Trail Profile
The Outeniqua Trail: 68 Miles in the Heart of the Garden Route, South Africa
South Africa has a wealth of incredibly diverse hiking; from the dry and rugged Cedarberg in the west to the majestic Drakensberg in the east. Tucked away behind the popular...
10 Trails Where You Can Find Long-Distance Solitude in 2020
In 2017, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy recorded 1,173 people as finishing the Appalachian Trail, and 1,013 of them were thru-hikers. On the Pacific Crest Trail, it's just as crowded. The...
Appalachian Trail State Profile: Maine
Two hundred and eighty-two miles of adventure are sandwiched between New Hampshire’s Mount Success and Katahdin, the revered Northern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Many hikers consider Maine to
The Cranberry Lake 50: A Serene 50-Mile Loop in the Western Adirondacks
The Cranberry Lake 50, as its name implies, circumnavigates 50 miles around Cranberry Lake. The route mostly utilizes already existing trail, creating a continuous loop around the lake. Along the
Appalachian Trail State Profile: New Hampshire
Somewhere in the vast green forest of New Hampshire, the Appalachian Trail steals across a small stream called Oliverian Brook, which snakes through a notch of the same name. This...
Appalachian Trail State Profile: Vermont
As the Appalachian Trail moves north through New England, the sections get steadily longer—and so do the climbs. Stretching 150 miles between Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Vermont beckons with
Trail Profile: South Dakota’s Centennial Trail
The Centennial Trail is a 123-mile trail that winds through the Black Hills of South Dakota. Traversing ponderosa-pine forests, pastures, and open grasslands, the trail passes by several lakes and
Tabletop Track: A Rarely Traveled 40 Kilometers of Australian Wilderness
The following is a Guest Post by Lora Gene Young. To send your own story or submit a post, email [email protected] Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia...
The Wind River High Route: A Fully Incomplete Q&A
Eearlier this month, I, along with everybody's favorite Viking who walks good, along with his longtime buddy, Lt. Cookoo Bird, set out to complete Andrew Skurka's Wind River High Route. ...
Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast: 200 Miles Across Rural England
Wainwright’s Coast to Coast is a long distance unofficial trail in Britain that goes from the Irish Sea to the North Sea via three national parks. The scenery varies dramatically...