Patreon December-January Featured Hikes – Zone 5 (Great Plains) & Zone 6 (Great Lakes States)

Zone 5

Great Plains (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)

North Dakota

Wildwood Trail

2.4 mile lollipop loop; 39ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest, river, historical interest; Gunlogson Nature Preserve

Wildwood Trail Guide

South Dakota

Iron Creek

4.9 miles out & back; 318ft. elevation gain; Easy

Waterfall, stream, forest; Black Hills

Iron Creek Trail Guide

Iowa

Hanging Rock

6.5 miles out & back; 890ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest, views; Effigy Mounds National Monument

Hanging Rock Trail Guide

Nebraska

Hackberry, Hawthorn, Chickadee, Hickory, Ridge, Stream, Cottonwood, and Missouri Loop

4.6 mile double loop; 406ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate

Forest, views, river; Fontenelle Forest Nature Preserve

Hackberry Trail Guide and Missouri Trail Guide.

Kansas

Harpst and West Ridge Trails

4.0 mile loop; 400ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest, river, views; West Bend State Park

Harpst and West Ridge Trail Guide

Oklahoma

Lake Hefner Trail

9.4 mile loop; 108ft. elevation gain; Easy

Lake, views, forest, lighthouse; Oklahoma City

Lake Hefner Trail Guide

Zone 6

Great Lakes States (New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois)

Minnesota

Bandad Ski Trail

Up to 33 miles out & back; elevation varies; Moderate

Forest, ski trail; West Cook

Bandad Ski Trail Guide

Wisconsin

Brownstone Trail

5.8 miles out & back; 141ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest, views; Bayfield

Brownstone Trail Guide

Illinois

Indian Kitchen Loop

4.8 mile loop; 362ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Waterfall, forest, views, creek; Eddyville

Indian Kitchen Loop Trail Guide

Indiana

Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run

2.7 mile multi-loop; 97ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate

Stream, waterfall, forest, meadows; Wabash

Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run Trail Guide

Michigan

Maybury State Park

7.3 mile multi-loop; 433ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate

Forest; Detroit

Maybury State Park Trail Guide

Ohio

Mohican Loop

5.9 mile loop; 697ft. elevation gain; Moderate

River, forest, optional waterfall; Mohican State Park

Mohican Loop Trail Guide. Extend the trail to Lyons Falls.

New York

Escarpment Trail

3.8 mile loop; 520ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Waterfall, views; Catskills

Escarpment Trail Loop Guide