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. | Palmer Park | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 2. | Grand Canyon - North Rim | Fredonia, Arizona |
| 3. | Daniel Boone Scout Trail | Blowing Rock, North Carolina |
| 4. | Red Rock Canyon | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5. | Raven Cliff Falls | White County, Georgia |
| 6. | Umstead State Park | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 7. | Blodgett | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 8. | Fort Mountain | Chatsworth, Georgia |
| 9. | Muir Woods | Mill Valley, California |
| 10. | Appalachian Trail 6: US 64 to SR 1397 | Franklin, North Carolina |
| 11. | Big Woods Trails | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 12. | White Sands National Monument | Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| 13. | Stone Mountain State Park | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 14. | Appalachian Trail 12: I-40 to US 25 | Waterville, North Carolina |
| 15. | Ocala National Forest | Ocala, Florida |
| 16. | Burrow's Trail | Huntington, Vermont |
| 17. | Kitsuma | Black Mountain, North Carolina |
| 18. | John Muir Trail | Curry Village, Yosemite NP, California |
| 19. | Granite Tors | Chena Hot Springs, Alaska |
| 20. | Smoky Mountains National Park | Cherokee, North Carolina |
| 21. | Carlsbad Caverns National Park | Whites City, New Mexico |
| 22. | Stanley Canyon | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 23. | Jacks River Falls | Fannin County, Georgia |
| 24. | Cedar Valley Nature Trail | Waterloo to Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 25. | West 1st Street Trail | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 26. | Gilbert Drive Trail | Evansdale, Iowa |
| 27. | Meyers Lake Trail | Evansdale, Iowa |
| 28. | Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Trail | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 29. | Hess Road Trail | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 30. | Sergeant Road Trail | Waterloo and Hudson, Iowa |
| 31. | Shaulis Road Trail | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 32. | Northwood | High Point, North Carolina |
| 33. | Alafia River State Park | Brandon, Florida |
| 34. | Tom Brown Park | Tallahassee, Florida |
| 35. | Mount Herman Trail | Monument, Colorado |
| 36. | Boling Park | Canton, Georgia |
| 37. | Monarch Crest Trail | Salida, Colorado |
| 38. | Peninsula Trail | Lake Placid, New York |
| 39. | Oklahoma "ankle Express" Hiking Trail - Greenleaf State Park | Braggs, Oklahoma |
| 40. | West Monument Creek Trail #713 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 41. | Al Sabo | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 42. | Great Esker Park | Weymouth, Massachusetts |
| 43. | South Fork of the Provo | Provo, Utah |
| 44. | Bay de Noc - Grand Island Trail | Rapid River, Michigan |
| 45. | Ellicott Rock Wilderness/Spoonauger Falls side trail | Mountain Rest, South Carolina |
| 46. | Woods Bay State Natural Area | Olanta, South Carolina |
| 47. | Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge | McBee, South Carolina |
| 48. | N.R. Goodale State Park | Camden, South Carolina |
| 49. | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | Pine Springs, Texas |
| 50. | Devils Backbone | Loveland, Colorado |
| 51. | Gambrill State Park | Thurmont, Maryland |
| 52. | Gold Camp Road | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 53. | 3 Sisters / Alderfer | Evergreen, Colorado |
| 54. | Glen Eyrie | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 55. | Paisley Woods Trail - Ocala National Forest | Paisley, Florida |
| 56. | Pine Log Creek | Waleska/Pine Log, Georgia |
| 57. | Steele Creek | Bristol, Tennessee |
| 58. | Busiek State Park | Springfield, Missouri |
| 59. | Amicolola Falls | Dahlonega, Georgia |
| 60. | Cades Cove | Maryville, Tennessee |
| 61. | Bluff Creek Trail | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 62. | Occoneechee Mountain | Hillsborough, North Carolina |
| 63. | Cooper's Furnace | Cartersville/emerson, Georgia |
| 64. | Iron Mountain | Damascus, Virginia |
| 65. | Uwharrie NF: Wood Run, Supertree And Key | Troy, North Carolina |
| 66. | Turkey Mountain | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 67. | Santa Fe Trail | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 68. | Scarface Mountain | Lake Placid, New York |
| 69. | Charles Deam Wilderness | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 70. | Nassau-suffolk Greenbelt Trail | Syosset, New York |
| 71. | Mueller Park | Bountiful, Utah |
| 72. | Monroe Trail | Waterbury, Vermont |
| 73. | Potato Creek State Park | New Liberty, Indiana |
| 74. | Pine Mountain Recreation Area | Cartersville, Georgia |
| 75. | Stratton Open Space/ The Chutes | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 76. | Dry Creek Trail | Modesto, California |
| 77. | Camelback Mountain | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 78. | Mt. Philo State Park | Charlotte, Vermont |
| 79. | Stanky Creek | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 80. | North Country Trail/Manistee River Trail Loop | Mesick, Michigan |
| 81. | Lair O' The Bear/Bear Creek Trail | Morrison, Colorado |
| 82. | Buffalo Creek | Pine, Colorado |
| 83. | Broad Mt. Loop | Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania |
| 84. | Christmas, Tosohatchee State Reserve | Orlando, Florida |
| 85. | Augusta Canal | Augusta, Georgia |
| 86. | King Creek Falls Trail | Walhalla, South Carolina |
| 87. | Newport News Park | Newport News, Virginia |
| 88. | Knobstone | Story, Indiana |
| 89. | San Tan | Queen Creek, Arizona |
| 90. | Briones Regional Park | Walnut Creek, California |
| 91. | Green Mountain | Denver, Colorado |
| 92. | Garden of the Gods | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 93. | Apex Park | Golden, Colorado |
| 94. | Peters Canyon | Orange, California |
| 95. | Lock 4 | Gallatin, Tennessee |
| 96. | Eno River State Park | Durham, North Carolina |
| 97. | Mount Falcon Park | Morrison, Colorado |
| 98. | McNeely Lake Park | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 99. | Golden Gate Canyon State Park | Golden, Colorado |
| 100. | Chimney Gulch | Golden, Colorado |
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