Zone 5
Great Plains (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
North Dakota
Gooseberry Park Trail
3.5 mile loop; 90ft. elevation gain; Easy to Moderate
Forest; meadows; views; river; Fargo
South Dakota
La Framboise Island Loop
4.0 mile loop; 29ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest; meadows; views; river; Pierre
La Framboise Island Loop Trail Guide
Iowa
Fire Tower via Saddle Trail
5.4 miles out & back; 521ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Forest; river; fire tower; views; Yellow River State Forest
Fire Tower via Saddle Trail Guide
Nebraska
Rock Island Trail
13.4 miles out & back; 215ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest; pond; Lincoln
Kansas
Indian Rock Trail
0.9 mile loop; 45ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest; meadows; river; waterfall; Salina
Oklahoma
Childers Trail, Frank Trail, and Wilson Trail Loop
3.7 mile loop with two lollipop spurs; 387ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Forest; views; meadows; rocks; Keystone Ancient Forest
Childers Trail, Frank Trail, and Wilson Trail Loop Trail Guide
Zone 6
Great Lakes States (New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois)
Minnesota
Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, Long Meadow Lake, and Bluff Trail
7.0 mile loop; 236ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Forest; creek; pond; Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, Long Meadow Lake, and Bluff Trail Guide
Wisconsin
Big Eau Pleine Park Loop
6.9 mile loop; 223ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest; lake; views; Mosinee
Big Eau Pleine Park Loop Trail Guide
Illinois
Montrose Bird Sanctuary
0.5 mile loop; 12ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest; views; Chicago
Montrose Bird Sanctuary Trail Guide
Indiana
Sodalis Nature Park Trails
2.3 mile loop; 75ft. elevation gain; Easy
Forest; pond; Indianapolis
Sodalis Nature Park Trails Guide
Michigan
Bird Hills Trail
4.9 mile multiloop; 393ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Forest; river; Ann Arbor
Ohio
Airplane Rock and Chapel Cave Loop
4.4 mile lollipop loop; 626ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Forest; views; stream; waterfall; Hocking State Forest
Airplane Rock and Chapel Cave Loop Trail Guide
New York
Reeves Brook Loop Trail
3.8 mile loop; 872ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Views; forest; creek; rocks; Harriman State Park