Before you hit the trail, it’s important to research the difficulty level to ensure it will give you the experience you’re looking for.
Easy: Level to gently rolling terrain and incline. Easy hiking. Requires limited skill and has minimal physical challenges.
Moderate: Easy hiking that involves an increase in mileage and elevation gain.
More Difficult: Vigorous hiking with moderate hills and slopes. Requires a moderate skill level and provides a moderate physical challenge.
Most Difficult: Requires a high degree of skill and provides a lot of physical challenge. Steep grades, narrow tread widths, low levels of maintenance could arise. May require stepping over logs or traversing steep slopes or stream fords. Suitable for experienced hikers in good physical condition.
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