Utvandrarleden (Sweden)

Submitted by westis on Mon, 07/06/2020 - 12:27am
Description

Utvandrarleden means "the Emigrant Route" and is a circle route in the native area of author Vilhelm Moberg, who wrote the world famous nove suite "The Emigrants". It passes through villages and locations that feature in Moberg's novels.

The hiking route goes through forests and meadows, along lakes and stone walls, past cottages and fences, with a lot of silence. This is a great way to experience the real Småland.

Hoodlebug Trail (PA)

Submitted by meandean360 on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 09:08pm
Description

The Hoodlebug Trail is a little over 10 mile recreation and commuter trail running from Black Lick to Indiana. The Hoodlebug Trail is open year-round for non-motorized activities, including bicycling, hiking, and cross-country skiing. It is also part of a large network of trails in western Pennsylvania known as the Trans Allegheny Trails network. It goes through multiple little town and the scenery is mixed. At times you will be in the woods other along a major road or just your typical rail trail scenery.

Mineral King Loop (CA)

Submitted by Drew Antonisse on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 08:56pm
Description

The loop starts at the end of Mineral King Rd. at the the Sawtooth Trailhead in the Mineral King Valley of Sequoia National Park. The route travels 36.3 miles over Franklin Pass, Black Rock Pass, and Timber Gap totaling 12,140ft of gain. I recently did this route and was simply blown away by the subapline valleys and high granite peaks of the Mineral King Valley. This area is not well represented through with FKTs, and there is an incredible amount of potential in this section of Sequoia National Park.

Downs Mountain (WY)

Submitted by gabe.joyes on Sun, 07/05/2020 - 08:41pm
Description

Downs Mountain is the northern most 13er in Wyoming's Wind River Range. This lovely mountain is approached from Trail Lakes Trailhead (just south of Dubois, Wyoming) via the Glacier Trail and sits at the head of the spectacular Goat Flat. It is either the first, or last, major peak of the Wind River High Route—but it also makes a burly one day run as well as about 50% of the route is off trail.