Questions tagged [trails]
A trail is a path marked with blazes, to facilitate walking without precise maps and show the most interesting places.
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How to obtain up to date information on hiking trails in Slovenia (Triglav National Park)?
I am planning on a multi-day hike in Triglav National Park, staying at a different hut every night.
While researching a route I found that some trail sections can be closed, e.g.:
I found another ...
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Best free (or state / national park) XC Skiing in southern side of Great Lakes area?
Planning to do some XC (Cross Country) skiing. I live in SW Virginia.
Criteria:
Drive < 10 h from SW Virginia
Dependable snow
Flat-ish trails (good for xc skiing)
Ideally: Free or inexpensive ( &...
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How do new thru-hikes get established?
Talking about projects like the CDT, Mountains-to-Sea Trail, etc, that are new but have community/state backing?
I was exploring the other day on my offline maps app and realized you could build a ...
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Hike / Trail run northern coast of Creta
I was recently on Creta and I wanted to do some trail run to see nice sea panorama from the mountains and do something else as swimming and sunbathing.
I've found a (single) path marked as trail on ...
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What are the effects of biking on hiking trails?
I am a mountain biker and a hiker, and I love both activities very much. Recently, while biking on a shared single-track trail, I came upon a group of hikers. One hiker began a discussion about how we'...
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OFSC (snowmobile) trails in summer, are there restrictions/rules regarding non-motorized summer access?
I am purchasing a recreation property north of Huntsville in Ontario (Canada). There are a number of OFSC (Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs) trails very close to the property.
Are there any ...
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What are these painted markings on trees for? (not trail markers)
In one section of a trail I was on yesterday a large number of trees had markings like the following:
These are certainly not trail markings - the trail markers were entirely different (round plastic ...
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How can I identify hiking trails with views of the surrounding areas from online resources?
When on holiday in a region I like to do day hikes to enjoy the outdoors and the scenery.
Sometimes the local tourist office has some information but when that's not the case I try to use on-line ...
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Is it possible to hike over 30km per day?
I am planning to go on a trail (Cleveland Way trail in the UK, moderate level, if this helps). The official guide recommends spending 9 days on this trail, but I only have 7 days. Is it reasonable to ...
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Can putting nails in trees cause longterm health problems for the tree?
I asked a question about marking trails and one of the answers suggested nailing markers to the trees. Does this damage the trees? I'm mostly concerned about long-term infection or rot that will ...
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Trail marking material that will last a few years
I'm currently trying to remark a trail that seems to be forgotten or had very little use in the past few years. The markers that remain (different types of ribbon) are fraying or crumbling depending ...
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Permission from military when hiking in Israel
When hiking in Israel I've seen some trails that had information on them to contact IDF first for permission before going on them.
How I'm supposed to get the permission? How much in advance you have ...
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Do animal trails have switchbacks?
When hiking in a rarely frequented area, trails may be very faint to the level of being essentially invisible. In such situations, it has happened more than once that I accidentally followed an ...
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What is the leave no trace thing to do when parallel trails start to form?
Sometimes in areas with sandy/muddy ground, multiple parallel trails will start to form.
What is the least impactful way to walk a trail like this? Do you stay on whichever trail shows the most ...
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Additional map source information for Willmore Wilderness Park in Alberta?
I currently have the Canada NTS 1:50,000 maps, and the 1990 revision of the complete park map. They don't agree on details, and so far the NTS maps have higher error rates.
I also have a couple of ...
