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First, because I'm a proud Minnesota girl (despite living in California)...

the Superior Hiking Trail

This roughly 250-mile trail follows the wild north shore of Lake Superior (which, as all of you should know, lies within the jewel of the Midwest: Minnesota). In a Backpacker magazine poll, this little-known but spectacular trail was voted the #2 best hiking trail in the country.

Second, there's a trail whose very existence I was unaware of until three hours ago when I was browsing for inspiration for a January trip

the 1200-mile California Coastal Trail

• trails
• backpacking
• hiking
• California
• minnesota
• Lake
• Superior
• Pacific
• ocean
• coast
• ocean
• beach