Day Hiking Issue

15 Best Day Hikes: Readers’ Choice Edition

Here they are: the 15 best day hikes, as told by our readers. All of the words and images below are straight from your submissions to our GP best hikes competition.

By J. Travis Smith
Photo Essay: Hiking Seoul’s Woo-Myun Mountain
Nearly one in three Koreans hike on a monthly basis — some consider …
By Eric Yang
15 Best Hikes of the South

We found the 15 best day hikes near major cities in the South.

By Matthew Ankeny
15 Best Day Hikes in the Midwest
With the Appalachians to the east and Rockies to the west, the relat…
By J. Travis Smith
15 Best Day Hikes of the West
The beauty of the West isn’t up for debate: it’s ubiquitous, grandio…
By Tucker Bowe
Jul 31, 2014
Farther, Faster: A Primer on Ultralight Backpacking

A guide to ultralight hiking: rethinking pack weight, preparedness, safety and more.

By J. Travis Smith
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Jun 12, 2014
Hiking in Hawaii’s Lava Fields
One of the most diverse islands on the planet, Hawaii Island plays host to all but two of the world’s ecosystems, including active volc…
By Will McGough
May 8, 2014
30 Minutes With: Andrew Skurka
The summer before his senior year at Duke University, Andrew Skurka thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, his first ever backpacking trip, …
By J. Travis Smith
May 8, 2014
10 Most Dangerous Hikes
Stick anyone next to a cliff and they’ll inch forward and peek over; put anyone in a supercar and they’ll double the speed limit. We al…
By J. Travis Smith
Apr 24, 2014
15 Best Day Hikes in the Northeast

These day hikes are not pretenders. We surveyed the northeastern U.S.

By J. Travis Smith
Apr 24, 2014
Kit: The Perfect Day Pack
Most day hikes require a peanut butter sandwich, a water bottle and maybe some bug spray. But for the weekend warrior who wants to crus…
By J. Travis Smith
Apr 22, 2013
Five All-American Summer Adventures
We love winter and all it brings: fires, warm sweaters, skiing and flasks of Scotch. But come June, we’re ready to bust out and underta…
By Jason Heaton
Sep 28, 2011
Open Road | The Climb: GORUCK Ascent
“Open Road” is an ongoing series of dispatches written and photographed by guest correspondent, Foster Huntington, during his epic cros…
By Guest Writer