hiking: Quick Facts

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Hikers in the Gore Range Mountains near Denver.

Appalachian Trail

Three hikers with backpacks walk along a rocky trail through grassy terrain toward snow-capped mountains on Mount Cook, New Zealand.

Hikers on the trail to Ice Lake basin in San Juan National Forest, Colorado

Trek through the Khao Sok National Park in southern Thailand

Hiking a historic trail in the Carnic Alps

Exploring Majorca, Spain

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