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Local Hikes in the Central U.S.
Camp lake-side in Arkansas, summit 800-foot Nebraska bluffs, see Wisconsin's best foliage (alone), and dayhike near Dallas. Plus: 8 more autumn hikes.
Trail Mix: Great November Hikes in the West
Your region's go-now guide: See newts on the move in California and bears heading for lower elevation in Beartooths, MT
Trail Mix: West
Your region's go-now guide
Rip & Go: Pyramid Peak Loop, Great Basin National Park, NV
Climb out of the desert heat to breezy alpine solitude.
Readers' Choice 2012: Your Neck of the Woods - West Hikes
Climb an 11,000-foot peak, hike to a secret summit, see the glacier-capped Cascades, soak in hot pools, and explore the ruins of a 100-year-old resort.
Backyard Everests: Mt. Wilson
Navigate a vertical sandstone maze to guaranteed solitude on a high-desert summit.
Right Place, Perfect Time: An Oasis in California's Desert Peaks
Peakbag in the White Mountains—without lugging in water.
Local Hikes: West
See California dunes, Nevada red-rock canyons, Alaska's deep forest, quiet Oregon Coast, and Washington's Cascade lakes.
Trip Finder: West
Your favorite western hikes—from dayhikes to weekenders to multiday trips.
Readers' Choice: West
Your favorite parks, weekend getaways, peak ascents, campsites, and more in the west.
Less is More: 50-Mile Thru-Hikes
Ten point-to-point treks with the payoffs of a thru-hike, but hikeable in a week.
Best Hikes Ever: Duffer Peak Trail, NV
Ascend a remote summit pyramid far away from civilization.
Best. Hikes. Ever.
We've covered 245,591 miles of trails in our 37-year history. Here are our 20 all-time favorite trips, plus—shocking!—20 routes we never covered.
50-Mile Thru-Hikes: Toiyabe Crest Trail, NV
Cross Nevada's loftiest range in 6-7 days.
Local Hikes: Las Vegas, NV
The best hikes near Las Vegas.
Local Hikes: California
The best hikes within two hours of California's major cities.
Local Hikes: New Hikes Near You
Our army of reader-reader scouts mapped 59 local hikes from South Carolina to Northern California. See their favorites, then learn how to download tracklogs and waypoints.
Local Hikes: California/Nevada/Hawaii
Hike to the world's best tropical campsite, see elephant seals, and trek through poppies. (Click linked trips for GPS waypoints, photos, and more.)
Zones: Urban
Check out these city hikes in Walt Disney World, Las Vegas, and Manhattan.
Urban: The Vegas Strip, NV
This 5.3 mile sunset tour of Vegas takes in all the sights and sounds.
West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes
The world's prettiest shoreline, giant pines, and Yosemite's premier view.
West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Kalalau Trail, HI
Hike Hawaii's all-world coast to a secluded beach.
West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: The Ruby Crest Trail, Humboldt NF, NV
Explore lonely alpine scenery in this off-the-radar wilderness.
West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Thru-hike the John Muir Trail, CA
Trek 211 miles through hiker heaven.
West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: California's Giant Sequoias, Sugarbowl Loop, Kings Canyon NP
Take a lightly trafficked trail into the word's biggest grove.
West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Sentinel Dome, Yosemite NP
Bag a granite peak with big views and small crowds.
West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Lakes Trail to Pear Lake, Sequoia NP
Get a highlights tour of the High Sierra backcountry.
Vote on America's Best Trail
For our 2010 Readers' Choice issue we want to know your favorite trail in America.
Where Solitude Rules - More Tips and Tricks
Alternative routes, where to find solitude in the Lower 48, and avoiding the crowds in America's most crowded park
Hikes and Trips in US Cities
Use our comprehensive city-specific pages to find hikes near your hometown or in a city you're planning to visit.
Can a Lime-Green Vegetable-Oil-Powered Beetle Save the Earth?
One writer ditches his S.U.V. for a vegetable oil-powered Volkswagon Beetle and drives into the Sierras to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and test his environmentalist platitudes
Paddling's Greatest Getaways
16 wild ways to find backcountry solitude and big-time scenery. All this, and you can bring the ice chest, too.
High Points: Boundary Peak, Nevada
Expect unexpected challenges to reach the summit
Up High Down Below: 3 Top Peaks in the Lower 48
Can't make it to Canada? Try Glacier Peak, Baker Peak, or Catamount Mountain
Hiking at Lake Mead
Explore wild canyons just an hour from Las Vegas
Hike Nevada's Moapa Peak
Scrambling this 6,471-foot mountain is a trip, even mid-winter
Hike Baker Creek in Great Basin National Park
A peerless art gallery of bristlecone pines, wildflowers and a ridge walk
Backpack Nevada's Table Mountain Wilderness
Autumn solitude on a well-watered, 10,000-foot plateau
Hike Nevada's Sagebrush Oasis
Hiding in the arid plains of Nevada you'll find a cool refuge from the desert heat and room to let your imagination soar.
Best Backpacking In Nevada
Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Nevada.
Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
Just beyond the neon and greenbacks of Vegas lies a priceless wilderness gem.
Mt. Charleston Loop Trail, Nevada
Keep your cool on Nevada's Mt. Charleston Loop Trail.
Nevada's East Humboldt Wilderness
Way up in Nevada's East Humboldt Wilderness, finding solitude and water are sure bets.
Nevada's Mt. Moriah Wilderness
Great Basin's Mt. Moriah is a big mountain of solitude.
