The John Muir Trail starts in Yosemite Valley and ends at Whitney Portal, so the second way to hike the trail is north from Whitney Portal. Because these permits are also used by hikers summiting the ...

How big of an adventure can you pull off on a weeklong vacation? That all depends on how fast you can walk—and how much suffering you can take. Michael Lanza found plenty of both when he decided to ...

Wildland Trekking, acquired by Intrepid Travel in 2022, has announced four new guided tours on the John Muir Trail (JMT) on the West Coast of the United States. The new JMT range includes a three-week ...

What do California's most popular national park and a historic landmark in San Francisco have in common? In their 2025 study of America’s most loved hiking trails, outdoor adventure website KÜHL found ...

Listening to Nora Croix describe her tribulations during a 19-day, 220-mile solo backpacking trip along the John Muir Trail in the High Sierra last summer, you might get the feeling that she never ...

Arizona is known for its hiking, and more national rankings are proving it. Three Arizona hikes recently made a list of the 10 most beloved hikes in the United States from outdoor apparel brand KÜHL.

A well-known and beloved Washington state teacher plummeted to his death just two miles into a planned solo backpack trek along the John Muir hiking trail last month, according to reports. Harris ...

What do California's most popular national park and a historic landmark in San Francisco have in common? In their 2025 study of America’s most loved hiking trails, outdoor adventure website KÜHL found ...