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Hiking tips, inspiration, and ideas
Hiking may be one of the most varied sports on the planet. From hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for two months to exploring jungle trails in Costa Rica to gentle hikes at your local state park, there's no shortage of places to get out and hit the trails. And as long as you're enjoying yourself, it doesn't matter if you walk one mile or 100. We gathered our most popular stories about hiking, from bucket-list hikes to hiking tips to things you definitely don't want to do on the trail. Enjoy!
Hiking tips & advice
Whether you're a new hiker or have been peakbagging for years, we guarantee you'll find at least one useful tip in the articles below.
It’s easy to find hiking tips online, but it’s just as important to know what not to do when you hit the trails, too. Whether you’re a first-time hiker …
Hiking Travel and Inspiration
Our favorite articles about hiking around the world to help round out your bucket list.
Maykol Connaya Puga finished tying the two giant duffel bags together and took a deep breath before heaving them up with a grunt. For a split second, …
Hiking Gear and Reviews
Can you hike in jeans and gym shoes? Sure! But if you're ready to pick up some hiking-specific gear, here's what our editors recommend.
National park hiking
Why do we love national park hiking? Why wouldn't we! The US National Park Service protects some of the most beautiful places in the country, the trails are well-maintained and well-marked, rangers are nearby if you find yourself in a pickle, and assigned backcountry campsites ensure you'll find a place to pitch your tent no matter when you arrive. Said novelist Wallace Stenger, "National parks are the best idea we ever had." We think he's right.
it’s no secret that the National Park Service protects some of the most fantastic landscapes and geological features in the United States. Hikers, …
It’s that magical time of year — go-time for applying for 2022 national park permits for trails and adventures this summer and fall. Some of the most …
RANDY OLSON, a computer science and engineering Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University, is a man who likes to design road trips. He has …
Set on Washington state’s massive Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park sprawls across more than a million acres, 95 percent of which has been …
National parks are a showcase of the United States’ diverse, beautiful geography and wildlife. You can see the parks on a quick day hike, commit to a …
The glaciers and rivers that, over millions of years, carved up the mountains and valleys of Montana’s Glacier National Park left behind one of the …
Jason Barnette is a writer and photographer, but most importantly, he’s a road trip expert. Barnette spends between eight and nine months of the year …
With 355 miles of trails, Rocky Mountain National Park’s best hikes make up a long, long list. While they can be divided into three categories — lake …
