The Pfeifferhorn is the 11,326 feet (3,452 m) triangularly-shaped peak located in the most isolated part of the Lone Peak Wilderness Area of Utah's Wasatch Mountains. This rugged Utah mountain, commonly referred to as the Little Matterhorn, is the fifth-highest peak in the Wasatch Range. The summit can be reached by hiking, though some scrambling is required. There ar...

A Presidential Traverse is a strenuous and sometimes dangerous trek over the Presidential Range of New Hampshire's White Mountains. Contained almost entirely in the 750,000-acre (3,000 km2) White Mountain National Forest, the Presidential Range is a string of summits in excess of 4,000 feet (1,200 m). To complete the traverse, one must begin at either the northern or ...

The Ptarmigan Traverse is a famous alpine climbing route in Washington State's North Cascades. The route, from Cascade Pass to Dome Peak, is generally remote, unmarked, and challenging, traversing rugged terrain and several glaciers. The first traverse took 13 days in July 1938. The group consisted of four members of the Ptarmigan Climbing Club: Bill Cox, Calder Bress...

Pu'u Manamana Turnover Trail is a 3.7 mile loop trail located near Hauula, Hawaii. The trail is only recommended for very experienced adventurers since it's one of the most difficult and treacherous hikes on the island of Oahu. The trail goes up to the rock formation known as Crouching Lion and then follows a ridgeline.

The River to River Trail is a 160 mile (256 km)-long hiking trail that serves Shawnee National Forest in far southern Illinois. The trail is used by both equestrians and hikers. About half is on off road trails. Its eastern terminus has historically been Battery Rock, overlooking the Ohio River but now generally Elizabethtown, Illinois is used as the eastern terminus....

Roche Veyrand via Ferrata is a challenging via Ferrata track in the French Alps. The path is located in St. Pierre d'Entremont, in the Rhône-Alpes region and rewards climbers making the ascent with breathtaking views over the Chartreuse Mountains upon reaching the pinnacle. The via Ferrata is divided into two parts; the first is moderately difficult and suitable...

The Fregeneda is located within the boundaries of the Arribes Natural Park and starts from the old railway station of the Fregeneda (Valdanoguera station) to the fluvial dock of Vega Terrón, passing 20 tunnels and 7 important bridges and another 4 smaller ones, the length is 17 km in flat and descending.

Sagres is a beautiful town in the southern-west of Portugal. There are cliffs all along the coast where you can walk and admire the view.

Sargent Mountain Loop is a 5.5 mile loop trail that includes two panoramic mountain summits and views along one of the most scenic ponds in Maine. This loop hike begins at the Jordan Pond House, Jordan Pond is an oligotrophic tarn in Acadia National Park near the town of Bar Harbor, Maine. The Spring Trail along the loop consists of climbing up some rocks and require...

Hiking to the Stromboli Island craters at night to see it spew fire and magma. While the volcano is dangerous, it’s also regular and predictable enough that hikers can scramble to the 3,034-foot summit and peer into three active craters. The lava bomb eruptions at the top are believed to have been going off every 20 minutes or so continuously for the past 2,000...

The Maze district is located west of the Colorado and Green rivers is the least accessible section of the park, and one of the most remote and inaccessible areas of the United States. On the 13.5 mile hike there are numerous canyons leading to dead-ends, which can mean even the most experienced hikers can get lost. This trail sees only 2,000 people per year on averag...

Hike the Torrent de Pareis Gorge to Sa Colobra on the island of Mallorca. This is a five mile scramble over boulders along a sometimes dried river bed that takes between four and five hours. There might be sections where swimming through sections after a heavy rainfall. The hike starts in Escorca, in north west Majorca, and finishes in Sa Calobra on the coast. The ro...

This Torrent Falls route was the first commercially operated via ferrata in the United States (it opened in 2001). The 0.7-mile-long route is broken into six sections that are varying difficulty. The route goes behind Torrent Falls. The fourth segment is 120 feet off the ground, standing on a skinny piece of iron. Trailhead is at Torrent Falls Visitor Center. Day pas...

The Tour du Mont Blanc or TMB is one of the most popular long distance walks in Europe. It circles the Mont Blanc Massif covering a distance of roughly 170 km with 10 km of ascent/descent and passes through parts of Switzerland, Italy and France. It is considered one of the classic long distance walking trails. The circular route is normally walked in an anti-clockwis...

The Highline Trail is a trail in the Uinta Mountain Range of Utah that crosses the range from the west to the east. The trail, sometimes called the Uinta Highline Trail, follows the crest of the Uintas and runs 95.7 miles (154.0 km) (if one hikes its full length all the way to U.S. Route 191 (Utah)). Much of the trail is located in the High Uintas Wilderness. The trai...