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Hiking Scale
Easy
Between 2 & 4 miles; less than 150 feet elevation gain; slow pace. Good beginning hikes for people who:
- Want to socialize
- Are not in good physical condition
- Have little or no experience hiking
- Are older and find longer, more challenging trails too difficult now
- Are interested in receiving a lot of naturalist information
Intermediate
Between 4 & 7 miles; less than 500 feet elevation gain; moderate pace. Good intermediate hikes for people who:
- Want to socialize
- Want to listen to some naturalist information
- Have some experience hiking
- Are in moderately good physical condition
Advanced
Between 7 & 10 miles; between 500 and 1,000 feet elevation gain, moderately fast pace. Good hikes for people who:
- Want to walk moderately fast.
- Are able to hike with few breaks
- Naturalist information is less important
- Want to get in a solid day of exercise
- Are in good physical condition
- Have significant experience hiking
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Snowshoeing Scale
Snowshoe 101
1.5 miles or less; less than 100 feet elevation gain; slow pace. Good beginning snowshoe trips for people who:
- Have little or no experience snowshoeing
- Are interested in receiving a lot of snowshoe instruction
Easy
Maximum 3 miles round-trip; less than 150 feet elevation gain; slow pace. Good easy snowshoe trips for people who:
- Want to socialize
- Want to listen to some naturalist information
- Have a little experience snowshoeing
- Are not in good physical condition
- Are older and find longer, more challenging trails too difficult now
Intermediate
Maximum 4.5 miles round-trip; less than 500 feet elevation gain; moderate pace. Good intermediate snowshoe trips for people who:
- Want to socialize
- Want to listen to some naturalist information
- Have some experience snowshoeing
- Are in moderately good physical condition
Advanced
Maximum 6 miles round-trip; maximum 1000 feet elevation gain, moderately fast pace. Good snowshoe trips for people who:
- Want to snowshoe moderately fast
- Want to listen to a little naturalist information
- Want to get in a solid day of exercise
- Are in good physical condition
- Have significant experience snowshoeing
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