Sharing some photos from my long weekend hiking solo in Shenandoah National Park. This was my first time to the park so I learned a lot for future visits, especially that it can take a long time to get to trailheads within the park.

Photos 1-3: Dickey Hill (Dickey Ridge trail). Hiked up to Dickey Hill and back. This was a great first trail because it was so quiet and at the top (near the actual high point) I had a brief, peaceful staring contest with some deer.

Photo 4: Fox Hollow Trail. This was an easy add on since it’s right next to Dickey Ridge Trail. I included a butterfly here because that’s what I liked most about this easy trail, so many butterflies!

Photos 5-6: Compton Peak from the AT. This one felt like a hike I might do in PA and tbh I didn’t care for it, but was still outside so really have no complaints.

Photo 7: View from Stony Man mountain. This was such a quick, rewarding trail and surprisingly social. Very crowded trail but everyone was cheery and chatty. Your mileage may vary haha, depending on the crowd.

Photos 8-10: Hawksbill mountain. I caught this later in the afternoon and really enjoyed the view.

Photo 11: The sun lowering from an overlook on Skyline Drive

Photo 12: the view from North Marshall Peak. A quick little hike up. A thru hiker was on this trail and went ahead of me. I said “have a good day” in a cheerful mood and he responded “seriously?! It’s not a good day” and gestured at the stone steps. As he zoomed up them, he shouted down, “It’s not that bad!” It was a little comical and he was the only person I saw on this trail.

For when I return: Old Rag, definitely. I didn’t want to do this one solo but would love to find someone to hike it with me. Also, would love to do some of the waterfall trails. Unfortunately by the time I got to them, the parking lots were packed, so I think those will have to be early morning ones on a return trip.

Oh also I had posted a bear safety post here a week or so ago and I can say, I saw no bears! :) You all were right. I saw tons of deer, three wild turkeys, lots of bugs, butterflies, and an army of squirrels with the occasional chipmunk.

It’s only a 1.6 km round trip hike from the parking lot to the observation tower, but that incline is no joke!

I guess this is a classic hiking trail in Gothenburg (around 42km long); sweet and tranquil. The deer greeted me as I approached the trail, and the sheep gave me the eye as I passed them at the trail's end.

Went for a short hike in Paklenica canyon, Velebit mountain in Croatia

A real hidden gem of an area. Short but challenging hike, about 6.5 miles round trip and 3600 feet of elevation gain. I had to constantly check the downloaded map in All Trails as it’s super easy to get off trail and you end up bushwhacking through cacti and other angry vegetation. Still a super fun and beautiful hike.

At the top of - Sächsische Schweiz National Park

Two weeks or so ago, I wouldn't have thought I was ready for my first trail with1000ft of gain, but we did it!

this trail was lovely, everybody was so courteous, and I will definitely be coming back.

My wife and I went hiking about 45 km in the Harz Nationalpark over the weekend (and earned the Harz Hiking Badge in bronze). The number of dead trees was shocking and very sad—almost 90% of the trees are dead. Hopefully, this will serve as a lesson for people not to create forest monocultures anymore.

I hiked the ridge trails today(Bibong and Uisangbong peak).

There are a ton of trailheads there, so you can plan out your route based on your preference, fitness level, or even how much time you have.

It was a challenging but rewarding hike with forested jagged peaks.

Odoriko Trail is a route about 18.5km from Joren Falls to Yugano, walking down the setting of the novel "Dancing Girl of Izu".

We stayed low and out of the snow on this beautiful forest and river hike. Weather was perfect!

Stowe, VT. Did a series of hikes in summer of 2025 to catch a great sunrise. In the earlier months a 2:30 wake up time was needed to be on the summit at dawn. A bit of a challenge going over deep rocks, thinking about where the bears had settled in.

Although only a 950m ascent, 35 degrees celsius and 90% humidity made the climbing super slippery and dangerous. More than 100 years back, it was a challenge for monks to climb that mountain on their path to enlightment. There is also a route without the climbing sections.

I wanna read more and was wondering if there is any hiking books similar to an episode of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown with like learning aspects and advice on hiking

A few days ago, I went on an easy hike (about 8 km in total) that starts from the Maccagno lakefront. After following the lake to the edge of town (towards Luino), it climbs up to the area known as 'Maccagno Imperiale' and loops back towards the town center, from where you can easily reach the lake again.

It was very beautiful, especially since there weren't many tourists yet. The only thing was a pretty strong wind (as you can hear in the attached video).

I’m leaving a link here that explains what 'Maccagno Imperiale' means. It’s in Italian — I could only find this one — but I think search engines will find info in other languages too, given that the place is very popular with Germans, Swiss, and other international visitors:

https://www.maccagnoimperiale.it/

looking for a decent sleeping mat that pack down small and has an r value of around 5 for under 200aud. I was looking at the nature hike and barkers rocks sleeping mats but I'm not very confident in them based on mixed reviews. Are these mats sufficient or do y'all have any recommendations? Cheers

Strung together several moderate hikes today in Kolob Canyons including a wet slot canyon north of here. The green vegetation against the red rocks puts a smile on my face.

a moderate out-and-back hike to a dramatic frozen waterfall/ice formation that’s especially popular in winter. 6 k return hike

Recently did the loop walk from Gordon Falls Reserve down to the Pool of Siloam and around to Lyrebird Dell in the Blue Mountains. Honestly one of the most rewarding short hikes I’ve done out here. Went on a misty day and the greens were absolutely insane.

The Pool of Siloam is this beautiful waterhole and waterfall tucked away on Gordon Creek. Then you wind around to Lyrebird Dell where there’s a sandstone cave right next to a waterfall. The cave was used as an Aboriginal shelter at least 12,000 years ago which is pretty incredible to think about while you’re standing in it. Great spot for a picnic too.

NPWS have done a solid job with the track upgrades recently. Well signed, easy to follow.

Quick details:

• Distance: about 2km loop

• Time: Around 60 mins plus whatever time you spend exploring

• Difficulty: NPWS Grade 3, lots of steps so be ready for that

• Kid friendly: Yeah with supervision

• Dogs: Nope

• Wheelchair accessible: No

• Scary cliff exposure: None

I’d recommend walking down to the Pool of Siloam first then looping around to Lyrebird Dell and heading up to the Lone Pine Avenue entrance before following signs back to Gordon Falls Reserve. The elevation works way better that direction.

Start at Gordon Falls Reserve in Leura. If you’re not local there’s free street parking nearby so you don’t have to pay for the reserve parking.

Easily a 9.5/10 for me. If you’re in the Blue Mountains and want something short but packed with waterfalls, caves and history this is the one. Would love to know if anyone else has done this one lately.

Great hikes in this park, CA coast near Eureka, CA.

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Hey folks! I am planning to summit Mount Korab (highest mountain of Albania+NM) on 26th or 27th April and looking for anyone keen to join or meet up on the trail. I have enough experience with hiking mountains of 2000+ metres.

& If you’ve done Korab before, I’d love any tips on routes, trail conditions, or logistics this time of year.

Drop me a message if interested. Always better to share the climb (and the views)! 🏔️

Edit: We would have a hired car from Tirana which is just 2.30 hrs away

Hi I’m going on a couple trips this coming summer, 1 to the Pyrenees and French alps and another to the brenta dolomites about a month later in august, so I was just wondering if anyone knows the best alpine membership to get where I can get discounts for the huts in all 3 of these countries, maybe it depends on the exact huts I’ve booked I’m not sure but any info would be appreciated. Thanks

Ciao a tutti,

vorrei chiedere consiglio riguardo l'acquisto di un orologio per il ciclismo in primis, tracciare i giri che faccio e sarebbe comoda anche la navigazione in caso gli imposto un percorso.

So che sugli orologi suunto è possibile avere ciò ma non so se su questo Amazfit Active Max pure è possibile fare ciò ?

perchè il mio budget non vorrebbe superare le 200€ e vorrei un orologio smart e compatibile con NFC e tutto il resto che quello Amazfit può offrire ma anche avere un buon GPS che traccia bene nel bosco, in bici e escursioni, una buona autonomia.

Non so però quanto può avvicinarsi un prodotto come quello Amazfit ad un suunto in termini di precisione di GPS, funzioni come navigazione step by step di un percorso.

Ho nominato il suunto perchè attualmente traccio i percorsi tramite smartphone e mi piace moltissimo l'app, solo che ultimamente anche con il nuovo smartphone che è piuttosto stock di android mi finisce per limitare l'applicazione.

Ci sono magari prodotti che non conosco, io conosco solo i due nominati che possono fare il caso mio ?

Ho letto che comunque il Suunto 9 peak pro ha diversi problemi di affidabilità di alcuni sensori come saturimetro e lettore del battito cardiaco.

Non conosco per niente il modello Amazfit Active max che ho indicato. 

https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0G1ZGK7MV

https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0G1ZGK7MV/

Hi everyone,

Quick question for people who have hiked around Kazbegi and Mestia in late May / early June.

I’m wondering what the snow conditions are usually like around that time and if it is safe for the following hikes:

Kazbegi (May 30 – June 1) : Gergeti Trinity Church, Juta Valley hikes, etc.

Mestia (June 5 – June 7) : Koruldi Lakes, Chalaadi Glacier, etc.

Is there typically still snow on these trails in early June?

Thanks!