Tag: Tunnel Trail

Juniper Canyon Trail to High Peaks Loop (Pinnacles National Park, CA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn California, Pinnacles National Park, Strenuous Hikes4 Comments

High Peaks Trail, Pinnacles National Park, March 2022 So jagged, sharp, and forbidding are the towering spires of central California’s Pinnacles National Park that there is no road able to bisect it, leaving visitors to drive up to the base of the breccia wonderland—and then hike the rest. The High Peaks area, easily the centerpiece …

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Tunnel Trail (New River Gorge National River, WV)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Moderate Hikes, New River Gorge National River, West Virginia2 Comments

Admittedly, the Tunnel Trail at New River Gorge National River in south-central West Virginia is a bit of a letdown sans its namesake attraction: a cave-like passage now closed to visitors. Barring deep structural fixes to the poorly-supported tunnel—historically a favorite among locals—the rock maze is likely to remain inaccessible for months or years to …

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