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Great fall hikes

Updated 10:31 PM EDT, Tue October 16, 2012
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Grayson Highlands State Park spans nearly 5,000 acres.
Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia —
Grayson Highlands State Park spans nearly 5,000 acres.
Grayson Highlands offers a variety of trails for hikers, horseback riders, mountain bikers and cross-country skiers.
Grayson Highlands State Park —
Grayson Highlands offers a variety of trails for hikers, horseback riders, mountain bikers and cross-country skiers.
Courtesy Virginia State Parks
Designated a national wild and scenic river, White Clay Creek includes the Delaware rivershed.
White Clay Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania —
Designated a national wild and scenic river, White Clay Creek includes the Delaware rivershed.
Courtesy Tony Caligiuri
With old railbeds and an old growth forest, the White Clay Creek has a nearly 10-mile long gravel walk.
White Clay Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania —
With old railbeds and an old growth forest, the White Clay Creek has a nearly 10-mile long gravel walk.
Courtesy Tony Caligiuri
Hikers on the Walkers Ranch Loop hike in Colorado can see the plains and city of Boulder in the distance.
Walker Ranch Loop, Colorado —
Hikers on the Walkers Ranch Loop hike in Colorado can see the plains and city of Boulder in the distance.
Couresy Anthony Caligiuri
North of San Francisco, Salt Point State Park runs along the cliffs of the Pacific Ocean.
Salt Point State Park, California —
North of San Francisco, Salt Point State Park runs along the cliffs of the Pacific Ocean.
Courtesy Tony Caligiuri
Hiking can be done as a five-mile loop, and the trail offers a wide-angle view of the ocean.
Salt Point State Park, California —
Hiking can be done as a five-mile loop, and the trail offers a wide-angle view of the ocean.
Courtesy Tony Caligiuri
"You can walk almost five miles through the meadows along these trails," says hiking expert Tony Caligiuri.
Salt Point State Park, California —
"You can walk almost five miles through the meadows along these trails," says hiking expert Tony Caligiuri.
The Point Reyes hike, which is 11 miles long and level, provides "instant gratification," Caligiuri says.
Point Reyes National Seashore, California —
The Point Reyes hike, which is 11 miles long and level, provides "instant gratification," Caligiuri says.
Courtesy Tony Caligiuri
"You have the bay on the right, the ocean on the left and a view to the rocky point section of the park," Caligiuri says.
Point Reyes National Seashore, California —
"You have the bay on the right, the ocean on the left and a view to the rocky point section of the park," Caligiuri says.
Point Reyes also has the remains of an old dairy ranch — and more. "There's a managed herd of elk within view," Caligiuri says.
Point Reyes National Seashore, California —
Point Reyes also has the remains of an old dairy ranch — and more. "There's a managed herd of elk within view," Caligiuri says.
Courtesy Tony Caligiuri
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is its own great hike, with its own great (city) views.
Brooklyn Bridge, New York City —
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is its own great hike, with its own great (city) views.
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