Most backpacks won’t last a border-to-border hike without some TLC. Here are seven ways to keep your rucksack in fighting ...

If you want to call it a thru-hike, you’ve got to go the whole way—start to finish—in one continuous push, which usually means a few solid months on the trail. We’re talking hundreds (sometimes ...

Whether you're a first time hiker heading out on a well-marked trail or an experienced thru-hiker planning a remote, long-distance route, a reliable navigation app is an essential part of your kit.

A realistic breakdown of the gear and essentials thru-hikers choose to bring on long-distance hiking trails, focusing on what ...

Each year, only about one out of every four hikers who set out to complete the Appalachian Trail reaches that goal. A thru-hike means traversing nearly 2,200 miles, across 14 states, in a single ...

Natalie “Swell” Dillon, an avid backpacker who lives in Bishop in California’s Eastern Sierra, completed the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. And every year since, the occupational therapist — ...

I wish I had the luxury of taking two months off to embark on a major thru-hiking adventure like the Florida Trail. For now, in lieu of that, I can live vicariously through others, like my friend Greg ...