🏃 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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East Shoreline Trail
🥾 Hiking

East Shoreline Trail

<p>East Shoreline Trail hugs the eastern bank of Rifle Gap Reservoir on an easy, nearly flat loop that is perfect for families, casual walkers, and anglers looking to explore the waters edge. At 3 mil...

October 19, 2026
Pinelands Trail
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Pinelands Trail

<p>Pinelands Trail introduces one of the Everglades' most surprising ecosystems: a native pine forest growing on a thin cap of limestone that rises barely three feet above the surrounding marsh but is...

October 19, 2026
Castle Trail
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Castle Trail

<p>Castle Trail is the longest maintained hiking trail in Badlands National Park, traversing 10 miles across the upper prairie above the badlands wall between two trailhead points that require a car s...

October 19, 2026
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

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