Highlights: Waterfalls, wildflowers, rock formations, wildlife, views Distance: 4.7 mile loop Elevation change: 383 feet Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: Great Falls Park Visitor Center, Dominion Drive, Great Falls VA; park fee required Website: Great Falls Park Beer Pairings: Lake Anne Brew House—Reston Red Ale & Live-Work-Play IPA The Hike: The Great Falls of the […]
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Highlights: Waterfalls, wildflowers, stream crossings, Appalachian Trail, rock formations, wildlife, views, swimming hole Distance: 9.8 mile loop Elevation change: 2,365 feet Difficulty level: Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Riprap parking area, Skyline Drive mile 90, park fee required Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Basic City Brewing—Our Daily Pils & Tropicos #008 IPA The Hike: This hike
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Highlights: views, Pena Palace, Villa Sassetti, and Moorish castle Distance: 2.6 mile loop Elevation change: 1,025’ Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: Sintra Portugal, Estrada de Pena near the Moorish Fountain Website: Sintra Parks Beer Pairings: Lord Byron Pub—Super Bock & Sagres The Hike: For our European friends (and others lucky enough to visit Portugal) this
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Highlights: Swiss Alps, amazing views Distance: 4.1 miles one way, requires train connections Elevation change: 1,100 feet mostly downhill Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead: Wengen-Männlichen lift station Website: My Swiss Alps and part 2 Beer Pairings: Feldschlösschen—Original Lager The Hike: Several of our recent posts were for some of our favorite hikes in the American southwest.
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Highlights: Rock formations, amazing views Distance: 2.9 mile loop Elevation change: 600 feet Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead Parking: Sunset Point overlook, park shuttle stop # 11 Website: Bryce National Park Beer Pairings: Bryce Canyon Lodge—Wasatch 1st Amendment Lager & Squatters Full Suspension Pale Ale The Hike: Keeping with our western theme, we have been to
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Highlights: River hike, rock formations, amazing views Distance: up to 9.4 miles out and back Elevation change: up to 334 feet Difficulty level: Moderate to strenuous Trailhead Parking: Temple of Sinawava, park shuttle stop # 9 Website: Zion National Park Beer Pairings: Zion Brewery—Zion Pale Ale & Canyon Lager The Hike: We recently posted a
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Highlights: Amazing views, rock formations, Grand Canyon Distance: up to 6 miles out and back Elevation change: up to 2,000 feet Difficulty level: Very strenuous Trailhead Parking: South Kaibob Trailhead, park shuttle access only Website: Grand Canyon National Park Beer Pairings: Grand Canyon Brewing Pilsner & Mother Road Brewing Tower Station IPA The Hike: We
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Highlights: Great views, wildlife, wildflowers, rock formations Distance: 3.6 mile loop Elevation change: 380 feet Difficulty level: Moderate Trailhead Parking: Commission Circle (route 702) to Picnic Shelter # 2 parking area Website: Breaks Interstate Park Beer Pairings: Adventure Brewery—Expedition IPA and Rod & Reel Pilsner The Hike: Breaks Interstate Park is called “the Grand Canyon
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Highlights: Waterfalls, great views, wildlife, wildflowers Distance: 5.4 mile loop Elevation change: 1,476 feet Difficulty level: Moderate/Strenuous Trailhead Parking: Mathews Arm Campground registration parking area, Skyline Drive mile 22.2 Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Shotwell Run Brewery—Centennial 5 Cent IPA & Penny Porter The Hike: Overall Run Falls is the highest waterfall in Shenandoah
Highlights: Great views, peregrine falcons, wildflowers Distance: 2.9 mile loop Elevation change: 860 feet Difficulty level: Easy/Moderate Trailhead Parking: Hawksbill Gap parking area, Skyline Drive mile post 45. Website: Shenandoah National Park Beer Pairings: Hawksbill Brewing Company—Hooray for Luray IPA & Shenandoah Sunrise Porter The Hike: At 4,050’ Hawksbill is the highest peak in Shenandoah
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