From the mountains to the sea, explore these trails with your little ones this spring and summer.

“Hands down in the East, there’s nothing better than hiking in Ithaca,” she says.

“It’s like a scene fromThe Lord of the Rings.

People hiking on top of the Pikes Peak mountain in Colorado on summer day.

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you’ve got the option to hike through gorges and swim at the bottom of waterfalls.

“At times, they were actually swimming with water well over their waists.

No one cared that they got wet and no one was on their phone.”

Hanging Lake, on July 31, 2019 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

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“My husband and I call Stanbery the best-kept secret in Cincinnati.

“For a city hike, there is nothing better,” says Nager.

“Wissahickon is an amazing resource for so many people.”

Lucifer Falls At The Robert H. Treman State Park

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Why do kids love it?

“Huckleberries,” says Sally Spaulding, a Boise-based mother of five-year-old twins.

My kids gorge themselves on these little wonders, which are ripe in the summer, usually around July.

The Famous Narrows with the Virgin River in Zion National Park’s Famous Canyon with Red Cliffs in Southern Utah

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Green grass and concrete pathway

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Wissahickon Valley Park and historic Forbidden Drive, Philadelphia

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People on walkway on Lily Marsh Trail at Pondersoa State Park in Idaho

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