Best States for Hiking Ranking
Ranking State Number of Trails Trail Diversity Scenic Beauty Score Accessibility of Trails Index Score Hiking Experience Rating 1 California 2000+ 9/10 8/10 9/10 95 9 1 2 Colorado 5000+ 9/10 9/10 8/10 92 9 0 3 Washington 3000+ 9/10 9/10 8/10 90 8 9 4 Utah 1500+ 8/10 9/10 7/10 88 8 4 5 Montana 2500+ 9/10 8/10 7/10 86 8 2 6 Oregon 1800+ 8/10 8/10 8/10 84 8 2 7 Vermont 900+ 7/10 7/10 8/10 82 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Arkansas 1000+ 6/10 6/10 6/10 38 5 5 30 North Dakota 500+ 5/10 5/10 6/10 36 5 1 31 South Dakota 800+ 6/10 6/10 5/10 34 5 1 32 Connecticut 500+ 5/10 5/10 6/10 32 4 9 33 Ohio 800+ 6/10 6/10 5/10 30 4 8 34 Rhode Island 200+ 4/10 4/10 6/10 28 4 1 35 West Virginia 600+ 6/10 6/10 4/10 26 4 1 36 Georgia 1200+ 6/10 6/10 5/10 24 4 0 37 Texas 1000+ 5/10 6/10 5/10 22 3 8 38 Nebraska 400+ 4/10 4/10 6/10 20 3 5 39 Illinois 600+ 5/10 5/10 5/10 18 3 4 40 Indiana 400+ 4/10 4/10 5/10 16 3 0 41 Missouri 700+ 5/10 5/10 4/10 14 3 0 42 Delaware 100+ 3/10 3/10 5/10 12 2 5 43 Iowa 300+ 4/10 4/10 4/10 10 2 4 44 Kansas 200+ 3/10 3/10 4/10 8 2 1 45 Louisiana 200+ 3/10 3/10 4/10 6 2 0 46 Mississippi 200+ 3/10 3/10 4/10 4 1 9 47 Oklahoma 400+ 4/10 4/10 3/10 2 1 9 48 Alabama 400+ 4/10 4/10 3/10 2 1 9 49 South Carolina 300+ 4/10 4/10 3/10 2 1 9 50 Florida 800+ 5/10 5/10 2/10 2 1 7
