Isaias is now expected to impact the Appalachian Trail in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and the ...

Do you prefer synthetic or natural materials? How much support do you need from your bra? And how many pairs of underwear are ...

Months on trail have a way of teaching lessons that no guidebook can prepare you for. Our 2026 Trail Correspondents reflect ...

Pacific Crest Trail is one of North America’s most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican ...

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.  Hikers encounter unforgettable ...

This is a guest post by Josh Sanders, a PCT thru-hiker with a background in environmental policy. t may sound strange, but ...

In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by LMNT, we are joined by Livvy “Stumbles” Weld, a Triple Crown thru-hiker, Trek Writer, and budding ultrarunner.  In this ...

Spend some time on the long trails of North America, and one will inevitably start to recognize a name passed on the hushed whispers of the reverent. Durston. The cottage brand has achieved an almost ...

CCF pads will never compete with the comfort of an (unpunctured) inflatable sleeping pad, but their other characteristics keep them relevant in an increasingly crowded gear market. Rugged: Compared ...

The Triple Crown trails (the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail) offer nearly 8,000 miles of some of the best hiking in the world. A thru-hike is a bucket list item ...

As I prepared for my 2015 PCT thru-hike, for the first time ever I considered hiking with a solar panel. At that point, I’d been backpacking for years quite happily without gathering juice directly ...

The perfect water filter doesn’t exist. That’s not a meme, it’s just how I feel. And to be fair, a lot of the time I can’t tell if my feelings are feelings or memes. Regardless, after blasting through ...