CLIMBING ROUTES
North America

Getting started

In the Trails.com Climbing section you will find everything from easy summit climbing and non-technical trail climbing to serious mountain routes, rock climbs, and alpine routes. Regardless of whether you prefer climbing a slope of vertical climbing, we have all the route info and climbing topos that you need.

With climbs throughout the major mountain ranges of the western United States, we have summits from Mount Rainier, Mount Hood, Mount Shasta, and other volcanoes in the Washington, Oregon, and California Cascades to Half Dome and Mount Whitney in the California Sierra Nevadas and even North America's highest point at Mount McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park - something for climbers of all abilities and experience levels.

Each climbing trip is a complete chapter from climbing guide books and includes a detailed route map, driving directions, summit elevation data, and a clear description of the route and the approach, all produced by well-known outdoor guidebook publishers. Every climb is linked to USGS topo maps from the climb overview page, and many also offer a host of additional features like photos, locator maps, alternate routes, permit requirements, and interesting natural, geological, and historical information on the climb and the region. It's the ultimate guide to climbing in North America

To find the perfect climb for you, just click below on any state climbing section. Then browse by selecting a specific region or "Top Trail" from the list, or by simply clicking on the interactive state map for all your route climbing needs.

Alternatively you can use our serch facility below.

Topo Map Search: Feature Name:  (e.g. pikes peak) State: All States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Feature Type: Select Feature Type Bays & Harbors Beaches Cities & Towns Cliffs & Ledges Forests Islands, Capes & Points Lakes & Reservoirs Lookout Towers Mountains, Peaks & Summits Natural Arches Parks & Recreational Areas Plains, Plateaus & Meadows Rivers, Streams & Waterways Valleys & Basins Volcanic Features Waterfalls & River Features

To get started click a state climbing section below

Alaska Climbing
British Columbia Climbing
CA: Northern California Climbing
CA: Southern California Climbing
Idaho Climbing
Montana Climbing
Oregon Climbing
Washington Climbing
Wyoming Climbing

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Trail Finder - Overview

The Trail Finder™ service covers 30 activities across North America. You can search, view and print trail guides from over 1,000 guidebooks. Print the trails you want and create your own custom guidebooks.

 

Key Features:

• 30,000 trails from over 1,000 guidebooks
• Over 20 outdoor activities
• 50 trail guides (additional guides only 99 cents each)
• North America coverage
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Topo Finder - Overview

The Topo Finder™ service allows you to search or browse for any topo map in the United States. Both topo and aerial maps can be viewed with shaded relief (hill shading). Other features include the ability to save, email, download and print maps.

 

Key Features:

• Unlimited viewing & printing for entire U.S.
• Access every USGS topo map (1:24K, 1:100K & 1:250K)
• View maps with shaded relief (hill shading)
• Unlimited hi-resolution downloads
• Aerial photos & street maps included
• Map tools (create, save, download, print)
• 24x7 access from any Internet-enabled computer
• Web resource - always up to date!

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