OutsideApr 9
The Seven Wonders of the Trail Running World
These epic routes belong on every runner’s bucket list
18-mile route along Presidential Range spine
15 things in this story
- Presidential TraverseTrail18-mile route along Presidential Range spine
- Appalachian Mountain Club hutsSightwater refill points on Presidential Traverse
- Elsewhere
- Colorado RiverSightGrand Canyon National Park, United Statesriver at the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Kalalau TrailTrailHawaii, United States22-mile out-and-back to Kalalau Beach
- HOKA Speedgoat 7PlaceNew York City, United Statesshoe designed for wild and rugged terrain
- Haena State ParkSightHawaii, United Statesparking reservation needed for Kalalau Trail
- Timberline TrailTrailOregon, United States41.5-mile loop circumnavigating Mount Hood
- Timberline LodgeHotelOregon, United Statesstart point for Timberline Trail loop
- Four Pass LoopTrailColorado, United States27-mile route climbing four alpine passes
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass WildernessSightColorado, United Statesstunning wilderness for Four Pass Loop
- Tour de Mont BlancTrailChamonix-Mont-Blanc, France106-mile circumnavigation of Mont Blanc massif
- Ultra Trail du Mont BlancFestivalChamonix-Mont-Blanc, Franceultrarunners race the Tour de Mont Blanc route
- Milford TrackTrailFiordland National Park, New Zealand33-mile route through Fjordland National Park
- Fjordland National ParkSightFiordland National Park, New Zealandstunning coastal mountains on South Island
- Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-RimTrailGrand Canyon National Park, United States42-48 mile route with 22,000 ft elevation change