Samir Becic and his Health Fitness Revolution team is bringing you the list of Top U.S. Hiking destinations to visit. Hiking is a great way to be active while on vacation; if you’re privileged enough to live nearby, take advantage of these beautiful trails. The beauty of hiking is that it is much more varied than many other types of exercise, especially those done in a gym. Not only can your workout be different each time, depending on the trail you take, but the landscape will also change, if only from the seasons.
Hiking outdoors can help you to maintain your motivation for exercise by making it more interesting. Hiking can also be as social as you like, take your partner, your friends, your children, your dog- everyone can benefit from a trek outdoors. Here are our favorite U.S. Hiking destinations:
Elevation: Lowest 6,820ft (2,078m), Highest 7,020ft (2,139m)
Variation: 200ft (61m)
Distance: 13 miles (21km)
Climate:
Spring: 42F / 82F 5C / 27C
Sumer: 63F / 106F 17C / 41C
Fall: 58F / 103F 14C / 39C
Winter: 36F / 68F 2C / 20C
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Elevation: Lowest 7,500ft (2286m), Highest 12,000ft (3657m)
Variation: 4,500ft (1371m)
Distance: 300 miles (482km)
Climate:
Spring: 17F / 62F -8C / 16C
Sumer: 41F / 77F 5C / 25C
Fall: 23F / 70F -5 / 21C
Winter: 16F / 41F -8 / 5C
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Great Smoky Mountains- Tennessee and North Carolina
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Elevation: Lowest 5,046ft (1,538m), Highest 8,046ft (2,452m)
Variation: 3,000ft (914m)
Distance: 5 miles (8km)
Climate:
Spring: 24F / 57F -4C / 13C
Summer: 49F / 64F 9C / 17C
Fall: 28F / 60F -2C / 15C
Winter: 18F / 37F -7C / 2C
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Elevation: Lowest 4,085ft (1,245m), Highest 5,653ft (1,723m)
Variation: 1,568ft (477m)
Distance: 4 miles (6km)
Climate:
Spring: 35F / 82F 1C / 27C
Summer: 60F / 100F 15C / 37C
Fall: 30F / 88F -1C / 31C
Winter: 22F / 52F -5C / 5C
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Yosemite National Park- California
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Elevation: Lowest 2,000ft (609m), Highest 13,000ft (3,962m)
Variation: 11,000ft (3,352m)
Distance: 8 miles (12km)
Climate:
Spring: 34F / 72F 0C / 22C
Summer: 51F / 89F 10C / 31C
Fall: 33F / 82F 0C / 27C
Winter: 28F / 52F -2C / 11C
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Elevation: Lowest 124ft (37m), Highest 6,643ft (2,024m)
Variation: 6,519ft (1,986m)
Distance: 2,184 mile (3,514km)
Climate:
Spring: 29F / 68F -1C / 20C
Summer: 54F / 77F 12C / 25C
Fall: 30F / 71F -1C / 21C
Winter: 19F / 44F -7C / 6C
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park- Hawaii
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Elevation: Lowest 9,680ft (2,950m), Highest 13,680 feet (4,169m)
Variation: 4000ft (1,219m)
Distance: 150 miles (241km)
Climate:
Spring: 50F / 68F 10C / 20C
Summer: 53F / 72F 11C / 22C
Fall: 53F / 68F 11C / 20C
Winter: 49F / 67F 9C / 19C
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Glacier National Park- Montana
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Elevation: Lowest 3,150ft (960m), Highest 10,466ft (3,190m)
Variation: 7,316ft (2,229m)
Distance: 700 miles (1,126m)
Climate:
Spring: 22F / 64F -5C / 17C
Summer: 43F / 79F 6C / 26C
Fall: 24F / 66F -4C / 18C
Winter: 14F / 34F -10C / 1C
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Elevation: Lowest 1,750ft (533m), Highest 3,980ft (1,213m)
Variation: 2,230ft (679m)
Distance: 600 miles (965km)
Climate:
Spring: 1F / 53F -17C / 11C
Summer: 39F / 64F 4C /17C
Fall: 1F / 50F -17C / 10C
Winter: -8F / 15F -22C / -9C
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Columbia River Gorge- Oregon and Washington
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Elevation: Lowest 130ft (39m), Highest 4,960ft (1,511m)
Variation: 4,830ft (1,472m)
Distance: 80 miles (128km)
Climate:
Spring: 34F / 73F 1C / 22C
Summer: 53F / 89F 11C / 31C
Fall: 33F / 81F 0C / 21C
Winter: 29F / 49F -1C / 9C
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Elevation: Lowest 3,666ft (1,117ft), Highest 8,726ft (2,659ft)
Variation: 5,060ft (1,542m)
Distance: 229 miles (364km)
Climate:
Spring: 36F / 83F 2C / 28C
Summer: 60F / 100F 15C / 37C
Fall: 37F / 91F 2C / 32C
Winter: 29F / 52F -1C / 11C
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