Big regional guides for trip planners — what each part of the country does best, and the trails that prove it.
Slot canyons, red rock arches, and desert backpacking. Hike in the shoulder seasons and carry more water than you think you need.
From the Sierra Nevada to the Alaskan coast, the West delivers North America's most dramatic alpine terrain and longest hiking seasons.
The Whites, Greens, Adirondacks, and Acadia — rocky, root-laced trails with explosive fall foliage and surprisingly serious alpine zones.
Old-growth forest, glacier-clad volcanoes, and high lake basins define the PNW. Trail conditions depend on snowpack into July.
Blue Ridge ridgelines and Smoky Mountain old-growth, hikeable nearly year-round.
High-altitude trails with afternoon thunderstorm patterns. Most peaks are best climbed mid-July through early September.
Bluffs, sandstone canyons, and the Great Lakes North Shore deliver dramatic short hikes you don't expect in flyover country.