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The JMT is our #2 hike in the World, about 220mi of trail without crossing a road.
I’ve been section hiking it over the past 3yrs. This summer I thought I’d try to knock off about 110 miles.
I brashly announced I’d hike 20mi / day from Bishop Pass to Tuolumne in 6 or 7 […]

The Superior Hiking Trail is a 235-mile long distance hiking trail along the rocky ridgeline above Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. The trail is located within the Superior National Forest on both public and private lands, and is privately maintained. The trail currently begins near Two Harbors, Minnesota, extends along Lake Superior through seven state […]

Married couple Erin McKittrick (Molecular Biologist turned jewelry artist) and Bretwood (Hig) Higman are incredible adventurers.
Where to begin …
Currently they are on a 9 month trip from Seattle to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska by human power:
Journey on the Wild Coast will be an unprecedented four-thousand-mile expedition along the northern edge of […]

Steve Sergeant of Wildebeat.net pointed me to a very professional trip report posted by Brian Frankle on his ULA (Ultralight Adventure) website.
Perhaps Hayduke is not so dangerous after all.
This was the first ever thru hike of the 800mi+ route. Brian seems to have handled it with ease. (Of course he is an accomplished long […]

Researching the famous walk in Spain, I started (as usual) with Wikipedia:

The Way of St. James or St. James’ Way, often known by its Spanish name, el Camino de Santiago, is the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where the remains of the apostle, Saint James the Great, […]

Guidebook author Sandra Friend runs the Florida Hikes website. We’ve linked to it under WEBSITES on the right hand navigation.
She’s just revamped the site and it looks great.

Happily, Sandra will be advising besthike.com on the very best hikes in Florida. And will introduce us to other experts in the region.
She’s is always […]

Andrew Skurka has begun his “Great Western Loop” — nearly 7,000 miles!
I’ll be following this adventure. It may just be the greatest thru hike of all time.
You can get email updates by signing up on his official website. (The RSS feeds for photos and podcasts are not up-and-running as yet.)
April 7, 7AM - Just about […]

Running 479mi from Denver to Durango, the Colorado Trail is a classic. It shares about 200mi with the CDT.

planning - ColoradoTrail.org
For those of us who do not have a long month, what’s the best section?
Outdoor Magazine recommends:
… concentrate your efforts during a ten-day romp along a remote 95-mile ribbon that runs just east of San […]

Superbly edited slide show of journalist Mike DeWitt’s hike of the Florida Trail.
His reporting of that adventure was a huge hit, as well.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(Thanks Joe Moraca)

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Recommended - A great audio podcast was posted by BackpackingLight.com.
Scott Williamson is best known for his thru-hikes of the Pacific Crest Trail. He has walked the trail nine times in its entirety, including a Yo-Yo from Mexico to Canada and back - twice.
… topics from his 191-day Yo-Yo of the PCT in 2006, including the […]