22 Most Dangerous Hiking Trails Ranked

#3 Mount Washington, New Hampshire

This trail takes a turn for the worst about halfway up when temperatures drastically drop. Many suffer from hypothermia due to the mountain’s severe weather conditions. The one hundred plus deaths have occurred from hikers being blown off cliffs, suffering from hypothermia, or being killed by avalanche. The average temperature is twenty-seven degrees, and the mountain holds the wind-speed record of 231mph.

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