80-mile trail from Fort William to Aviemore through Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. More solitude, route-finding than the West Highland Way. Amenities for inn-to-inn hiking
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Starting in Talimena State Park, the Ouachita National Recreation Trail runs 223 miles through West Oklahoma and follows the Ouachita Mountains. The hiking trail avoids towns and roads, complicating resupply but resulting in true, necessary solitude.
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The Corvallis to Sea Trail (C2C Trail) is a 62-mile backpacking trip through Oregon’s coastal range to Ona Beach on signed hiking trail from Corvallis to the Coast.
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The Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) is a long-distance (750-mile) hiking route extending through the Oregon Badlands to Owyhee State Park. It is a remote and challenging trek through central and southeastern Oregon’s high desert highlights.
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How to plan your backpacking trip of the West Coast Trail in British Columbia, a 47-mile coastal trek: permits, transportation, logistics, gear, planning, and sample itinerary.
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A trip guide for the 160-mile loop along the Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail with trailheads, gear list, resupply trail towns and suggested itinerary
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Oregon’s Three Sisters Loop is a 50-mile, 3-6 day backpacking trip that circumnavigates three volcanoes! A highlight of the Oregon Cascades, it passes through a waterfall, wildflower meadows, wilderness, the remains of an old lava flow, and more!
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Prescott Circle is a 60-mile loop around Prescott, Arizona. Open to all non-motorized use and popular with hikers, backpackers, and more, the trail skirts defining places of the greater valley with amazing views from a well-maintained trail.
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A guide to backpacking Hawai’i in Haleakalā National Park in Maui, including itineraries for the best 3-day overnight hikes in Haleakalā crater and to the summit
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Permits, logistics, camping, resupply, water and more for the Trans Catalina Trail (TCT) thru-hike, a 38-mile beginner friendly backpacking trip on Catalina Island, CA with beaches, swimming, and a mild climate.
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The ~155-mile San Diego Trans County Trail (aka Sea to Sea Trail) is a winter thru-hike. This guide has a route, water, and resupply plan, and a gear list.
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The definitive guide from a 2-time thru-hiker to backpacking the High Sierra Trail. To call the HST an alternative to the John Muir Trail would be to minimize its standing as a world-class trail in its own right.
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With a maximum elevation of 1,700’, the Chelan Lakeshore Trail is an excellent option for your first backpacking trip of the season.
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