🏃 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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🥾 Hiking

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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Fate Bell Shelter Trail
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Fate Bell Shelter Trail

<p>The Fate Bell Shelter Trail descends into Seminole Canyon to reach one of the most significant archaeological sites in North America: a rock shelter containing pictographs painted by the Pecos Rive...

September 17, 2026
Cleetwood Cove Trail
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Cleetwood Cove Trail

<p>Cleetwood Cove Trail is the only legal access point to the shore of Crater Lake, descending 700 feet in just over a mile on a steep, paved switchback path to reach the only location in the park whe...

September 17, 2026
Hickory Nut Falls Trail
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Hickory Nut Falls Trail

<p>The Hickory Nut Falls Trail leads to the base of one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern United States, a 404-foot freefall cascade that plunges from the rim of Hickory Nut Gorge and surpasses...

September 17, 2026
Big Pines Trail
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Big Pines Trail

<p>The Big Pines Trail at Caddo Lake State Park moves away from the cypress swamp margin into the upland pine forest that covers the higher ground of the park, revealing a distinctly different face of...

September 15, 2026
Cedar Creek Canoe Trail
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Cedar Creek Canoe Trail

<p>Cedar Creek Canoe Trail is the finest way to experience Congaree National Park, paddling a blackwater tributary through the heart of the old-growth bottomland forest on a 15-mile one-way route that...

September 15, 2026

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