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

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Rim Trail
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Rim Trail

<p>The Rim Trail at Harvey Gap State Park climbs to the canyon rim above Rifle Gap Reservoir, rewarding hikers with commanding views of the reservoir shimmering below, the Grand Hogback anticline stre...

October 17, 2026
Pa-hay-okee Overlook Trail
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Pa-hay-okee Overlook Trail

<p>Pa-hay-okee Overlook Trail provides the most accessible view of the river of grass that defines the Everglades — a vast, shallow, slow-moving sheet of water moving imperceptibly southward from Lake...

October 17, 2026
Arches Scenic Drive -- Balanced Rock to Windows
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Arches Scenic Drive -- Balanced Rock to Windows

<p>Cycling the Arches National Park road from Balanced Rock to the Windows section is one of the most visually spectacular road bike segments in the American Southwest, passing through the park's cent...

October 17, 2026
Dakota Terraces Trail
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Dakota Terraces Trail

<p>Dakota Terraces Trail traverses the upland sage terraces east of Ridgway Reservoir, offering intimate views of the Cimarron Ridge and the broad Uncompahgre Valley without the crowds that gather alo...

October 15, 2026
Snorkeling the Hospital Key Reef
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Snorkeling the Hospital Key Reef

<p>The waters surrounding Fort Jefferson on Garden Key contain some of the most accessible and pristine coral reef in the Florida Keys ecosystem, providing excellent snorkeling directly from the beach...

October 15, 2026
Eye of the Whale Arch -- Herdina Park
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Eye of the Whale Arch -- Herdina Park

<p>Eye of the Whale Arch sits in the remote Herdina Park section of Arches National Park, accessible via a dirt road that requires a high-clearance vehicle and then a short cross-country hike across o...

October 15, 2026

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