Inspiration
The Beginner’s Guide To Desert Hiking
Hooray! Your first desert vacation is booked and on the calendar. As you begin prepping your boots and letting dreams of red rocks fill your head, it’s important to start...
Great Strides: PCT Angel Uncovered History of Earliest Known Continental Divide Thru-Hiker
Great Strides is an occasional feature of The Trek exploring notable walks and walkers from history, literature, and film. If not for the sleuthing of a famous Pacific Crest Trail...
Backpacking in America as a Person of Color: Hikers Share Their Experiences
Just a couple miles past the Mason-Dixon line during his Appalachian Trail thru-hike, Daniel White, aka The Blackalachian, and a female hiking partner decided to camp at Pen Mar Park....
What It’s Like for 2020 Thru-Hikers Canceling Their Plans Because of COVID-19
Within the past week, every community, industry, age range, and recreation subset has been flipped upside down. Everything from dinner reservations to planning for the entirety of 2020 has gone...
13 Thru-Hiking Films to Keep You Sane While Quarantining During the Coronavirus Outbreak
You're doing the socially responsible thing, but you're going crazy. Hopping between the couch and bed might be nice for an afternoon or one lazy weekend, but after a few...
When Hiking a Long-Distance Trail Is the Road to Recovery
While serving in Iraq in the early 2000s, Will Robinson was rummaging through a box of books when he found an unlikely distraction: A guide to hiking the Pacific Crest...
Wisdom from 2019 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hikers (Pt. I)
A group of Triple Crowners talk with us about the their experiences on the CDT compared to the PCT and the AT.
Wisdom from 2018 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hikers (Pt. II)
Rachael “Rabbit” DeLano | April 21st–Sept 1st NOBO "All of us were so different but had a common goal and that is very bonding." Favorite trail town and why? Leadville....
Wisdom from 2018 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hikers (Pt. I)
The last trail we are going to address on this Wisdom from the 2018 Thru-Hikers series is the epic, infamous CDT. The CDT tends to be less trafficked and less...
Unlikely Hikers Taking Over the Internet
There is no question that thru-hiking communities tend to be pretty homogeneous. Here are some stats from the PCT Class of 2018 (and a similar survey from the AT): 56.7%...