolina
72.	Equestrian Trail, Poinsett State Park	Wedgefield, South Carolina
73.	Hill Top Trail, Poinsett State Park	Wedgefield, South Carolina
74.	Equestrian Trail, Lee State Natural Area	Bishopville, South Carolina
75.	Loop Road Trail, Lee State Natural Area	Bishopville, South Carolina
76.	Sandhills Hiking Trail - Sesquicentennial State Park	Columbia, South Carolina
77.	Boardwalk Trail, Cheraw State Park	Cheraw, South Carolina
78.	Turkey Oak Trail, Cheraw State Park	Cheraw, South Carolina
79.	Gambrill State Park	Thurmont, Maryland
80.	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Whites City, New Mexico
81.	Cotton Brook	Stowe, Vermont
82.	Stanley Canyon	Colorado Springs, Colorado
83.	Pine Log Creek	Waleska/Pine Log, Georgia
84.	Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area	Springfield, Missouri
85.	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Pine Springs, Texas
86.	Devils Backbone	Loveland, Colorado
87.	Gold Camp Road	Colorado Springs, Colorado
88.	3 Sisters / Alderfer	Evergreen, Colorado
89.	Glen Eyrie	Colorado Springs, Colorado
90.	Paisley Woods Trail - Ocala National Forest	Paisley, Florida
91.	Osage Hills State Park	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
92.	Monroe Trail	Waterbury, Vermont
93.	Hunger Mountain: Waterbury Trail	Waterbury, Vermont
94.	Stowe Pinnacle	Stowe, Vermont
95.	Camelback Mountain	Phoenix, Arizona
96.	Steele Creek	Bristol, Tennessee
97.	Cooper's Furnace	Cartersville/emerson, Georgia
98.	Lehigh Gorge Trail	Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
99.	Iron Mountain	Damascus, Virginia
100.	Uwharrie NF: Wood Run, Supertree And Key	Troy, North Carolina

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