Started at the TH where highway 74 becomes the Pines to Palms highway. There are no bathrooms or water fills at the TH or on the trail, so bring water. If you start early enough in the day (I did!) the first few miles are in intermittent shade. Incline is not dramatic and the trail is in excellent condition with great signage. Because of how the trail is routed, it seems like you are deep in the desert when you really aren't at all.

The Jay Mountains:  One of the Adirondack Hundred Highest Peaks, and a real gem in the Upper Jay area.  This mountain range has a little bit of everything to offer, with very runnable sections, scrambling, and views galore!  Start and finish at the trailhead sign, turn-around point is the USGS summit marker.

This ~22mi loop traverses the full bowl-shaped amphitheater of mountain ridges that surround the village of Capafonts in Parc Natural de les Muntanyes de Prades (Prades Mountains nature reserve, a mountain massif that runs E to W in Catalonia, Spain, and a popular destination for climbers and hikers); It has a total vertical gain of 5,213ft, and it is >99% on trails. It connects multiple popular day-hikes in the Prades Mountains reserve.