Knowing your average hiking speed helps estimate how long you spend on the trail. Beneficial for several reasons, including finishing before sunset.

Planning to hike a switchback trail? When you encounter switchbacks hiking it means you're scaling a mountainside by zig-zagging horizontally.

An out-and-back trail is one way in, one way. Typically, out-and-back hiking trails feature spectacular viewpoints at the end trail.

A guide to hiking Easter Island by author David Stanley of Moon Handbooks South Pacific.

Everything you must know when hiking in Mount Rainier National Park. Tips, advice, and directions.

If you plan to hike in the Arizona wilderness, here are 5 of the top hiking trails in arizona to consider.