First, ignore the mileage. Short hikes can be the hardest day of your year.These “easy” trails look friendly on paper, then ...

Camelback Mountain has two main trails: Echo Canyon and Cholla. Echo Canyon (about 1.2 miles) is a steeper, shorter and more strenuous trek, portions of which include scrambling up rocky terrain.

When people think of long-distance hiking, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and the Appalachian Trail (AT) are usually the first that come to mind. However, throug ...

The sprawling four-story Echo Mountain House opened in 1894 at the dawn of L.A.’s great hiking era, when thousands of Angelenos became enthralled with exploring their wild backyard.

The Adirondack Council has issued a report that finds the steepness of some hiking trails in the Adirondack High Peaks is threatening their sustainability and should be rerouted as more and more ...

Now, I’ve only been hiking for a year, so there’s no reason you should put much stock in my assessment of trails and such. But I’m going to list my favorite local trails, anyway, and bear in ...

The mountain’s rounded dome, recognizable from many compass points around this part of northwestern Maine, can be reached by a short but steep climb – 1,300 feet in just 1.2 miles – over its ...