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There are a number of good Hawaii hiking sites. But I like best the map interface used by Na Ala Hele - Hawaii Trail System & Access. (It’s far better than the one we use on besthike.)

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If you click Kauai:

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Click on one of the numbers and you get quite a good information page on […]

Our list of the best hikes in the world should be a wiki.
Seriously.
But the wiki software available as of today still … sucks.
Those packages are unusable by normal hikers.
Internet Duct Tape explains why. And holds out a glimmer of hope for the near future:

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Any day now Google will be opening up registration […]

… Tennessee State Parks System has been named the best state parks system in the country by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and the National Recreation and Park Association. …
Some of the key accomplishments of Tennessee State Parks since 2003 include:
* Immediately reopening 14 parks that had […]

I like it. (The font could be larger, though.)
Congratulations Sandra!

… hikes now have embedded Google maps, which you can print as you print off the hike information, and I’m learning how to embed my GPS tracks into the maps so they’re available too. The new website is more flexible, so I can post news […]

What are the best day hikes in the world? Certainly you must include:
Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand
Angel’s Landing, Zion
Half Dome, Yosemite
Rick Deutsch is the author of One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome, our recommended guidebook to one of the most exhilarating hikes anywhere. (See video)
Rick has a dedicated website as well — hikehalfdome.com — focused on […]

UPDATED October 12, 2007
I finally heard back from The Parks Listens Panel Team (Ipsos-Reid) regarding their confusing Parks Canada survey and $1000 contest. The entire email is reprinted in the comments below.
A quick summary for those like me mightily confused:
There are two separate links:
www.join.parkslistens.ca is the official website for individuals who have […]

Tech pundit Robert Scoble announced that Microsoft was making big improvements in their search engine.
In the past Microsoft was terrible, giving a much lower ranking to specialized sites like besthike.com than did Google.
Scoble might be right. Here’s the result for a Microsoft Live Search for “best hike South America”.

Way to go Microsoft! […]

Chuck Bonner — of Hiking with Chuck — sent us recommendations for some “best hikes and hiking areas” out of New Hampshire:
Mine Falls Park in Nashua, New Hampshire
Suwannee Canal Recreation Area in Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Ripley Falls in New Hampshire’s Crawford Notch State Park
Saco Lake Trail in New Hampshire’s Crawford Notch State Park
Elephant Head […]

We include relatively few day hikes on our list of the best hikes in the World.
For more, check out the excellent OneDayHikes.com list. Here’s a sample of their overview page:

Aiguilles Traverse, Chamonix, France
Take the Grand Balcon Nord, beneath the serrated cliffs and pinnacles of the Aiguilles, to an awe-inspiring view of the Mer de Glace.
Aira […]

Since the relaunch of the National Parks Traveler blog, it’s become one of my favourite sites.
These bloggers are passionate about the Parks. Extremely knowledgeable. And the depth and breadth of coverage is amazing.
This recent post, for example, I found very interesting:

Top 10 Most Visited National Parks

Rank
Park Name
Visitation

1

Great Smoky Mountains NP

9,289,215

2

Grand Canyon NP

4,279,439

3

Yosemite NP

3,242,644

4

Yellowstone […]