Trail index

Strenuous hikes

Detailed trail guides with elevation data, GPX downloads, and science-backed difficulty ratings.

Region All Central California International New England Northern California Pacific Northwest Southern California Southwest West
Difficulty Easy Moderate Hard Strenuous Challenging Moderately Strenuous Very Strenuous
Region
All regions 239 Central California 1
Eastern Sierra Inyo National Forest Mammoth Lakes 1 Sequoia & Kings Canyon Sierra Nevada Yosemite
International New England 1
White Mountains 1
Northern California 8
Bay Area 8 Lassen Volcanic North Coast Shasta-Trinity
Pacific Northwest 11
Oregon 9 Washington 2
Southern California 22
Angeles National Forest 3 Cleveland National Forest 4 Laguna Mountains Mojave Desert Orange County 3 San Bernardino Mountains 4 San Diego County 4 San Gabriel Mountains 3 San Gabriel Valley San Jacinto Mountains 1 Santa Ana Mountains Santa Monica Mountains
Southwest 10
Arizona 8 Nevada 2 New Mexico Utah
West 1
Colorado 1 Utah
Difficulty
Easy 1 Moderate 8 Hard Strenuous 19 Challenging 13 Moderately Strenuous 4 Very Strenuous 7
Features
GPX available51
Dog friendly41
19 trails
Hiking Bonanza Peak in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Strenuous
Nevada
Hiking Bonanza Peak in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
10 mi
Dist.
2,838 ft
Gain
10,377 ft
Summit
5-7 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK GPX
Hiking Belknap Crater in the Mountain Washington Wilderness Featured Strenuous
Oregon
Hiking Belknap Crater in the Mountain Washington Wilderness
7.6 mi
Dist.
1,831 ft
Gain
6,778 ft
Summit
3–4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK GPX Permit
Hiking Sutton Mountain Strenuous
Oregon
Hiking Sutton Mountain
7 mi
Dist.
1,612 ft
Gain
4,692 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking Corte Madera in the Pine Creek Wilderness Strenuous
Cleveland National Forest
Hiking Corte Madera in the Pine Creek Wilderness
7 mi
Dist.
1,700 ft
Gain
4,659 ft
Summit
4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK GPX
Hiking Quartz Peak in the Sierra Estrella Wilderness Strenuous
Arizona
Hiking Quartz Peak in the Sierra Estrella Wilderness
6 mi
Dist.
2,400 ft
Gain
4,052 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking Tumalo Falls Loop Strenuous
Oregon
Hiking Tumalo Falls Loop
9.6 mi
Dist.
1,625 ft
Gain
6,086 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking the Canyon Creek Meadows Loop in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Strenuous
Oregon
Hiking the Canyon Creek Meadows Loop in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness
7.3 mi
Dist.
1,580 ft
Gain
6,508 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking Bill Williams Mountain Strenuous
Arizona
Hiking Bill Williams Mountain
7.3 mi
Dist.
2,250 ft
Gain
9,259 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking Piestewa Peak from Dreamy Draw Strenuous
Arizona
Hiking Piestewa Peak from Dreamy Draw
6.6 mi
Dist.
1,760 ft
Gain
2,546 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking to Strawberry Peak Strenuous
Angeles National Forest
Hiking to Strawberry Peak
7.5 mi
Dist.
2,609 ft
Gain
6,165 ft
Summit
4-5 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
Hiking Wasson Peak in Saguaro National Park Strenuous
Arizona
Hiking Wasson Peak in Saguaro National Park
7.7 mi
Dist.
1,886 ft
Gain
4,687 ft
Summit
3-4 hours
Time
Out-and-back
Hiking Mount Pilchuck in Washington’s North Cascades Strenuous
Pacific Northwest
Hiking Mount Pilchuck in Washington’s North Cascades
5.5 mi
Dist.
2,300 ft
Gain
5,327 ft
Summit
4-6 hours
Time
Out-and-back Dogs OK
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