A severe case of trench foot did not stop an intrepid American hiker from completing the fastest self-supported journey of Te ...

The hiker and a companion had wandered off the remote 53-mile hiking path that follows the northern California coastline of ...

Tour No. 3 includes a quarter-mile round-trip hike along the Pacific Crest Trail to view a section of the 1913 National Old Trails Road, and the Stoddard-Waite Monument. On this tour, participants ...

With its lush rainforests, windswept coastal trails and rugged alpine peaks, Olympic National Park is a bucket-list destination for outdoor enthusiasts. But did you know that securing a wilderness ...

The National Park Service’s parks, sites and monuments are not the only public lands affected by the seesawing reports of ...

Congress first codified the trails’ importance in 1968, beginning with the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail ... in the central and southern sections of the hike, launching a ...

When picking out your pair, Pacific Crest Trail Association communications ... your foot,” Hazzard admits. “Sections of rocks on the Appalachian Trail are thin and stacked so you can’t ...

When multi-day hiking, is it better to go it alone or have a guide lead the adventure? We explain the pros and cons of each approach.