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Northeast Readers' Choice Hikes
A state high point, killer foliage, and a hike loaded with waterfalls
America's 10 Most Dangerous Hikes
Like your life and limbs intact? Then you'd better get skilled before visiting these trails.
Your Favorite Places: Readers' Choice Trips 2010
Who knows the secret trails and must-do classics in every corner of the country? Our teams of regional experts, recruited from the ranks of readers like you. Here are their top hikes from coast to coast.
America's Scariest Trails: What are You Afraid of?
Haunted mountains? Vanished campers? Bloodthirsty creatures? An evil wind that lures hikers over a waterfall? We dare you to hike America's scariest trails.
America's Scariest Trails: Mt. Washington's Phantom Crowds
Never let your guard down on this deadly peak, where the weather–and spirits–are unpredictable.
Weekend Planner: Quick Escapes
Get big views and rack up long miles with these close-to-home adventures.
Where Solitude Rules - Lonely Summits
You won't find bottlenecks on these untrammeled peaks.
Master the Steeps: High-Angle Hiking Trails
First, check out our tips for healthy hiking on steep terrain in the May 2009 issue then, put them to the test on one of our favorite high-angle trails from California to North Carolina.
Weekend Snow Climbs in the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and Northeast
Pack snowshoes for these nine epic treks to snowy solitude in the Pacific Northwest, Rockies, and Northeast.
Party Peaks
Ten perfect summits for your next group hike
Ten Epic Hikes
Paddling, hiking, testing self arrest skills–we cover it all in these 10 epic trips throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Top 3 Winter Hut Treks
Trek into the wilderness but sleep in comfort with these hut treks
Cold War: A Winter Traverse of New Hampshire's Presidential Range
Got guts? Good. Now learn what skills you'll need to bag America's Little Everest—a traverse of New Hampshire's Presidential Range in Winter.
Wind Power: Turbulence Ahead
Wind power offers clean energy–but how much will hikers compromise to get it?
America's 10 Most Dangerous Hikes - Mt. Washington, NH
It'll blow you away
Trip Finder: Ridgewalks
From the West Coast to the Rocky Mountains to New England, we've got nine epic ridgewalks just for you.
Top 3 Get-There-Fast Hikes
You can only get so far off the grid in a single day - that is, unless you take a shortcut into the mountains. Many ski resorts, including the three premier sites mentioned below, open a lift or two in summer and fall, offering an express route to places high and wild. There's no other way to get this deep into the woods this fast.
Through the Kaleidoscope: A Family Fall Trek Through New Hampshire's White Mountains
Cozy huts, five-course meals, and world-class foliage highlight one family's fall trek.
America's Best Campsites
Whether you are after fishing holes or skinny-dipping, Backpacker tracked down the best campsites in the country
America's Hardest Dayhikes
Push yourself on any of these challenging hikes
Fall Hiking in New Hampshire's Baldface Range
Vibrant colors and a ridge walk you'll never forget
New Hampshire: The Great Gulf Wilderness
Here is your chance to tag six summits in only 3 days.
Mt. Jefferson, Presidential Range
Scenic ridges and some high White Mountain peaks abound on this great hike.
Best Backpacking In New Hampshire
Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in New Hampshire.
Two Shades of White Mountains
Lines at backcountry outhouses. Hikers competing for tent sites. Is there any solitude left in New Hampshire's White Mountains? Lots of it, if you know where to go.
Hikers Mourn The Loss Of Guy Waterman
Guy Waterman died near the summit of Mount Lafayette, a peak in the White Mountains in northern New Hampshire, on February 6.
New Hampshire: Pop Goes The Forest
You can spend days exploring the Dry River Valley forest without seeing another soul, even if it sounds like you're being chased by a well-armed militia.
New Hampshire's Chorus Of Loons
A chaotic chorus of loon calls penetrate the darkness, the warbling sounds echoing off the wooded hills around the New Hampshire lake.
White Mountains, New Hampshire
Sometimes walking "backward" is the only way to go in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
Wapack Trail, NH
A Thoreauvian classic hike in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire's Kinsman Ridge Trail
Thrills and views by the minute on the Kinsman Ridge Trail.
New England's Metacomet-Monadnock Trail
Panoramic ridge-hiking through New England.
New Hampshire's Baldface Range
Baldface Range's icy swimming holes and heights will get any hiker worked up.
Soar To New Hampshire's Pilot Range
When the White Mountains' hot spots get too hot, there's always the Pilot Range.
New Hampshire's Carter Dome
A hike up New Hampshire's Carter Dome has it all -- mountains, forests, water, views, solitude, and even a little challenge.
Twelve Toughest Trails
Twelve trails that'll chew you up, spit you out, and have you begging for more.
Border Run: Hiking The U.S.-Canada Coho Trail
In mountains most hikers don't even know exist, the 150-mile Cohos Trail just waiting to carry you far from the crowds and on to Canada.
