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Readers' Choice 2012: Your Neck of the Woods - Midwest Hikes
Climb dunes, find instant solitude, camp atop riverside bluffs, ascend to surprising above-treeline views, and hike along the St. Croix River.
Readers' Choice: Southeast
Your favorite parks, weekend getaways, peak ascents, campsites, and more in the southeast.
Trip Finder: Great Plains
Your favorite Great Plains hikes—from dayhikes to weekenders to multiday trips.
Rip & Go: Big Piney Trail
Roll from dark hollows to dolomite ridges in the Ozark highlands of Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest.
Readers' Choice: Great Plains
Your favorite parks, weekend getaways, peak ascents, campsites, and more in the Great Plains states.
Local Hikes: St. Louis, MO
The best local hikes near St. Louis.
Local Hikes: Midwest
The best hikes in the Midwest, as recommended by the region's best hiking clubs.
Paddling's Greatest Getaways
16 wild ways to find backcountry solitude and big-time scenery. All this, and you can bring the ice chest, too.
High Points: Taum Sauk Mountain, Missouri
Lay low like Jesse James at this high point.
Hike Missouri's Bruford Mountain Trail
This wild Ozark gem is close to St. Louis, but still waiting to be discovered.
Bonus dayhike: Missouri's Cuivre River State Park
Hike through the limestone caves, sinkholes, and springs of Missouri's Cuivre River State Park.
Best Backpacking In Missouri
Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Missouri.
Staying Cool In Missouri's Caves
In Whites Creek Cave you can explore in nature's own cooling system, and observe its grateful inhabitants.
Missouri's Hercules Glade
Quirky geology leads to even quirkier residents at Missouri's Hercules Glades.
Missouri Ozarks' Berryman Trail
Get away from the Ozarks crowd on the Berryman Trail.
Whispering Pine Trail, Missouri
Relax and sniff the azaleas among Missouri's Whispering Pines.
