Zone 7

Eastern Mountain States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri)

Missouri

Blue River Parkway and Minor Park Trail

5.6 mile lollipop loop; 216ft. elevation gain; Easy

River; cliffs; rocks; forest; southern Kansas City

Blue River Parkway and Minor Park Trail Guide

Arkansas

LOViT: Ode to Bench

4.6 out & back; 307ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest; lake; views; Ouachita National Forest

LOViT: Ode to Bench Trail Guide

Kentucky

Harrods Creek Park

3.6 mile lollipop loop; 281ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest; creek; Prospect

Harrods Creek Park Trail Guide

Tennessee

Paw Paw Trail

3.2 mile lollipop loop with spurs; 393ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; creek; waterfall; rocks; views; Fall Creek Falls State Park

Paw Paw Trail Guide

Zone 8

Southeast & Gulf states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana)

Louisiana

Bonnett Carre Spillway Trail

5.2 miles out & back; 59ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; lake; views; meadow; La Place

Bonnett Carre Spillway Trail Guide

Mississippi

Natchez Trace NST: Yockanookany Section

8.6 miles point to point; 561ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; views; lake; swamp; Madison

Natchez Trace NST: Yockanookany Section Trail Guide

Alabama

Big Tree Short Cut Loop and Needles Eye

8.5 mile lollipop loop with spur; 823ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Forest; rocks; bluffs; creek; Sipsey Wilderness

Big Tree Short Cut Loop and Needles Eye Trail Guide

Florida

Guana, Timmucuan, and South Point Loop Trail Loop

9.2 mile loop with spur; 45ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest; swamp; lake; views; wildlife; Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Guana, Timucuan, and South Point Loop Trail Loop Trail Guide