The World's Most Popular Hiking Trails, According To Pinterest
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/537a70746bb3f7320d245ef5-1200-632/white-cliffs-of-dover-5.jpg" border="0" alt="White Cliffs of Dover" />When Pinterest launched Place Pins - <span>which let users mark their favorite places with images on a map - the image-sharing site expected to see maps of beautiful beaches and stunning national landmarks. </span></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">But maps based on specific interests, like wineries, ice cream shops and even tacos, began to emerge.</span></span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span>"We've been surprised to see more and more outdoor destinations with activities like camping and hiking," a spokesperson from Pinterest told Business Insider.</span></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">After six months, Pinterest has nearly one billion pins on more than 100,000 Place Boards</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> The company </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">mined these pins to see which hiking trails were most frequently added to people's wish lists and travel plan boards all over the globe.</span>
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The Western United States, especially California, has the most popular hiking trails on Pinterest.</span>
<h3>10. Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park in Bellevue, Wash., has 38 miles of hiking trails and 12 miles of horseback riding trails.</h3>
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<h3>9. Mossbrae Falls in Dunsmuir, Calif. can only be reached by walking along active railroad tracks. As of 2011, the state government was working on paving an alternate pedestrian route to avoid accidents.</h3>
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<h3>8. Snoqualmie Falls, east of Seattle, Wash., is a 268-foot-high waterfall that has appeared in the cult television show "Twin Peaks."</h3>
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<h3>7. Devil's Punch Bowl is a swimming hole at the bottom of the 75-foot-high Cedar Creek Falls in San Diego, Calif. It's a popular destination for high endurance hikers.</h3>
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<h3>6. Virginia Creeper Trail in southwestern Virginia runs 35 miles and is great for mountain biking.</h3>
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<h3>5. The Appalachian Trail runs from northern Maine to northern Georgia, covering roughly 2,200 miles.</h3>
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<h3>4. The White Cliffs of Dover, which face France from southeastern England, reach up to 350 feet and get their striking facade from a natural accumulation of chalk.</h3>
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<h3>3. Antelope Canyon sits on Navajo land near Page, Ariz. Flash flooding in the area caused the sandstone to take on the shape of spiraled columns.</h3>
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<h3>2. The West Entrance of Glacier National Park in northern Montana has over 700 miles of trails winding around dozens of fresh water lakes.</h3>
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<h3>1. Elowah Falls, east of Portland, Ore., reaches 505 feet in the Columbia River Gorge.</h3>
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<h3>Check out what else you can do in the great outdoors</h3>
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