Late on my fourth day hiking the 102-mile Arctic Circle Trail in western Greenland, I encountered smoke rising from the ground. White tendrils, sometimes columns, rose in all directions from ...

The Arctic Circle Trail is the most famous hike in Greenland and is one of the world's most isolated long distance hikes. Nuuk, Greenland Transforms Small Airspace Into International Airport with ...

Two polar bears even appeared on the popular 160km Arctic Circle Trail between Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut. Because bears are rare in that part of the Arctic, hikers and locals don’t carry firearms.

Late on my fourth day hiking the 102-mile Arctic Circle Trail in western Greenland, smoke rose from the ground. White tendrils, sometimes columns, rose in all directions from charred soil ...

Finally, the Arctic Circle Trail! Like many long-distance treks, the trail has markers along its entire length. These are often at the top of a pile of rocks, called cairns, formed by hikers to be ...

Late on my fourth day hiking the 102-mile Arctic Circle Trail in western Greenland, I encountered smoke rising from the ground. White tendrils, sometimes columns, rose in all directions from charre… ...