While on the Inca Trail, every step — past ancient ruins, up stone staircases and over Dead Woman's Pass — brings hikers closer to their final goal: reaching Machu Picchu. Trains and buses drop ...

LOWELL — Armed with her bright yellow backpack, trekking pole and hiking dress, Arlette Laan took the last few steps of the National Park Service’s Ice Age trail in Wisconsin on July 11, marking the ...

As an advocate for family-friendly outdoor adventure, supermom Jessica Human transforms a northwest Georgia trailhead into a welcoming haven for trail crews with Friends of Cloudland State Park. After ...

Many long-distance hiking trails in the U.S. can earn you major "trail-cred" amongst your fellow hikers. These multiweek expeditions are not for amateurs. And though it can sometimes seem hard to ...

BEECH MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WNCT) — Enjoy hiking? Beech Mountain should be your destination in May. Beech Mountain is a beautiful hiking spot all year round with features like waterfalls, wildlife and ...

As a travel writer and creator who has visited all 50 states and nearly every US National Park solo at least once, I’m often asked what my favorite destinations are or where I would choose to go back ...

Fortunately, you don't have to be an expert hiker to see these landscapes in person. The following are five of my favorite ...