America's 10 Most Dangerous Hikes

The list is missing "the Goat Trail" in Wrangell St Elias National Park in Alaska. Having been on many of the others on this list, I say that the Goat Trail beats them all. But then, it is so scary that many people just turn around . . .

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We just finished the Buckskin Gultch and it was amazing! We only met one other group on the trail; a far cry from the throngs doing the Narrows in Zion. If you want to hike in the desert and only see occasional glimpses of the sun, then try the gulch. Warning - it was nearly dry. Lots of dried up pools. A tiny stream appeared just up from the Confluence. Without more rain the Gultch will likely be dry.

Abrams Falls is only dangerous if one is stupid. Another far more dangerous hike is the Knife Edge trail to Mt. Katahdin. With part of the trail only being 2' wide in places and a fall of thousands of feet if you misstep, it is one scary trail.

I'd add the Skyline Trail in Palm Springs to that list. 8000 vertical feet to the Palm Springs Tramway and no exit if things go bad. We've already had one death this year and several rescues. You can start in the early morning before the temperatures get into the triple digits but you can't turn back if things don't go well. The further down you go, the hotter it gets.

Other times of the year aren't much better than summer. In the winter the upper reaches of the trail are chocked with ice and snow and people have fallen to their deaths.

It's best to do in the fall. That way it's only the 8000 vertical feet to deal with.

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I'm a Colorado native and my parents and I hiked to the peak of Long's Peak when I was 10 years old, All the hiking I do in Kodiak, Alaska is way crazier than this mostly because of the critters i'm hiking with:)

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Hiking is dangerous

I hear 6 people have died at Yosemite this year already. How do rank that?

This is just silly journalism. Obviously, as has been pointed out, these trails are very popular, so they have more incidents. I try to stay away from trails, especially popular ones. I don't go backpacking to see other people. Bright Angel isn't a trail, it's a wide tourist path full of non-hikers. This is the problem with Backpacker, that it continues to be a newbies' magazine.

South Kaibab Trail is worse than the Bright Angel Trail because the South Kaibab doesn;t have any water

After hiking part of the Whittenberg trail in the Catskills region of New York I gained a new respect for the areas environment and beauty. I plan to take a trip to return to the Devil's Path, a trail which I would think should be on the list. Some very rugged terrain and even more challenges expected when visiting the Adirondacks. Keep on chooglin!

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Surprised Tenaya Canyon from the Valley to Tuolomme wasn't listed instead of Half Dome

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Are these hikes really the most dangerous or are they just easier for inexperienced/under-prepared hikers to get to? There are many hazards in a mountaineering trip to the top of Rainier, but with enough time and water hiking the grand canyon is fairly moderate. I would argue there is much more rugged terrain throughout the US, but there's just fewer people going there.