Zone 5
Great Plains (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
North Dakota
Harmon Lake Trail
8.3 mile loop; 416ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Lake, views, forest; Mandan
South Dakota
Hell Canyon Trail
5.4 mile loop; 748ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Canyon, views, forest, meadow; Black Hills National Forest
Iowa
Bridal Veil Falls
6.75 mile lollipop loop; 559ft. elevation change; Moderate
Waterfall, views, forest, history; Pike’s Peak State Park
Nebraska
Smith Falls Trail
1.1 miles out & back; 49ft. elevation gain; Easy
Waterfall, forest; Smith Falls State Park
Kansas
Mount Sunflower
About 1.0 miles out & back; 33ft. elevation gain; Easy
Prairie, views, high point; Kanorado
Oklahoma
Inspiration Point
2.8 mile lollipop loop; 155ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Lake, views, forest; Roman Nose State Park
Zone 6
Great Lakes States (New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois)
Minnesota
Falls Trail
1.2 miles out & back; 47ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Waterfall, stream, forest; Grand Portage State Park
Wisconsin
Devils Lake Loop
6.2 mile loop; 1,069ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Views, lake, rock formations, forest; Devils Lake State Park
Illinois
Rim Rock to Pounds Hollow
2.7 mile lollipop loop; 223ft. vertical change; Moderate
Views, history, creek, forest, beach; Shawnee National Forest
Rim Rock to Pounds Hollow Trail Guide
Indiana
France Park and France Falls
2.2 mile loop; 206ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Forest, beach, waterfall; Logansport
France Park Trail guide and waterfall
Michigan
Mount Baldy
6.4 miles out & back; 755ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Views, stream, forest; Upper Peninsula
Ohio
Sundown Trail
6.1 mile shuttle or 12.2 mile out & back; 429ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Lake, views, forest; Athens
New York
Gertrude’s Nose Loop
6.5 mile loop; 879ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Views, forest, lake; Catskills