Hiking Trip Reports

Top Hiking Blogs

There are thousands of great hiking Websites but this review is going to focus only on hiking blogs.  Some blogs may be part of sites, but the main criteria is that the blog must be updated fairly often, still be active, and provide useful and interesting posts to lovers of the outdoors.  If your hiking blog didn’t make the list send it to me and I’ll try to review it for a future post. 

Yosemite Blog
I love all things Yosemite and the Yosemite Blog is my favorite place for a quick Yosemite vacation.  The author, Loyd Schutte, was born and raised just outside of Yosemite and reports often on Yosemite news, travel tips, and current photos of the site. 

Ubertramp
Nathan Richards is a British world traveler that is kind enough to share his journeys with the online world.  He has managed to see a large portion of the world on a shoestring budget and offers expert advice on everything from keeping a travel journal to selecting a travel knife to staying safe in foreign showers.  Many of the best hiking trips are combined with exotic travel and this fun travel and backpacking blog is a must read for the adventurous spirit.    
 
Two-Heel Drive
Tom Mangan’s Two-Heel Drive hiking blog is a must read for those that live in the Bay area of California or that are planning a trip to the region.  Tom’s writing style is easy to read and draws you in and keeps you.  His blog is a little bit like those potato chips – you can’t read just one post. 

Trail Journals
Trail Journals has been active for almost a decade and has the hiking trip reports from hundreds of people that have hiked some of the best trails in the world.  Simply select a trail you are interested in and then browse the reports until you find a few that look interesting. 

Best Hike
Can a hiking blog be called “beautiful?”  That’s the best way I can describe the Blog for Best Hike.  It’s sort of a one-stop-shop for all things hiking.  They have excellent links to other hiking sites and provide first-rate hiking trip reports, tips, and other fun hiking info. 

Backcountry Blog
Even though this blog is tied to a commercial site it has too much goodness to leave out of the list.  And in all reality this is a company that is full of folks that love the outdoors and have found a way to ‘make a living’ selling products that relate to their passion.  If you are a Backcountry.com customer and have an adventure to share they might post it for you.  Don’t forget us here too as we are looking for your reports as well.

Natural Born Hikers
I usually run across this site while searching for hiking trails.  This group of over 30 hikers has hit most of the best trails in North America and a few other amazing hikes around the globe.  I love the reports and the pictures from this site.  It’s a must have link in your favorites. The site is in need of an update but in reality all that matters is the quality of the trail reports and pictures. 

These are my favorite hiking blogs and trip reports.  I know there are many more great hiking blogs out there and I would like to find them all.  If you know of a great hiking blog email me at geckotales @ gmail.com and I’ll consider it for review. 

Take a Hike
  Scott Thompson