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Hiking

  • America's Roof
          www.americasroof.com

  • American Hiking Society
          www.americanhiking.org
               The home page of a national nonprofit volunteer group that builds and maintains trails across the nation.

  • Appalachian Trailplace
          www.trailplace.com
               A site dedicated to Appalachian trail through-hikers, those who try to walk the entiere 2,160 miles.

  • The Backpacker
          www.thebackpacker.com
               Articles about hiking gear and backpacking techniques, some of which come from Backpacker, a monthly hiking magazine.

  • Backpacking Checklists
          www.tzekit.com/aw/camping/index.html
               Useful lists of what to take on a backpackint trip.

  • Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
          www.gorp.com
               Includes articles about hiking and a good selection of trail information, much of it sponsored by equipment sellers.

  • The Lightweight Backpacker
          www.backpacking.net
              
  • Mountainzone.com
          www.mountainzone.com
               Well-written articles about hiking, often from exotic locations like Bhutan and Kyrgystan.

  • New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
          www.nynjtc.org

  • TrailLink
          www.traillink.com/

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