• World's Best Hikes: Beehive Basin, MT

    Adventure guide Kasey Austin has been in the business since she was six and has traveled extensively in Europe and the Americas. She leads tours of Yellowstone...

    By Kasey Austin March 1st, 2013 Read More

  • Africa's Appalachian Trail: Tsavo, Kenya

    Tropical Ice Ltd. is setting new standards for the continent's hiking options by guiding a seriously epic, long-haul trekking trip across central Africa. The 100-mile-plus walk traverses...

    By Andrea Minarcek February 5th, 2013 Read More

  • A Pristine Kingdom: Green Travel In Bhutan

    This year, access to this formerly closed-off kingdom will be easier than ever, as the only airline that services Bhutan, Drukair, will start offering daily flights from...

    By Andrea Minarcek February 5th, 2013 Read More

  • Cliffs & Castles: Hiking The Wales Coast Path

    All 1,000-plus miles of Wales' dramatic coastline are now accessible to hikers and equestrians thanks to a newly-completed path that rings the entire country.The new Wales Coast...

    By Andrea Minarcek February 5th, 2013 Read More

  • Volcano Surfing: The New Nicaragua

    This small, once off-limits Central American nation has long been attracting adventurous surfers and hikers, and in 2013, with a slew of new eco-lodges opening, it's poised to draw...

    By Andrea Minarcek February 4th, 2013 Read More

  • Amidst The City, A Wilderness Paradise

    Exiting the last T-Bane (metro) stop on Line 3 at Oslo's Sognsvann station, just 20 minutes from the city's center, we were literally dropped at nature's front...

    By Mackenzie Lobby January 15th, 2013 Read More

  • Great Hikes: Adirondacks' Great Range

    Listen up, peak-baggers. We've got the hike for you. In one grueling day, you can cross much of the High Peaks Wilderness Area of the Adirondacks. The...

    By Megan Taylor Morrison October 5th, 2012 Read More

  • Q+A: Peter Potterfield's Top 25 Hikes

    Over the past 10 years, author Peter Potterfield hiked more than 5,000 miles across North America's greatest wilderness areas to research his newly published book, Classic Hikes...

    By Peter Koch August 30th, 2012 Read More

  • Wild Mushroom Season: A Forager's Guide

    This autumn, you can spice up your campfire fare -- and make your hikes more rewarding -- by foraging for mushrooms from local forests. It just takes...

    By Megan Taylor Morrison August 29th, 2012 Read More

  • Life Lesson: Why I Never Hike Alone

    The boulder was the tallest in a field of tabletop-size stones, seemingly undisturbed by the passage of centuries. It had the stature to have borne witness to...

    By Jane Koerner HCN July 2nd, 2012 Read More

  • Good And Bad News For The Adirondacks

    On Sunday, the Adirondack Mountain Club (AMC) completed work on a small footbridge in the 6-million-acre Adirondack wilderness of Upstate New York, drawing the notice of the...

    By Peter Koch June 21st, 2012 Read More

  • Hike Kauai's Na Pali Coast

    Early summer on Kauai is perfect. Not only is the rainy season over, replaced by blue skies and sunshine, but the high-heat hasn't hit yet, giving you...

    By Zach Garcia June 15th, 2012 Read More

  • She Belongs To The Mountains

    I rank them by altitude and tackle them one set at a time: the 200 highest, then the tricentennials. I'm told I was the first woman to...

    By Jane Koerner HCN June 6th, 2012 Read More

  • How To: The Hiker's Checklist

    Sure, hiking seems like an activity that shouldn't require much instruction. Pick a trail, put one foot in front of the other, gaze at the sublime views,...

    By Lisa Hoehn May 31st, 2012 Read More

  • Best Hikes: 6 Days In Cedar Mesa, Utah

    Mountaineer and author David Roberts spent six days this spring exploring his favorite place on earth—the red rock canyons and unrestored ruins of Cedar Mesa, Utah.  Here,...

    By The Active Times Staff May 21st, 2012 Read More
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