You’ve recently got your minimalist hiking boots and you’ve been wearing them around the house, a nearby trail, or even your local supermarket. You’ve gotten them broken in mostly. But you’ve read that you really need to get your feet used to using the new minimalist style before
you go all out and have a 60 day Appalachian trail outing.
Well, luckily for you there are some paths great paths that are in between the well-worn one from your kitchen to the table and the grueling 12 day Scandinavian tundra trail.
Check out these one day trails:
The Grand Canyon: You can walk around the Grand Canyon in Arizona pretty easily. It’s a good way to break in your shoes and your feet on different, uneven terrain. It’s a pretty easy hike and you can do at pretty much any fitness level any time of the year. You can even bring your kids.
Olympic National Park: If you’re in the mood for something a little more woodsy, check out this park in Washington State. The giant Redwoods will have you awestruck. This trail is also easy and fit for beginners.
Mammoth Cave’s Wild Cave Tour: If you’re in the mood to really give your shoes a work out, try this cave tour in Kentucky. You’ll be slithering around tiny little entrances.
If you are claustrophobic or your hips or chest measure more than 42 inches, you might want to take a more conventional tour.
Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii: If you’ve ever dreamed of walking on Mars, hiking this volcanic trail in Hawaii may be the closest that you will ever come. If you want something a little more strenuous than walking around the Grand Canyon, but not so much as squeezing into wormholes, then this trail is for you.
