The Most Dangerous Hiking Trails In America

Dangerous Hiking Trails are one of many things the United States of America has to offer. While some of you may be beginners to hiking, and others very experienced with backpacking, in any case you'll this video very interesting. We'll talk about the most extreme hikes in the USA.

Many things can make these hiking trails dangerous and extreme: hot summer weather, ferocious animals, unsafe ledges, just to name a few. And one thing is for certain: if you're gonna be camping or going on an adventure soon, this video will help you think of some essentials to take on the trip.

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[andredelhaise]

I feel like a lot of the reasons why some of these trails are labelled as dangerous is due to unpreparedness, inappropriate gear, and overestimation of fitness.

[CJ-]

Most of these are only dangerous because they are easily accessible to thousands of unprepared, inexperienced, out of shape people who don't understand what they are getting into. You could throw a dart blindfolded at a map of southern Utah and probably hit a dangerous canyon/hike, just for example. The only reason you don't see a ton of accidents down there is they are super remote and most people can't access them, which is a good thing. The ones that take the trouble to get to them typically know what they are doing. Denali summit should not be on here either. That's not a hiking trail by any stretch of the imagination.

[MBSchultz]

It's kind of a stretch to call climbing Mt. Rainier and especially Denali, "hiking trails". 😂

[neveryield]

Half Dome hike in Yosemite can also expose you to severe lightning storms during the summer. I made it to the base but ran out of daylight in late fall, so I trudged back to the valley. On the switchbacks down (very few people on trail) I heard a noise, and sure enough two young bears were coming up the slope. They saw me, and we watched either for a couple minutes, I hiked on to a switchback corner and watched as they made it up the slope to the trail above me. That was about 40 years ago. I still remember that hike.

[robertfisher]

Very surprised Angel’s Landing isn’t on the list. That last portion to the summit is a bit terrifying.

[ronpaula]

I can attest to Mt Washington having loss three friends over the years on it. I've climbed it some 96 times including times on search and rescue. You always need to be prepared whenever you are hiking no matter the size or distance of your outing!

[Deep-Cix]

You forgot to mention that Mt Rainier is one of the most glaciated mountains in the country which means it’s common to come across massive crevasses. Falling inside one of them is almost always a death sentence.

[adamjohnson]

As someone who’s hiked a lot of trails in the Smokies, Abrams Falls is a joke compared to most of them. Yes, it has technically seen the most deaths, but that’s literally just from people swimming at the falls. Some of the remote trails following creeks on the NC side of the park make Abrams Falls look like a walk in the park (pun intended).

[TheOnlyZpet]

I remember doing Washington, in the middle of the winter. It was my first time on Washington but not the Whites, we previously failed the presidential traverse in October but I wanted to get Washington so I mustered my ounce of mountaineering experience and a friend who was dumb enough to try it. We starting driving to Pickhams notch the day before, 13 hours away. We drove through the night, Swaping roles driving and napping. We pulled into Pickhams notch to tackle the Tuckerman ravine trail and it was eerily quiet. Without a full nights sleep, we made haste and starting the slow hike through the snow, deep enough to bury a knee when stumbling off trail. The way to hermit lake shelter proved difficult as it put us around numerous ski trails I was not familiar with. Just starting off we were lost, but we found our way and made it to the shelter. It was empty, nobody there nor any signs of activity within the last few days. We read the signs and starting our way to Tuckermans ravine. The bowl was far out of sight beyond the thick white clouds. Our second mistake was coming off trail at the frozen water falls. We traversed through 45 degree banks of snow, kicking steps to toward the alpine garden. Once we found ourselves on trail, we checked compasses and maps while being beat with 60-80 mph wind. After confirming that we were headed south/south east onto the ridge, we stopped again for a snack. Yelling through the wind, we exchanged Oreos and I cradled them in my undexterous gloves. After having the only calories available for the next few hours, we went into alpine mode, head down, step by step, from cairn to cairn. I felt heavy, weak, but still calm and determined. The road begin to appear ahead of us and then the buildings started poking through the white out. We slowly, after falling multiple times, got to the top of the stack of rocks that marked the peak. "Is this the sign?" John, my partner, yelling through 100 mph gusts now. I took my axe, struck the rime ice covering it a few times, and like magic it sheered off uniformly. We made it. Exchanging pictures and selfies, we made quick work of documenting our success, but we still needed to get down. We elected to take the sure path of the road, winding down to the glen. The road faced right into the wind, and I began seeing only a haze of rose as my Oakleys froze over. Rime ice was collecting on my goggles now. "JOHN!" I yelled, panicked as his black blob of a figure moved too deep into the white for me to see him. Trained in patrolling, his habitual checks saved me. He looked out at his sector, cover, buddy, 'buddy?' He realized I wasn't behind him and made his way back up. Scrapping the rime ice off before I realized what was happening, he grabbed me and walked me down into cover. We made our way off the mountain slowly, ducking under the wind now, we were thawing out. Our down insulation did nothing to keep us warm now, wet with melted snow. Only our movements kept us alive.

[jclarkent]

Did rim to rim last month. For those that don’t know, it’s bright angel trail, but you go from one rim all the way to the other. 24 miles in around 10 hours, temps reached 106 degrees, and almost two miles of elevation drop and gain. It was absolutely brutal. My brother got wicked heat stroke, and we all could barely walk the next day. One hell of an experience I don’t recommend lol

[brandondavidson]

Me, who likes the outdoors and doesn't need any more bad ideas: *clicking on this video as fast as possible*

[roadbiker]

I grew up hiking Mt Washington NH in all seasons. I’d say the many of the people who got in trouble on the mountain were not prepared for any changing conditions.

[Sixbears]

Not at all surprised to see Mt. Washington at the top of the list. Huge number of unprepared hikers. However, even experienced well equipped hikers can get into trouble. I once helped an experience hiker who slipped and fell into a stream. All his gear was soaked and then temps dropped. It was bad.

[ericashwell]

The "White Mountains" are not nicknamed that for the snow (which is not covered year round); but rather, the high content of mica in the exposed granite across the summits, slides, and various exposed slabs across the range (and region in general) that glisten in the sun.

[ronl]

I’ve done the #2 Half Dome/Mist trail hike alone twice without any problems . It’s a 16 mile round trip with a 4000 foot elevation gain from the valley floor to the top of Half Dome. It ranks #1, as far as I’m concerned, for fun and enjoyment! 😎 The overwhelming sense of accomplishment is well worth the effort.

[mawest]

The Maze in the Canyon lands doesn’t seem dangerous until you are about half way through it. It’s hot. Really hot. There’s no water. They airlift water tanks at certain spots, but they are easy to miss. And there is no guarantee that they will be there. And it is so remote, the quiet is actually deafening. But, it is also breathtaking.

[howardc]

I'm surprised Central Park New York didn't make the list.

[shawnkramer]

As a former Colorado resident, the most deadly mountain was Long’s Peak. Mostly because it is so close to Denver and popular. The easiest route know as “The Keyhole” isn’t a picnic and a real lung buster with some crazy exposure through the “Notch”. If you get up early, have good weather and in good shape then no big deal. If you are caught beyond the Boulder Field in bad weather, run out of water, or not prepared for a cold night, then good luck making it out. Other 14ers are far more difficult but they don’t get the crowds, thus the high death rate as Long’s. But if you do make it, totally worth it!

[jpable]

I've been on the Bright Angel trail in summer thirty years ago. Half way down the trail it hit 105 degrees. I turned around. When I got back to the top I heard that someone died on the trail the same day.

[jeb]

I live near Mt Washington and hiked it probably about 2 dozen times.. out of those times..i've been in 60 mph winds with about 20 ft visiblilty and some of my fellow hikers kept getting knocked off there feet.. also doing the huntigton ravine one time was a gorgeous day until we got out of the ravine..beginning of august and we had light clothes plus forcasted to be a nice day.. on top of ravine to the summit clouds closed in and it was down in the upper 30's..can't remember what the wind chill was but when we reached the summit we were so cold we couldn't even open a bag of chips in the cafeteria that's at the top... we got lucky that time.. We've mostly had great experiances but those two definitly stand out as not so good.. ..great video ..