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Mostar to Sarajevo via the Neretva Canyon

A classic Balkan ride north up the Neretva canyon — river, cliffs and forest from Mostar to Sarajevo.

130 km · 3 h · moderate

Umoljani–Lukomir Loop

A circular mountain day on Bjelašnica from Umoljani over the Obalj high ground to the highland village of Lukomir, returning above the Rakitnica canyon toward Studeni Potok.

15.1 km · 5.2 h · moderate

Plitvice Program A — Lower Lakes Loop

The shortest Plitvice program — a loop of the Lower Lakes canyon and the Great Waterfall from Entrance 1.

3.5 km · 2 h · easy

Plitvice Program B — Lower Lakes & Kozjak

The Lower Lakes canyon plus the electric-boat crossing of Kozjak, with the panoramic train back — a half-day from Entrance 1.

3.5 km · 3 h · easy

Plitvice Program C — The Full Circuit

The classic full-day Plitvice circuit — all sixteen lakes, the Upper and Lower Lakes, the Kozjak boat and the train return.

8 km · 5 h · moderate

Plitvice Program H — Upper Lakes

A walk through the twelve forested Upper Lakes — the longer, quieter, more expansive half of Plitvice, from Entrance 2.

8 km · 4 h · moderate

Una Canyon Scenic Road — Bihać to Bosanska Otoka

A scenic run down the M14 along the Una canyon from Bihać, via Ostrožac Castle and Bosanska Krupa, to the river-island village of Bosanska Otoka.

55 km · easy

Bosna Valley Ride — Doboj to Zavidovići via Maglaj

A touring ride down the Bosna valley through three Northern Bosnia river towns — Doboj, Maglaj and Zavidovići — with the R465 as the direct river-valley link between Maglaj and Zavidovići.

Trebević Summit from Pogledine

An out-and-back ascent from Pogledine past Trebević’s Olympic bobsleigh track and forest paths to the Sofe summit area above Sarajevo.

15.8 km · 5.8 h · moderate

Skakavac Waterfall Loop

A forest loop from the Skakavac protected-area entrance to the viewpoint and foot of Sarajevo’s 98-metre waterfall.

9.2 km · 3.9 h · moderate

Bogodol–Velika Vlajna Summit Route

A demanding out-and-back ascent from Bogodol to Velika Vlajna, the high point of the bare Čabulja massif northwest of Mostar.

12.1 km · 4.8 h · challenging

Čukovi–Štrbački Buk MTB Trail

A short mountain-bike trail from the Čukovi entrance across the Kliševića plateau towards the Štrbački Buk visitor area, combining forest terrain, cultural interpretation and a rough final descent.

5 km · 1.25 h · easy

Švrakava–Vrbas–Banjica MTB Traverse

A demanding full-day mountain-bike traverse linking the Švrakava and Vrbas canyons with Krupa na Vrbasu, Manjača, Stričići and the rural endpoint at Banjica.

64.4 km · 9.53 h · challenging

Štrbački Buk–Loskun Una Rafting Section

A guided white-water descent below Štrbački Buk through one of the most powerful and technically demanding rafting sections of the Una.

7 km · 2.5 h · challenging

Glavatičevo–Džajići Neretva Rafting Route

The classic guided Neretva canyon descent from the Glavatičevo area towards Džajići, with emerald water, limestone walls and mostly moderate white water.

23 km · 5 h · moderate

Brštanovica–Šćepan Polje Tara Rafting Route

A guided descent through the final and most concentrated white-water section of the Tara Canyon, from Brštanovica towards Šćepan Polje.

18 km · 2.5 h · challenging

Pliva Lakes Calm-Water Paddling

Calm-water kayaking and canoeing on Veliko Plivsko jezero, the broad turquoise lake upstream of Jajce — a gentle, weather-dependent paddle among watermills and reed beds.

easy

Boračko Lake Calm-Water Paddling

Calm-water paddling on the glacial Boračko lake in the forest above Konjic — a quiet, weather-dependent alpine-lake kayak or canoe outing at the foot of Prenj.

easy

Kostela–Bosanska Krupa Una Kayak Descent

A guided kayak descent of the Una from the Kostela area towards Bosanska Krupa — an operator-led river run of roughly 20 km with sections commonly described as Class II–III.

20 km · 4 h · moderate

Galica–Devečani–Paljenik Loop

A moderate high-pasture loop on the Vlašić massif from the Galica area over the Devečani ground to the Paljenik (Opaljenik) peak area and back, with long views across central Bosnia.

7.5 km · 2.6 h · moderate

Mrakovica–Žečji Kamen Loop

A moderate forest and ridge loop in Kozara National Park from Mrakovica past the Kozara memorial to the Žečji Kamen high ground and back, combining history, forest paths and ridge views.

7.82 km · 2.6 h · moderate

Donje Bare and Maglić View Loop

A challenging highland loop in Sutjeska National Park from the Donje Bare area on Zelengora toward a viewpoint over Maglić, the highest peak in Bosnia & Herzegovina, and back.

12.5 km · 5.6 h · challenging

Travnik–Vlašić–Paljenik MTB Loop

A challenging mountain-bike loop from Travnik up onto the Vlašić massif toward the Paljenik (Opaljenik) peak area, combining valley climbs, high pasture and long descents back to town.

50.2 km · challenging

Kozara Yellow MTB Loop — Gola Planina & Duge Njive

A challenging mountain-bike loop in Kozara National Park on the marked Yellow Trail, crossing the Gola Planina ridge and the Duge Njive ground above Mrakovica.

19 km · challenging

Tjentište–Donje Bare MTB Out-and-Back

A challenging mountain-bike out-and-back in Sutjeska National Park from the Tjentište valley up onto the Zelengora highland to the Donje Bare lake area and back.

46.8 km · challenging

Vrbas Canyon Guided Rafting Route

An operator-led white-water experience in the Vrbas canyon south of Banja Luka, with the exact river section selected for current flow and participant ability.

challenging

Hajdučke vode–Velika Runjavica Loop

A compact forest hiking loop from the Hajdučke vode recreation area to Velika Runjavica, the highest summit of Borja mountain, and back.

5.7 km · easy

Lake Bled Lakeside Loop

The complete roughly 6 km circuit of Lake Bled on foot — continuous lakeside views of the island, the castle cliff and the Julian Alps.

6 km · easy

Lake Bohinj Circuit

The official Triglav National Park walking circuit of Lake Bohinj — just over 11 km of lakeshore, forest and road sections beneath the Julian Alps.

11 km · moderate

Upper Sava Valley D-2 Cycling Trail

The official D-2 cycle route of the Upper Sava Valley — roughly 28 km from Jesenice to Rateče via Mojstrana and Kranjska Gora, largely on a former railway alignment.

28 km · easy

Soča Trail — Source to Bovec

The official Triglav National Park Soča Trail — roughly 25 km from the Soča source beneath the Julian Alps down the valley toward Bovec.

25 km · moderate

Vršič Pass — Kranjska Gora to Trenta

The Russian Road over the Vršič pass — fifty numbered serpentines from Kranjska Gora across the highest road pass in Slovenia and down into the Trenta valley.

moderate

Kranj–Brdo–Preddvor Cycling Loop

An official 18 km cycling loop from central Kranj along the Kokra river, past Brdo and on toward Preddvor — a moderate mixed-surface ride on the alpine foothills.

18 km · 1.5 h · moderate

Radovljica–Bled–Žirovnica–Begunje Cycling Loop

A combined cycling day around Radovljica following the official suggested sequence — Bled, Zasip, Breg, Žirovnica, Begunje na Gorenjskem and Mošnje — on quiet roads, dirt tracks and village lanes.

moderate

Loop Around Ljubljana

A 32.5 km circular cycling route around Ljubljana beginning at Fužine Castle and following much of the Path of Remembrance and Comradeship through neighbourhoods, parks, meadows and wooded terrain.

32.5 km · 3 h · moderate

Bevke Learning Trail

A short, flat 5 km educational cycling route through the Ljubljana Marshes landscape near Bevke, with nine interpretation boards and wetland, wildlife and cultural-landscape context.

5 km · 1 h · easy

Kamnik to Kamniška Bistrica

A road-cycling connection from historic Kamnik into the Kamniška Bistrica Valley, following the changing landscape from town surroundings toward the mountain valley.

moderate

Three Castles Path

A heritage-focused forest walk above Škofja Loka that connects the landscape of Loka Castle with the ruins and historical traces of the Three Castles Path.

moderate

Fridrihštajn Castle Trail

A forest climb through the hills above Kočevje toward the ruins of Fridrihštajn Castle, connecting the route with the historical story of the castle landscape.

4.3 km · 1.75 h · moderate

Krokar Primeval Forest Edge Trail

A short marked forest route that introduces visitors to the protected Krokar landscape from its permitted edge — an observation and interpretation experience, not access into the core forest.

2 km · moderate

Slovenian Coast — Koper to Piran via Portorož

A flexible one-day scenic drive along the short Slovenian coast from the working port of Koper through the resort of Portorož to the Venetian old town of Piran.

1 days · Easy

Classical Karst — Predjama to Lipica via Postojna and Škocjan

A recommended two-day road trip through the Classical Karst, from Predjama Castle and Postojna Cave to the UNESCO Škocjan Caves and the Lipica stud farm.

2 days · Moderate

Goriška Brda Villages & Viewpoints Scenic Drive

A one-day scenic drive through the dispersed villages, castles and viewpoints of the Goriška Brda hill country, ordered to reduce unnecessary backtracking.

1 days · Moderate

Drava Heritage Road — Maribor to Ptuj

A flexible one-day cultural drive linking Maribor’s Lent waterfront and Old Vine heritage with Ptuj’s archaeological landscape and hilltop castle along the Drava.

1 days · easy

Savinja Castles and Spa Towns — Celje to Rogaška Slatina via Laško

A two-day journey through the Savinja valley connecting Celje’s medieval castle, Laško’s compact river town and castle hill, and Rogaška Slatina’s formal spa-park landscape.

2 days · easy

Prlekija Wine Hills — Jeruzalem to Moravske Toplice

A two-day scenic journey through the active vineyard and agricultural landscapes of Prlekija, from Jeruzalem’s hilltop church to the cultural and thermal heritage of Moravske Toplice.

2 days · moderate

Luxembourg Castle Valleys — Capital to Vianden via Guttland

A two-day road trip from Luxembourg City through the dispersed Valley of the Seven Castles in Guttland to the great castle of Vianden above the Our valley.

2 days · easy

Mullerthal to Moselle — Echternach to Schengen via Remich

A two-day scenic route from Echternach’s abbey town and the Mullerthal sandstone landscape down the Moselle valley to Remich and the European site of Schengen.

2 days · easy

Minett Industrial Heritage — Esch to Fond-de-Gras via Belval and Ellergronn

A one-day industrial-heritage route through the Minett, from Esch-sur-Alzette’s city centre to the transformed Belval district, the Ellergronn nature reserve and the separate Fond-de-Gras heritage landscape.

1 days · moderate

Monaco Heritage and Coastal Panorama — The Rock to Larvotto

A flexible one-day urban discovery route linking Monaco-Ville’s fortified Rock, the working harbour of La Condamine, Belle Époque Monte Carlo and the modern Larvotto seafront, combining walking with public lifts, escalators and buses.

1 days · easy

Monaco Waterfront and Reclaimed Coast — Port Hercule to Fontvieille

A compact one-day urban heritage route through La Condamine and Fontvieille, linking Port Hercule, the traditional market quarter, the controlled Cars Collection, the reclaimed-land gardens and the Stade Louis II sports district.

1 days · easy

Andorra Valley Heritage — Sant Julià to Sorteny via the Capital

A two-day northbound road itinerary through Andorra’s principal valley system, linking Sant Julià de Lòria’s southern parish centre, Andorra la Vella’s historic government quarter, La Massana’s parish centre, Ordino’s historic centre and the protected mountain landscape of the Sorteny Valley.

2 days · easy

Eastern Andorra Mountain Road — Encamp to Grau Roig via Canillo

A full-day scenic mountain-road itinerary through Eastern Andorra, linking Encamp’s parish heritage, the Engolasters hydroelectric landscape, Canillo’s Romanesque heritage and viewpoints, the Incles Valley and the high Grau Roig and Pessons Cirque.

1 days · moderate

Kotor Serpentine Panorama — Old Town to Horizont Viewpoint

A careful scenic climb up the historic Kotor–Cetinje serpentine road from Kotor Old Town to the lower panorama point and the higher Horizont viewpoint, with widening views over the bay, Muo, Prčanj and the surrounding mountains.

1 days · challenging

Bay of Kotor Heritage Circuit — Kotor, Perast, Herceg Novi and Luštica

A two-day heritage road-trip around the Bay of Kotor — from Kotor Old Town along the northern shore to Perast and Herceg Novi, then back through Tivat and onto the Luštica peninsula toward Rose.

2 days · moderate

Budva Riviera Scenic Road — Old Town to Buljarica

A careful one-day scenic run along Montenegro's central coast from Budva Old Town, via Pržno and the Sveti Stefan islet, the Reževići monastery and Petrovac's harbour, to the long beach and coastal plain of Buljarica.

1 days · moderate

Paštrovići Heritage Circuit — Budva, Praskvica, Reževići and Gradište

A realistic two-day heritage road-trip through the Paštrovići coast and its monastery landscape — Budva and the northern sites on Day 1, Reževići, Gradište and Buljarica on Day 2.

2 days · moderate

Grenada Heritage and Rainforest Road — St. George's to Levera

A two-day road-trip across Grenada from the Carenage in St. George's up into the Grand Étang rainforest, then north through Belmont Estate to Sauteurs, Leapers Hill and the protected Levera coast.

2 days · moderate

Carriacou Maritime Circuit — Hillsborough to Petite Martinique

A two-day maritime circuit from Hillsborough across Carriacou to Windward, with a conditional licensed-operator trip to Sandy Island, then onward by separately verified boat transport to Petite Martinique.

2 days · moderate

Durmitor Ring and Piva Canyon — Žabljak to Plužine

A one-way scenic mountain traverse from Žabljak across the Jezerska plateau, Sedlo pass and Trsa to the Piva canyon and Plužine — the high-country half of the Durmitor Ring rather than the complete circuit.

1 days · challenging

The Complete Durmitor Ring — Žabljak, Sedlo, Piva Canyon and Šavnik

The full circular drive around the Durmitor massif — from Žabljak over the Jezerska plateau and the Sedlo pass to Trsa and Plužine, along the Piva lake shore, then back east through Šavnik to close the loop.

1 days · challenging

Durmitor Ring by Campervan — RV Guide to the Full Circuit

The complete Durmitor Ring planned for campervans and RVs — the same Žabljak–Sedlo–Plužine–Piva–Šavnik circuit, read through a campervan lens: turnaround reality, fuel, overnights, season and narrow-section cautions.

2 days · challenging

Northern Montenegro Grand Tour — Kolašin, Tara, Durmitor and Piva

A three-day editorial touring sequence across Northern Montenegro — from Kolašin and Biogradska Gora to the Tara canyon and Đurđevića Tara Bridge, on to Žabljak and Durmitor, and finally over the Sedlo pass and Trsa to the Piva canyon and Plužine.

3 days · challenging

Eastern Highlands Road — Kolašin to Plav and Gusinje

A two-day editorial touring sequence across Montenegro’s eastern highlands — from Kolašin and Biogradska Gora’s primeval forest, via the Andrijevica corridor, to Plav Lake, the multi-community town of Gusinje, the Ali Pasha Springs and the Grebaje Valley beneath the Karanfili peaks.

2 days · challenging

Bobotov Kuk from Sedlo — Durmitor Summit Route

A serious circular summit day on the Durmitor massif from the Sedlo pass, via Zeleni Vir, to Bobotov Kuk (2,523 m) and back — alpine terrain, scrambling, exposure and fixed cables for properly equipped and experienced hikers.

9.5 km · 7 h · challenging

Grebaje Three Peaks Loop — Popadija, Talijanka and Volušnica

A demanding circular mountain day in the Grebaje Valley of Prokletije National Park, linking Popadija, Talijanka and Volušnica on a steep forest ascent, high pasture and exposed border ridge — roughly 1,000 m of ascent for properly equipped hikers.

10 km · 7 h · challenging

Durmitor Ring Cycling Circuit — Žabljak, Trsa and Sušica

A challenging full-day road-cycling circuit of the Durmitor ring road from Žabljak, over Mala Crna Gora and Nedajno to Trsa, and back through Pišče and the Sušica valley — active mountain roads, long climbs and descents for experienced, self-sufficient cyclists.

76 km · challenging

Mahé Coastal Road — Victoria to Anse Intendance

A one-day coastal run from Victoria south past the Mission Lodge high ground, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare and Anse Takamaka to the granite shore of Anse Intendance.

1 days · moderate

Praslin and Curieuse Nature Circuit — Forests, Coast and Marine Park

A two-day nature circuit of Praslin’s coco-de-mer forests and granite coast with a separately confirmed boat excursion to the Curieuse Marine National Park.

2 days · moderate

La Digue Cycling Circuit — La Passe, L'Union Estate and Grand Anse

A one-day bicycle loop of La Digue from La Passe through the Veuve Reserve, L’Union Estate and Anse Source d’Argent to Grand Anse and back.

15 km · 1 days · moderate

Steamboat Rock Summit Trail

The Grand Coulee’s essential climb: a steep but short trail up the 250-metre basalt butte for the coulee’s finest panorama over Banks Lake.

5 km · 2.5 h · moderate

Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway: Dam to Dry Falls

Fifty miles down the flood-carved Grand Coulee — from the biggest dam in America past Steamboat Rock to the Dry Falls overlook — the ice-age flood story told by one road.

85 km · 1.5 h · easy

Discovery Park Loop and the Bluffs

Seattle\u2019s biggest wild space in one loop: sea cliffs, meadow, forest and the West Point Lighthouse on a quiet 2.8-mile stretch of Puget Sound shore.

4.5 km · 2 h · easy

Seattle to Bainbridge by Bike and Ferry

Ride the waterfront to Colman Dock, sail across Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island, loop its quiet country lanes, and ferry back at golden hour.

28 km · 6 h · moderate

Ebey’s Landing Bluff Trail

Whidbey Island’s classic coastal walk: a bluff-top path above driftwood beaches, farms and the sea—with the ferry from Port Townsend crossing below.

6 km · 2 h · easy

Deception Pass by Kayak

Paddle beneath the most photographed bridge in Washington, through the whirlpools and green water of the Pass with an outfitter from Cornet Bay.

6 km · 3 h · moderate

Lime Kiln Whale-Watching Shore Walk

The best shore-based whale watching in the world: walk the west-side trails of Lime Kiln Point as orca pods pass through Haro Strait, metres from the rocks.

2.5 km · 1.5 h · easy

Lopez Island Loop: the Flat Islands’ Classic Ride

Twenty-eight gentle kilometres past farms, coves and the Iceberg Point cliffs — the famously friendly, famously flat island ride.

28 km · 3.5 h · easy

Nisqually Boardwalk Loop

A mile of boardwalk out over the Nisqually Delta marshes — herons, raptors and the tide coming in beneath Mount Rainier’s white shoulder.

8 km · 2.5 h · easy

Point Defiance Perimeter: Five-Mile Drive by Bike

Cycle the closed-to-cars loop of Point Defiance: old-growth forest, Puget Sound cliffs, the zoo’s edge and Owen Beach — all inside the city.

8 km · 1.5 h · easy

Hurricane Hill via the Ridge Trail

The Olympic Peninsula’s signature walk: a paved family trail to a 1,700-metre summit with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Victoria BC and Rainier in one sweep.

5.2 km · 2 h · moderate

Lake Crescent Shore: Spruce Railroad Trail

Ride an old railroad grade along Lake Crescent’s north shore to the Devil’s Punchbowl — glacial blue water, tunnels and swimming holes.

12 km · 2 h · easy

Hoh River Trail to Mineral Creek Falls

Walk into the greenest forest in America: moss-draped giants along the glacier-fed Hoh, first waterfalls, elk herds and the roar of the rain.

17 km · 4.5 h · moderate

Rialto Beach to Hole-in-the-Wall

Four kilometres of wild driftwood shore to a natural sea arch — tide pools, eagles and the sea stacks of the wilderness coast at the tide’s edge.

8 km · 2.5 h · easy

Cape Flattery Trail

A short boardwalk through old-growth to the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States — sea stacks, whales and the endless Pacific.

2.4 km · 1 h · easy

Shi Shi Beach and Point of the Arches

The wildest beach walk in Washington: two miles of sand to a coastline stacked with sea arches — tide pools, eagles and nobody else.

16 km · 4.5 h · moderate

Dungeness Spit Out-and-Back

Walk the longest natural sand spit in the United States — nine kilometres of drifting dune out to a working lighthouse, harbor seals to one side, the Strait to the other.

18 km · 5 h · moderate

Fort Worden Bluffs and Point Wilson Loop

A coastal loop through a century-old army fort: gun batteries in the woods, a lighthouse on the point, and the strait traffic of Puget Sound at your feet.

6 km · 2 h · easy

Blue Lake Trail

The North Cascades’ classic family hike: 7 kilometres through old burn and meadow to an impossibly blue cirque lake under Liberty Bell.

7.2 km · 2.5 h · moderate

Diablo Lake Kayak Paddle

Paddle the famous turquoise reservoir between the dams: glacial green water, peak-dotted shores and the Ross Dam wall at the head of the lake.

8 km · 3 h · easy

Rainbow Falls & the Stehekin Valley Road Loop

Stehekin’s classic day: walk the valley road past the old school and Buckner Orchard to the 97-metre Rainbow Falls — no cars, no noise, just the river.

16 km · 4.5 h · easy

Heliotrope Ridge to the Coleman Glacier Viewpoint

Climb through forest and heather to the foot of Mount Baker’s glaciers — crevasses, icefalls and (in autumn) the huckleberry bear country of the Nooksack.

9.5 km · 4.5 h · hard

Picture Lake and the Artist Point Ridge Walk

From Washington’s most-photographed lake to the sky-high payoff of the highway: the ridge walk at Artist Point between Baker and Shuksan.

4 km · 1.5 h · easy

The Skyline Trail Loop from Paradise

The most famous hike in Washington: a full loop through Paradise’s flower meadows to glacial overlooks directly under Mount Rainier’s summit ice.

8.5 km · 3.5 h · moderate

Sourdough Ridge and the Frozen Lake Overlook

The Sunrise side’s classic: a high, open ridge walk with Rainier filling one horizon and the Emmons Glacier — the biggest in the Cascades — below.

6.5 km · 2.5 h · moderate

Rampart Ridge Loop

Climb the cliff of a 660-year-old lava flow above Longmire — switchbacks through old growth to a ridge with Rainier’s south face and quiet lake tarns.

7.5 km · 3 h · moderate

The Carbon River Rainforest Walk

Washington’s inland temperate rainforest: a flat riverside walk under colossal cedars to the Carbon Glacier’s moraine — the mountain’s wildest, wettest corner.

12 km · 3.5 h · easy

Harry’s Ridge from Johnston Ridge

Walk into the heart of the blast zone: a ridge of grey recovery above Spirit Lake with the volcano’s raw crater directly ahead.

13 km · 3.5 h · moderate

Ape Cave and the Lava Canyon Day

The south side’s double act: crawl through one of the world’s longest lava tubes, then walk the dramatic ladder-and-bridge gorge of Lava Canyon.

6.2 km · 3 h · moderate

Bird Creek Meadows: the Hellroaring Overlook Loop

Waterfall country on Mount Adams’ quiet side: a meadow-and-creek loop through the Yakama Nation’s garden of cascades under the volcano’s southeast face.

7 km · 2.5 h · moderate

Takhlakh Lake and the Midway High Lakes

From a mirror lake at the volcano’s foot to the high-country tarns of the Midway chain — the quietest great view of Mount Adams in Washington.

10 km · 3.5 h · moderate

Beacon Rock and the Hamilton Mountain Loop

Climb an 800-foot volcanic plug on a cliff-edge staircase, then loop the ridge for Gorge panoramas and waterfall stops above the Columbia.

12 km · 3.5 h · moderate

Hood River to Rowena: the Eastern Gorge Ride

Ride the Gorge’s dry east: from the windsurf town’s waterfront across the Hood River bridge to Rowena Crest’s oak meadows and river bends.

36 km · 2.5 h · moderate

Cowiche Canyon and the Uplands

Walk the old rail corridor through a basalt canyon of wildflowers and raptors, then climb the Uplands for sage-steppe views over the wine valley.

10 km · 3 h · easy

The Enchantments Core Zone: Snow Lakes Traverse

Washington’s most coveted hike: a hard, long day through larch and granite to the Enchantment Lakes basin — goats, tarns and the state’s best alpine.

30 km · 11 h · hard

Steptoe Butte Sunrise to the Scenic Hills Loop

Climb the last of the prehistoric islands rising from the loess sea, then loop the farm roads beneath it as the Palouse’s rolling hills turn gold.

5 km · 2 h · moderate

Palouse Falls: the Canyon Rim Walk

Washington’s official waterfall: a rim-edge walk above a 60-metre plunge into an Ice Age flood canyon in the middle of the channeled scablands.

4 km · 1.5 h · easy

Sawtooth Lake via Alpine Lake

The Sawtooths’ signature climb: a steady forest grind to a granite cirque lake under ten-thousand-foot walls.

13.2 km · 5.5 h · hard

Sawtooth Scenic Byway Drive

From sagebrush desert to the glacial Sawtooth Valley: Idaho’s state byway ends beneath the rawest skyline in the Rockies.

240 km · 4 h · easy

Titus Lake from Galena Summit

A short, steady climb from the summit pullout to a quiet alpine lake under the Boulder Mountains — the perfect half-day off Highway 75.

4.8 km · 2 h · moderate

Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway: Boise to Sun Valley

The classic western approach: canyon, gold-rush town, hot-springs country and a glacial reveal over Banner Summit into the Stanley Basin.

250 km · 5 h · easy

Salmon River Trail: Mosquito Slide & the Canyon Rim

The River of No Return’s only rim trail: a contour walk above the deepest canyon in the West, bighorn country and river bends below.

16 km · 6 h · hard

Sacajawea Historic Byway & Lemhi Pass Drive

From Salmon up the Lemhi Valley to the Continental Divide crossing where Lewis first saw the Bitterroots — history and emptiness combined.

120 km · 4 h · easy

Mineral Ridge Loop from Beauty Bay

The region’s classic viewpoint walk: a 3.3-mile interpretive loop above Wolf Lodge Bay with the whole lake spread below.

5.3 km · 2.5 h · moderate

Lake Coeur d’Alene Scenic Byway Loop

A half-day drive around the lake’s wild east and south shores — eagles, wetlands and the Pacific Northwest’s oldest state park.

150 km · 3.5 h · easy

Pend Oreille Scenic Byway Loop via Garfield Bay

A half-day paved loop around the wild south half of Idaho’s biggest lake — cedars, the Pack River delta and fjord-like Garfield Bay.

95 km · 3 h · easy

Schweitzer Summit Trails from the Village

A high walking day above Sandpoint: village-to-summit paths at Idaho’s biggest ski area, with the whole lake 2,000 feet below.

8 km · 3 h · moderate

Route of the Hiawatha

The famous one: 15 downhill rail-trail miles over seven trestles and through the 1.66-mile Taft Tunnel, from the St. Paul Pass to Pearson.

24 km · 3 h · easy

The Thoroughfare Paddle: Priest Lake to Upper Priest

Three reedy miles of beaver channel into Idaho’s quietest wilderness lake — the signature paddle of the far north.

9.7 km · 4 h · easy

Highway 57: Priest River to Nordman

The road to the road’s end: timber town, golf flats, south-end wetlands, village docks and the Nordman store under the Selkirks.

34 km · 1.5 h · easy

Hells Canyon Scenic Byway: Riggins to the Overlook

The Seven Devils road: 80 miles from the Salmon to Idaho’s only drive-to rim view over the deepest gorge in North America.

130 km · 5 h · challenging

Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: Plummer to Harrison

The lake-country half of the famous rail-trail: trestles, the mile-long causeway, and Harrison’s lakeside bars.

24 km · 2.5 h · easy

The St. Joe River Road: St. Maries to the Montana Line

Ninety paved miles up the “Shadowy St. Joe” — cedar canyon, fishing accesses, the 1910 fire country and the pavement’s end at Montana.

145 km · 4 h · easy

International Selkirk Loop: Bonners Ferry to Creston, BC

The international leg of America’s only All-American international byway: refuge country, the Porthill crossing and the Kootenay valley to Creston’s orchards.

110 km · 3 h · easy

Moyie River Canyon Run

A short, sweet canyon loop east of town: the overlook above the gorge, twin falls at high water, and the old trestle bridges.

30 km · 1.5 h · easy

Northwest Passage Scenic Byway: Lewiston to Lolo Pass

Follow the Lewis and Clark trail up the Clearwater and Lochsa rivers — two hours of river canyon to the Montana line.

280 km · 5 h · easy

Camas Prairie & White Bird Battlefield Run

From the Lewiston Hill across the Camas Prairie’s wheat and lavender to the White Bird battlefield and the Salmon canyon.

130 km · 3 h · easy

Dworshak Reservoir Paddle: Dent Acres to the North Fork Arms

Paddle Idaho’s deepest reservoir — forested canyon walls, warm coves and the quiet North Fork arms at dawn.

12 km · 4 h · easy

The Expedition Loop: Canoe Camp, Weippe Prairie & Pierce

Seventy miles through the Lewis and Clark story: Canoe Camp on the byway, the camas prairie at Weippe, and Pierce’s gold-rush boardwalks.

110 km · 4 h · easy

The White Bird Grade & Salmon Canyon Run

From the prairie rim down 2,500 feet of switchbacks to the Salmon at White Bird, then the big-river canyon to Riggins.

95 km · 2.5 h · easy

The Seven Devils Rim Drive

Gravel mountain tracks from the prairie to the rim above Hells Canyon — the Seven Devils skyline a vertical mile over the river.

70 km · 3 h · moderate

Canyon Rim Trail: Perrine Bridge to Shoshone Falls

Ten rim-edge miles past hidden waterfalls and canyon overlooks — the town’s great walk, best at golden hour.

16 km · 5 h · moderate

Thousand Springs Scenic Byway

US-30 east along the canyon rim: springs bursting from walls, Ritter Island, fossil beds and the trout-farm valley.

55 km · 3 h · easy

Broken Top Loop & the Spatter Cones

The monument’s classic loop: a perfect spatter cone, a bomb field, and a half-collapsed crater through wildflower country.

3 km · 1.5 h · easy

Peaks-to-Craters Scenic Byway

Sixty miles from Borah Peak’s alpine face across the Lost River valley into the black lava — Idaho’s strangest drive.

95 km · 2.5 h · easy

City of Rocks Back Country Byway Loop

Thirty-two gravel miles through the granite basins — the reserve’s whole stone city by bike or car.

51 km · 4 h · moderate

Graham Peak Summit Trail

Six miles and 2,000 feet to the reserve’s high point — the whole stone city and the Raft River valley below.

10 km · 5 h · challenging

Mesa Falls Scenic Byway & Big Springs Loop

From Ashton’s grain elevators through the undamped falls to the glass springs of the Henry’s Fork — the caldera’s classic 70-km day.

70 km · 4 h · easy

Two Top Rim Trail

Seven miles on the caldera’s rim to 8,600 feet — three states, the Tetons and Yellowstone’s frontier from one summit.

11 km · 4.5 h · moderate

Darby Canyon Wind Caves Trail

Five miles to a giant limestone alcove with ceiling waterfalls — Teton Valley’s classic half-day.

8 km · 3.5 h · moderate

The Teton Scenic Byway Loop

Seventy miles around the valley’s rim: the west Tetons from every angle, farm roads, and the Snake River bridges.

113 km · 3 h · easy

North Menan Butte Rim Loop

Four miles around the world’s largest tuff cone — the whole upper plain from one volcanic rim.

6.5 km · 2.5 h · moderate

US-20: Rexburg to West Yellowstone

Ninety minutes from college town to Yellowstone’s west gate — Ashton, the caldera and the Centennial valley.

170 km · 3 h · easy

Logan Canyon to Bear Lake (US-89)

The prettiest 64 km in the region: a limestone river gorge, climbing walls and the summit reveal of the turquoise lake.

64 km · 2 h · easy

The Oregon Trail Byway: Montpelier to Soda Springs

Sixty-four km of emigrant road: the Trail Center, surviving wagon ruts, and the hourly geyser at the end.

64 km · 2.5 h · easy

The Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway

Boise to Stanley in three hours: gold-rush Idaho City, ponderosa forest, hot springs and the Sawtooth reveal.

170 km · 4 h · easy

Greenbelt Loop: Garden City to Barber Park

Twenty-five miles of riverside path through the capital — herons, floaters and every park in town.

40 km · 3 h · easy

The Payette River Scenic Byway (SH-55)

Boise to McCall in two hours: whitewater canyons, the Cabarton bends and the Payette Lake reveal at the end.

210 km · 2.5 h · easy

The Warren Wagon Road & Secesh run

North along Payette Lake into roadless country: the Secesh bridge, Loon Lake trailhead and the mining camp of Warren.

80 km · 2.5 h · moderate

The Owyhee Desert rim run: Plateau Road to the Bruneau

Gravel rims over the desert canyon country to the Bruneau’s 800-foot gorge and the Jarbidge forks.

110 km · 4 h · moderate

The Bear Lake loop: Lava to Paris via Dingle

Southeast Idaho’s scenic short: over the Bear River Range to Bear Lake’s turquoise and Paris’s 1889 tabernacle.

90 km · 2.5 h · easy

The Montana Road over Inkom Pass

The old stage and cattle-drive road south of town: Inkom’s limestone canyon, the range divide and sunset over the whole plain.

45 km · 2 h · moderate

The California Trail cutoff: Raft River to the City of Rocks

The emigrants’ southwest fork: grass valley, the Cotterel divide and the granite city on the Idaho–Utah line.

95 km · 2 h · easy