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Train for the trail without long hikes

lorrpb
Posts: 11,463 Member
I came across this article about training for hikes. We get questions about this from time to time, so reposting here.
https://www.backpacker.com/.amp/skills/pass-fail-train-for-the-trail-without-hiking
https://www.backpacker.com/.amp/skills/pass-fail-train-for-the-trail-without-hiking
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It seems like the gist of the article is that endurance transfers pretty well between activities, so your best bet is to go long not hard. I agree with this. All my time on the bike seems to have helped with everything else I like to do.
At the bottom of the page they link to another article in the series, about night hiking in the Enchantments. I enjoyed reading that one very much.
https://www.backpacker.com/skills/passfail-night-hiking0
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