Patreon August/September 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

Sperati Point

2.4 miles out & back; 269ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Badlands, grasslands, views; Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Sperati Point Trail Guide

South Dakota

Abbott Trail

2.7 mile lollipop loop; 95ft. elevation gain; Easy

Lake, views, meadows; Lake Herman State Park

Abbott Trail Guide

Iowa

Maquoketa Caves Loop

1.7 mile loop; 288ft. elevation gain; Easy

Rock formations, forest, bluffs; Maquoketa Caves State Park

Maquoketa Caves Loop

Nebraska

Cowboy Trail

Up to 195.2 mile shuttle; 1,582ft. up and 513ft. down; Easy

Meadows, badlands, forest; Northeastern Nebraska

Cowboy Trail Guide

Kansas

Turkey Creek Streamway

7.2 miles out & back; 187ft. elevation gain; Easy

Stream, waterfalls, forest, views; Antioch Park

Turkey Creek Streamway Trail Guide

Oklahoma

Bison Trail

6.3 mile lollipop loop; 436ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views, creek, waterfalls, canyon, meadows; Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

Bison Trail Guide

Zone 6

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

Minnesota

Quarry Park Outer Loop

2.3 mile loop; 75ft. elevation gain; Easy

Quarries, swimming, ponds, forest; Quarry Park and Nature Preserve

Quarry Park Outer Loop Trail Guide

Wisconsin

Amnicon Falls State Park

2.4 mile double loop; 232ft. elevation gain; Easy

Waterfall, forest, stream; Amnicon Falls State Park

Amnicon Falls State Park Trail Guide

Illinois

Pomona Natural Bridge

0.3 mile lollipop loop; 65ft. elevation gain; Easy

Arch, rock formations, stream, forest; Shawnee National Forest

Pamona Natural Bridge Trail Guide

Indiana

Jackson Creek Trail

1.6 mile lollipop loop; 201ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest, streams; Yellowwood State Forest

Jackson Creek Trail

Michigan

West Wood and The Ledges

4.0 mile lollipop loop; 213ft. elevation gain; Easy

Forest, creeks, waterfalls, rocks, river; Fitzgerald Park

The Ledges Trail Guide

Ohio

Natural Bridge and Rock Shelter Loop

2.7 mile lollipop loop; 544ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Arch, waterfalls, forest; Rockbridge State Nature Preserve

Natural Bridge and Rock Shelter Loop Trail Guide

New York

Diamond Mountain

5.1 mile lollipop loop; 869ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Lake, views, forest, scramble, stream; Harriman State Park

Diamond Mountain Trail Guide