According to the writers of the pages linked below, these are the best hikes in every state.
- 50 States, 50 Hikes: The Best Day Hike in Every State
- A Handy Guide to the Absolute Must-Do Hike in Every State
- Here Are The Best Short And Scenic Hikes In All 50 States
- Most popular trails in every US state (according to hikers)
- Our Favorite Hikes In All 50 States (2023)
- The 50 Best Hikes in the U.S.
- The Absolute Best Hike in Every State
The map above and spreadsheet below are selected hikes from these pages that have distance and elevation gain. Most of the linked pages don’t have GPS coordinates, so I used Mapbox and Google to get GPS coordinates. I then plotted those locations on the Google map above.
Note that the locations are not necessarily the positions of the trailheads. They are what Mapbox or Google return for the trail’s location given the trail and state name. Click through the marker to see the All Trails map, which will then lead you to the location of the trailhead.
The following shared Google sheet contains these columns:
- State Name
- Trail Name
- Distance (mi)
- Elevation Gain (ft)
- SHD
- Latitude
- Longitude
- All Trails Map Link
- Source (see links above)