Other trails might not have a trailhead--this fact will be specified in your trail guide.
The Great River State Trail, near La Crosse, (608) 781-9570, has a trailhead with parking, water and restrooms at 800 Oak Forest Drive, off Highway 35 North in Onalaska (take exit 3 off I-90).
Other trailhead, like those in national parks, will have a map of all of the other trails your trail connects to, as well as different things to look out for while hiking.
If the trailhead has a hiking log, sign it.
About half a mile from Takakkaw Falls, near trailheads, the hostel has a kitchen and three shared rooms sleeping 27 people, at $13 a head.
Fortunately, the restaurant has a small, private gondola back to the trailhead.
Whitney Portal (the southern trailhead of the JMT) has a store and restaurant where you can enjoy that food item you've been dreaming about for the last week.
They camped at the trailhead, she in a tent and he in his Toyota Tacoma truck, which has a futon and skis in back.
So with three days' worth of dehydrated food and painting supplies in their packs, the little group -- Ms. Diggory and Ms. Minnery, both artists and close friends from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Ms. Diggory's daughter Ariel -- had left the trailhead that morning just outside the High Peaks Wilderness Area.
He told the police that Mr. Rudolph had stolen his truck, which was found at a trailhead in the woods, and 75 pounds of food.
For a more substantial hike, I had to drive another eight miles or so north to a trailhead at the Wizard Falls fish hatchery.
