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A sign on the Appalachian Trail points hikers to Mt Katahdin in Maine

"I walked through every weather condition imaginable" – hiker sets jaw-dropping new Triple Crown record

By Julia Clarke published

The Georgia hiker says he only took four days off in order to complete the epic 7,514-mile journey in time

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The rocky mountains of Wyoming

The Continental Divide Trail: America’s most remote long trail

By Julia Clarke last updated

The Continental Divide Trail serves up genuine solitude in the Rocky Mountains, for those foot soldiers brave enough to undertake its rugged challenge

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The Triple Crown of hiking: long distance walking’s highest honor

By Julia Clarke published

What is the Triple Crown of hiking? We explain the designation for completing America's three longest trails, and how many pairs of shoes it takes to do it

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Backpacking in Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia

College duo become youngest hikers to complete a calendar year Triple Crown

By Julia Clarke published

Two 21-year-old students took a year out from Stanford University to hike America’s three longest hiking trails in under 11 months

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