🏃 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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Rincon Trail
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Rincon Trail

<p>Rincon Trail traverses a high desert canyon bench several hundred feet above the Arkansas River, looping through a landscape of rugged granite outcrops, desert shrubs, and scattered pinyon pines th...

November 2, 2026
Museum Campus Loop
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Museum Campus Loop

<p>The Museum Campus Loop at Gateway Arch National Park circles the recently renovated grounds above and around the underground museum at the arch's base, revealing the thoughtful landscape design tha...

November 2, 2026
Maritime Heritage Trail -- Shipwreck Snorkel
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Maritime Heritage Trail -- Shipwreck Snorkel

<p>The Maritime Heritage Trail is an underwater snorkel route connecting six historic shipwrecks within Biscayne National Park, ranging from a 19th-century wooden sailing vessel to a 20th-century frei...

November 2, 2026
Hecla Junction Trail
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Hecla Junction Trail

<p>Hecla Junction Trail climbs from the Arkansas River bottomland to the granite canyon rim above one of the most scenic stretches of river accessible within the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, o...

October 31, 2026
Old Courthouse Historic Walk
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Old Courthouse Historic Walk

<p>The Old St. Louis Courthouse, now part of Gateway Arch National Park, is one of the most historically significant buildings in American legal history — the site where Dred Scott sued for his freedo...

October 31, 2026
Adams Key Loop Trail
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Adams Key Loop Trail

<p>Adams Key is a small island south of Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park, accessible by boat and featuring a short interpretive loop trail through a historical site with significant conservation ...

October 31, 2026

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