🏃 Running

Best GPS Watches for Trail Running in 2026: Our Top Picks

A good GPS watch tracks your runs, handles navigation, and survives the abuse of trail running without demanding to be charged every two days. We tested the top contenders for 2026.

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🎒 Gear

I Built a Free App for Runners, Hikers, and Cyclists — Here's What's in It

After years of wishing I had a better toolkit on the trail, I built one. 15 free offline tools for runners, hikers, and cyclists — no account, no signal required.

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🥾 Hiking

Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Camping

Everything you need for your first night under the stars — gear, food, campfire skills, and the one mistake I made that you won't.

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Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Hiking

want to tell you about my first real hike, because it's instructive in the worst possible way. It was a Saturday morning in late spring. A friend had suggested we do a "short hike" in the mountains — maybe five miles, nothing crazy, bring some water. I wore khaki pants.

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🚵 Biking

Mountain Biking for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know

Ready to start mountain biking? This complete beginner's guide covers bike types, essential gear, fundamental skills, trail etiquette, fitness, and how to progress from your first ride to your first technical trail.

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Hiking

From weekend day hikes to epic multi-day treks, we cover the best hiking trails across all 50 states.

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Biking

Mountain biking, road cycling, and bikepacking routes reviewed and rated by real riders.

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Running

Trail running routes, race guides, and training tips for every pace and distance.

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Mill Creek Loop
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Mill Creek Loop

<p>The Mill Creek Loop winds through the rolling foothills of Lory State Park, passing through classic Front Range ponderosa pine savanna and mixed-grass meadows that burst with wildflowers in late sp...

October 7, 2026
Horseshoe Lake Trail
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Horseshoe Lake Trail

<p>Horseshoe Lake Trail loops through a boreal forest of white spruce, paper birch, and quaking aspen to reach a horseshoe-shaped oxbow lake formed when the Nenana River abandoned a bend in its channe...

October 7, 2026
Coleman Trail
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Coleman Trail

<p>The Coleman Trail ventures into the most remote section of Merchant Millpond State Park, following a long loop through the upland forest and bottomland swamp of the Floodwater Creek drainage that l...

October 7, 2026
Arthur's Rock Trail
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Arthur's Rock Trail

<p>Arthurs Rock Trail is the premier hike in Lory State Park, climbing steadily through ponderosa pine forest and open meadows to a dramatic 1,780-foot granite summit overlooking Horsetooth Reservoir ...

October 5, 2026
Mount Healy Overlook Trail
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Mount Healy Overlook Trail

<p>Mount Healy Overlook Trail is the finest maintained hiking trail accessible from Denali's entrance area, climbing from the boreal forest near the visitor center through the treeline and into open a...

October 5, 2026
Millpond Trail
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Millpond Trail

<p>The Millpond Trail circles the historic 760-acre Merchant Millpond, following the shore of one of North Carolina most significant cultural and ecological landscapes through forest and swamp edge ha...

October 5, 2026

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