Trail Profile
Lost Creek Wilderness Loop Trail: 37-Miles of Secluded Colorado Backpacking
Five years of experience as a backpacker and I'm still learning. One of last year's biggest takeaways was that out-and-back hikes are kind of a bummer. Retracing your steps somehow makes time...
How to Travel Around Ohio: The 1,444-Mile Buckeye Trail
A brief overview of the Buckeye Trail in Ohio.
9 Long Trails That Belong on Your Bucket List
Good news: There are more trails in the world than we can ever hope to hike in our lifetime. Bad news: There are more trails in the world than we...
Day Thru-Hiking the Art Loeb Trail
Trail: Art Loeb Distance: 30.1 miles Wanna go hiking sometime this week? I ask Sprout. Sprout and I met on the AT back in 2011 and have remained close friends...
Hiking Kauai: The Kalalau Trail
Most people associate Hawaii with a very beach-y, boozy, horizontal sort of vacation. But if youre looking to leave the mainland and are aiming for a little bit more adventure,...
Getting to Know the New 750-Mile Oregon Desert Trail
She-ra in a Wyoming state of mind on the CDT in 2015 I'm one of those backpackers who set foot on a long trail years ago, and havent been able to...
The Irish Coast to Coast Walk
I was totally lost. The rain smashing my face, I tried pulling out my map, but my hands were so wet, the paper was dissolving before I could unfold it....
6 Reasons to Hike the Long Trail
The Long Trail (LT) is the granddaddy long distance trail of them all, the first of its kind blazed in North America. Spanning 272 miles, the LT traverses the spine...
6 Reasons to Hike the John Muir Trail
The John Muir Trail extends 211 miles through the exquisite backcountry of the High Sierras. This statement alone may be all the coaxing you need to make your way to...
An Overview of North Carolina’s 1,150 Mile Mountains to Sea Trail
The Mountains to Sea Trail travels 1150 miles across North Carolina and will take you from the Great Smokey Mountains to the Outer Banks!