Choosing a camping tent for thru-hiking is not totally different to browsing real estate. After all, the shelter you choose is going to be your home for the next few weeks or even months. Even if you ...

Mathina Calliope is at work on a memoir about seeking the courage to be broke by attempting a thru-hike. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you.

Considering your first thru-hike? Here’s your guide to the basics of preparing for your trip, from picking a route to making a training plan. Backpacking is a great way to escape the hustle and bustle ...

If you’ve read Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild, a riveting account of her several-month-long journey through the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), you have some semblance of an idea as to how physically and ...

After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in 2016, he was hooked and started devising his own long-distance trail. The 34-year-old Colorado local went on to hike the ...

It isn’t that hard to find them in town. Thru-hikers are predictable — more animal-like in behavior than town and city folk. Burger stands are typical spotting grounds. Any cheap motel with the door ...

Not all hikes of the Pacific Crest Trail (or any long-distance thru-hike) begin this way, but somewhere along the route, nearly every hiker turns into a “weight weenie.” The affectionate moniker goes ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Two Tents is Jim Haskell’s nom de guerre (or rather, de sentier) on the ...