Top 10 national parks for hiking: Yosemite, Olympic, Sequoia, Glacier

- Yosemite is the number one park in KURU Footwear’s “Top 10 Best National Parks for Hiking” list.
- Pick a national park with a lot of trails to ensure “there’s something for everyone,” KURU said.
- The list is based on a park’s total number, distance and average ratings of trails.
Want to experience the best trails the National Park Service has to offer? With over 44,000 combined miles to choose from, consider these national parks ranked best for hiking.
Utah-based shoe company KURU said it used the total number of trails, distance of trails, average trail rating, number of annual visitors and acreage of the park to determine the “Top 10 Best National Parks for Hiking” and narrow down over 4,155 combined trails across 63 national parks. Choosing a park with a high number of trails is a smart option for families who hike and want to ensure “there’s something for everyone,” the company said.
The longest trail in the National Park System is the North Country Trail – spanning 4,600 miles across eight states. Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis ranked worst out of all the national parks for hiking, with only one, 2-mile-long trail.
Yosemite ranked No. 1. It also made The Family Vacation Guide’s best national parks for you and your family to visit this summer list and was one of the 25 most visited parks in the National Park System last year.
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1. Yosemite, California

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278 trails
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4,729 total miles of trail
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4.56 /5 average trail rating
2. Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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348 trails
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4,354 total miles of trail
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4.38 /5 average trail rating
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3. Yellowstone, Wyoming
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267 trails
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3,507 total miles of trail
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4.2 /5 average trail rating
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4. Olympic National Park, Washington
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194 trails
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3,072 total miles of trail
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4.28 /5 average trail rating

5. Shenandoah, Virginia
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264 trails
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2,667 total miles of trail
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4.34 /5 average trail rating


6. Glacier, Alaska
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154 trails
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2,160 total miles of trail
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4.43 /5 average trail rating

7. Rocky Mountain, Colorado
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235 trails
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1,970 total miles of trail
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4.5 /5 average trail rating
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8. Sequoia, California
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98 trails
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1,624 total miles of trail
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4.48 /5 average trail rating

9. Grand Canyon, Arizona
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133 trails
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1,562 total miles of trail
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4.32 /5 average trail rating


10. Kings Canyon, California
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68 trails
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1,583 total miles of trail
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4.47 /5 average trail rating

Camille Fine is a trending visual producer on USA TODAY’s NOW team.
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