Today’s solo episode is all about the components that make up trail descriptions and ratings. I dive into elevation, difficulty, distance, and how to use each to pick a hike that is right for you. In the episode, I mention a formula for calculating difficulty used by the National Parks Service. The formula can be found here.

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Intro/outro song is “Summer With A Guitar” from sweet_kr on PixaBay.

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Intro/outro song is “Summer With A Guitar” from sweet_kr on PixaBay.