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Hiking is basically just walking, but in prettier surroundings, says Jessie DiCerbo, licensed outdoor guide and co-founder of Destination Backcountry Adventures in New York. The benefits of hiking ...
Ouachita National Recreation Trail is a 223-mile (359 km) long, continuous hiking trail through the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas.It is the longest backpacking trail in the Ouachita National Forest, spanning 192 miles across its length. [1]
The Ochoco National Forest has three wilderness areas in the Ochoco Mountains. They are the Bridge Creek Wilderness, the Black Canyon Wilderness, and the Mill Creek Wilderness. The Bridge Creek Wilderness is very remote, and at 5,400 acres (22 km 2), it is the smallest wilderness in Oregon. It has few visitors except during the fall hunting season.
The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) is a 1,200-mile (1,900 km) hiking trail running from the Continental Divide in Montana to the Pacific Ocean on Washington's Olympic Coast. . Along the way, the PNT crosses three national parks, seven national forests, and two other national scenic trai
Map of Point Reyes National Seashore, with the wilderness area in green. Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre (287.44 km 2) park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. As a national seashore, it is maintained by the US National Park Service as an important nature preserve.
The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book Peaks and Peoples of the Adirondacks. [1]
Some wilderness areas are managed by multiple agencies. Some areas are designated wilderness by state or tribal governments. These are not governed by the Federal National Wilderness Preservation System. This table lists all U.S. areas that have been designated by the United States Congress under the Wilderness Act. The designation date is the ...
The Hickory Creek Wilderness is a 8,663-acre (3,505.8 ha) wilderness area located in the Bradford Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania. [1] It is one of only two designated wilderness areas in the forest and was created in October 1984.