These are the best standalone hikes I’ve done across the US, the ones that don’t belong to any single region but are worth doing if you’re in the area. I also have a list of the best bucket list hikes worth traveling for.
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| Muir Woods Main Trail | 2 mi | 140 ft | Easy | Mill Valley, CA |
| Bright Angel Trail | 3–12 mi | 1100–3060 ft | Hard | Grand Canyon Village, AZ |
| Canopy View Trail | 3 mi | 600 ft | Moderate | Mill Valley, CA |
| Mist Trail | 3–6 mi | 2600 ft | Hard | Yosemite Valley, CA |
| Devil's Bridge Hike | 4 mi | 550 ft | Easy | Sedona, AZ |
| Grapevine Canyon Trail | 4 mi | 300 ft | Easy | Laughlin, NV |
| Turtlehead Peak Trail | 5 mi | 2020 ft | Hard | Las Vegas, NV |
| Observation Point Zion | 7 mi | 700 ft | Moderate | Springdale, UT |
| Fairyland Loop Trail | 8 mi | 1600 ft | Moderate | Bryce Canyon City, UT |
| Charlies Bunion Trail | 8 mi | 1900 ft | Moderate | Gatlinburg, TN |
| Mount Perry Hike from Dante's Ridge | 9 mi | 2100 ft | Moderate | Death Valley, CA |
| San Jacinto Peak Hike via the Tram | 11 mi | 2620 ft | Hard | Idyllwild, CA |
| Mt Mitchell Trail | 12 mi | 3700 ft | Hard | Burnsville, NC |
| Cottonwood Lakes Trail | 13 mi | 1500 ft | Moderate | Lone Pine, CA |
| White Mountain Peak Hike | 15 mi | 3360 ft | Hard | Bishop, CA |
| Half Dome Hike | 16 mi | 5200 ft | Very Hard | Yosemite Valley, CA |
| Peter Skene Ogden Trail | 18 mi | 2100 ft | Hard | La Pine, OR |
| Cactus to Clouds Hike | 20 mi | 10800 ft | Very Hard | Palm Springs, CA |
| Enchanted Valley Trail | 28 mi | 3400 ft | Moderate | Quinault, WA |
| Hoh River Trail to Blue Glacier | 36 mi | 5400 ft | Hard | Forks, WA |
| South Kaibab Trail | 1.8–6 mi | 600–2200 ft | Moderate | Grand Canyon Village, AZ |
| Calico Tanks Trail | 2.5 mi | 400 ft | Easy | Las Vegas, NV |
| Torrey Pines Hike | 3.3 mi | 500 ft | Easy | La Jolla, CA |
| Mount Tammany Trail | 3.6 mi | 1200 ft | Hard | Hardwick Township, NJ |
| Amboy Crater Hike | 3.7 mi | 400 ft | Easy | Amboy, CA |
| Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Hike | 4.4 mi | 900 ft | Moderate | Bishop, CA |
| Mount Minsi Trail | 4.8 mi | 1080 ft | Moderate | Delaware Water Gap, PA |
| Peekaboo Loop Trail | 5.2 mi | 1500 ft | Moderate | Bryce, UT |
| Lone Pine Lake Hike | 5.6 mi | 1900 ft | Moderate | Lone Pine, CA |
| Hollywood Sign Hike | 6 mi | 1100 ft | Moderate | Los Angeles, CA |
| The Wave Hike | 6.5 mi | 1000 ft | Moderate | Kanab, UT |
| Bootjack Loop Trail | 6.5 mi | 1200 ft | Moderate | Mill Valley, CA |
| Black Elk Peak Hike | 7.1 mi | 1480 ft | Moderate | Custer, SD |
| Santa Cruz Island Hiking & Camping | 7.5 mi | — | Easy | Ventura, CA |
| Golden Canyon and Gower Gulch Loop Hike | 7.5 mi | 1250 ft | Moderate | Furnace Creek, CA |
| Zion Narrows Hike | 7.5–9.4 mi | 150 ft | Moderate | Springdale, UT |
| Guadalupe Peak Hike | 8.4 mi | 3000 ft | Hard | Salt Flat, TX |
| Wheeler Peak Trail NV | 8.8 mi | 2920 ft | Hard | Baker, NV |
| Humphreys Peak Trail | 9.6 mi | 3360 ft | Hard | Flagstaff, AZ |
| Mt Baldy Hike | 11 mi | 3990 ft | Hard | Mount Baldy, CA |
| Mt LeConte Trail | 11.2–12 mi | 3050–3100 ft | Hard | Gatlinburg, TN |
| Telescope Peak Hike | 12.5 mi | 3200 ft | Hard | Death Valley, CA |
| Clouds Rest Hike | 12.5 mi | 3200 ft | Hard | Yosemite Valley, CA |
| Mt Charleston via South Loop Trail | 17.5 mi | 4890 ft | Very Hard | Mount Charleston, NV |
| Mt Whitney Hike | 21.7 mi | 6600 ft | Very Hard | Lone Pine, CA |
| Rim to Rim Grand Canyon | 23.5 mi | 5200 ft | Very Hard | Grand Canyon, AZ |
| Lost Coast Trail | 25.5 mi | 1000 ft | Hard | Shelter Cove, CA |
| Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake | 26.6 mi | 5200 ft | Very Hard | Cascade Locks, OR |
| Timberline Trail | 41.5 mi | 10800 ft | Hard | Government Camp, OR |
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