• 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

  • Hiking Italy's Wild Coast

    A soft thread of wind purls along the cliff, and for a moment we are relieved. It's a sweltering day on Sardinia, the island 120 miles west...

    By Tim Neville May 9th, 2012 Read More

  • Walk A Welsh Coastline

    Ever dreamed of hiking the entire coastline of a country? Well, if you hadn't before, now you will. On Saturday, May 5, the Wales Coast Path was...

    By Lisa Hoehn May 9th, 2012 Read More

  • How To Survive: Snakebite!

    The most important thing to keep in mind with all wild animal encounters, including snakes, is they're just as scared as you are. Give a snake space...

    By Peter Koch April 18th, 2012 Read More

  • How To Survive: Flash Floods

    The desert is really dry. Except, of course, when it's not. During canyon country's summer rainy season, storms sometimes blow up suddenly and drop buckets of rain...

    By Peter Koch April 18th, 2012 Read More

  • Review: Sealskinz Waterproof Socks

    My acrobatic skills might fairly be likened to an elephant's, and I'm certainly no gymnast, but I've done some impressive rock-hopping in the name of maintaining dry...

    By Kolby Kirk April 16th, 2012 Read More

  • Redwood Wonders: Trekking Among Ancients

    I've always been fascinated by the Age of Exploration—a time when men braved their fears and plunged headlong into unmapped landscapes, returning home with stories of strange...

    By Kolby Kirk April 16th, 2012 Read More

  • How To Train For A Long-Distance Hike

    There's a lot to do before any big, long-distance hike: buy gear, sort supplies, analyze maps and guidebooks, pack and plan mail-drops. But don't underestimate the importance...

    By Andrew Skurka April 16th, 2012 Read More
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