These hiking trails—for all levels—offer unique ways to spot wildlife and experience California’s iconic Mojave park on foot.

From hiking and biking to offbeat art and drive-in movies, the California desert park and its surroundings offer plenty of ...

Once reserved for mountain towns, iron-rung climbing courses called via ferratas are showing up in places like Columbus, Ohio. Here’s where else to try one.

Wichita Falls residents don't have to go far to find a trail. The city's Circle Trail encompasses much of the city, offering ...

In the Highlands and Islands, trace the steps of historic funeral processions through epic landscapes on some of Scotland’s ...

New Jersey is celebrating National Trails Day on Saturday with a variety of guided hikes across its state parks and forests. Led by knowledgeable park staff and volunteers, these hikes provide an ...

Hundreds of miles of cycle routes thread through Lower Silesia’s mountains and forests, ranging from peaceful sojourns to ...

To honor Koko's memory, National Geographic is republishing "Conversations With a Gorilla," our October 1978 cover story written by Francine Patterson, the psychologist who taught Koko how to sign.

The Northern Saints Trails that run from Northumberland to County Durham are full of 'wondrous' sights and 'medieval magic' ...

At 22,841 feet, simply standing on top is a benchmark for high-altitude alpinists. On February 3, 2018, trail runner Sunny Stroeer became the first woman to finish Aconcagua’s greatest endurance ...

Photographer and Costa ambassador Andy Mann ventures to a Chilean archipelago that draws comparisons to the Galápagos.

A battle over plastic—a material so prolific the UN calls the 90 percent of it that ends up as trash a pollution crisis—is under way in Florida. Coral Gables, a small city of 51,000 people ...