Day Tripper Hiking Guides

A vista along the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, Va. (Compass Points Media / flickr) http://www.flickr.com/photos/compasspointsmedia/ / CC BY-ND 2.0

Day hikes are to the outdoors what short stories are to literature – concise and yet a full tale packed into short-form storytelling.

Compass Points from time to time highlights day hikes, providing you with information to help you find the trailhead and all the vistas, waterfalls and summits in between. This feature is called DAY TRIPPER.

I’ve gathered all the DAY TRIPPER posts here for your convenience. Don’t see one you think ought to be here? Just let me know.

ARIZONA

Cave Creek Regional Park

Three Tanks Loop

MARYLAND

Catoctin Mountain Park

Sugarloaf Mountain

NEW JERSEY

Mount Tammany

PENNSYLVANIA

Golden Eagle Trail

Kelly’s Run and The Pinnacle