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Viento State Park to Lindsey Creek

October 29, 2024
On the Trail See one spectacular waterfall with a short walk, or three more waterfalls on a longer bike ride or hike. The easiest-to-see waterfall is 227-foot Starvation Creek Falls, […]
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Starvation Ridge Loop

October 28, 2024
On the Trail This 2.5-mile loop is a quintessential Gorge hike: high cliffs yielding fantastic views, with waterfalls dropping off their sheer edges. The route gains and loses 700 feet […]
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Mount Defiance

October 25, 2024
On the Trail This extremely challenging hike climbs 4,900 feet in 5 miles, and returns via the same route, for a 10-mile out-and-back hike. Mount Defiance, at 4,960 feet, got […]
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Lancaster Falls

October 25, 2024
This new section of Historic Highway State Trail boasts views of three waterfalls in 1.2 miles! While these falls have always been accessible to hikers; now, for the first time, […]