Hiking & Treking

22 Most Dangerous Hiking Trails Ranked

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#18 Via Ferrata, Italy and Austria

This cliff-side trail is composed of steel cables, ropes, wooden walkways, and suspension bridges. Each hiker’s safety relies on carabiner set-ups. In 2009, one woman fell six hundred feet after slipping on snow, while another death occurred due to a gear failure.

Climber woman on traverse section of via ferrata Dolomite Alps

Image: Shutterstock/Inu

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