🏃 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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Pa-Co-Chu-Puk Trail
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Pa-Co-Chu-Puk Trail

<p>Pa-Co-Chu-Puk Trail, whose name translates to Uncompahgre River in the Ute language, follows the dramatic canyon corridor of the Uncompahgre River through a lush riparian landscape that feels entir...

October 13, 2026
Bush Key Beach Walk
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Bush Key Beach Walk

<p>Bush Key, connected to Garden Key by a shallow sandbar accessible on foot at low tide, hosts the largest sooty tern nesting colony in the continental United States — approximately 80,000 breeding p...

October 13, 2026
Northington Ferry Trail
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Northington Ferry Trail

<p>The Northington Ferry Trail descends from the upland plateau of Raven Rock State Park to the banks of the Deep River, following the route once traveled by settlers and farmers who used the historic...

October 13, 2026
Double O Arch Trail
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Double O Arch Trail

<p>The Devils Garden Trail to Double O Arch is the longest maintained trail in Arches National Park and one of the most rewarding, passing through a dense concentration of arches, fins, and sandstone ...

October 13, 2026
Ridgway Reservoir Loop
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Ridgway Reservoir Loop

<p>The Ridgway Reservoir Loop delivers one of the most spectacular easy hikes in all of Colorado, circumnavigating the stunning blue waters of Ridgway Reservoir with a constant backdrop of San Juan Mo...

October 11, 2026
Fort Jefferson Moat Walk
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Fort Jefferson Moat Walk

<p>The Fort Jefferson Moat Walk circles the exterior base of the largest masonry fort in the Americas — a hexagonal citadel of 16 million bricks built between 1846 and 1875 that was never completed an...

October 11, 2026

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