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Fall Foliage Hikes all hikes

Boston, MA: Wompatuck State Park


Hike or bike the labyrinthine trail system in Wompatuck State Park near Boston.

Bozeman, MT: Sacagawea Peak


On this 4.4-mile dayhike, the five-star views go on and on as you climb through blooming meadows and up a scree slope to the Bridger Range's high point.

Glacier Peak Wilderness: Poe Mountain via Poet Ridge


This 2.5-mile climb up huckleberry hillsides and a fir-dotted ridgetop leads to expansive views of Glacier Peak Wilderness from the top of Poe Mountain.

Los Angeles: Tahquitz Peak via Devils Slide


This 8.4-mile out-and-back gains 2,500 feet to unbeatable desert-to-ocean views over the San Jacinto Mountains.

Milwaukee: Scuppernong Green Loop


This 5-mile loop undulates through glacially tilled terrain under a hardwood canopy of magnificent fall colors in Kettle Moraine State Forest.

Mount Rainier National Park: Shriner Peak Lookout


This 8.2-mile out-and-back is rarely hiked. If your legs can take a stiff, 3,434-foot climb, the payoff is best-in-show vistas of Rainier and its neighbors.

New York City, NY: Slide Mountain via Curtis-Ormsbee Trail


Summit a Catskills favorite, Slide Mountain, on this 6.7-mile loop with views of the Shawangunks and Taconics.

New York City, NY: Slide Mountain via Curtis-Ormsbee Trail


Summit a Catskills favorite, Slide Mountain, on this 6.7-mile loop with views of the Shawangunks and Taconics.

Rocky Mountain National Park: North Inlet Trail


This 18.8-miler follows the North Inlet through aspen groves, spruce stands, and marshland (feeding grounds of bugling elk) to a campground tucked beneath the Continental Divide.

Santa Fe: Santa Fe Baldy


Knock off two Santa Fe must-dos--Lake Katherine, the most beautiful lake in NM, and illustrious Santa Fe Baldy‰ÛÓin one long day on this strenuous 15.4-mile out-and-back.

Tulsa: Beech Creek Blue Bouncer


Start from a tilted sandstone cliff on a mostly forested and lesser-traveled 9.9-mile loop in Beech Creek National Scenic and Botanical Area.

White Mountain National Forest: Mount Washington via Tuckerman Ravine


Bag the most famous peak in the Presidential Range in a long day, or spend a weekend enjoying the views on this classic 7.8-mile summit route.

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