The Most Peaceful Hikes
Looking for a hike that gives you a fuzzy, floating sense of calm? These trails are pure serenity.
Looking for a hike that gives you a fuzzy, floating sense of calm? These trails are pure serenity.
The Green Mountain State delivers when it comes to year-round outdoor recreation and adventures with a uniquely Vermont spin
Our hiking columnist went to the AT’s legendary Trail Days this year with one mission—to figure out what hikers were and weren’t putting on their feet
With the Woods Creek and San Joaquin bridges out and creeks running too high to safely ford, hikers don't have many good options.
Enough of Type 2 Fun. These six hikes give you that just-left-the-spa peaceful feeling.
Incredibly, it's not the first time that a baby bison has been euthanized in the park after a visitor tried to "save" it.
Make sure you never get lost again by mastering the underappreciated art of navigating with a compass and map.
36 testers tried 40 jackets. These are the crème de la crème.
Our team of testers vetted 20 new rucksacks. These ones came out on top.
13 tents went out into the wild. Only 7 made it back out.
14 testers spent over two months sleeping outside. These five sleeping bags are the warmest, lightest, and coziest of the bunch.
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Full of rock scrambles, cactus clusters, and desert views for days, Joshua Tree National Park is the southwest at its finest.
Ending too many hikes with sore, wobbly legs? Trekking poles can help you make it that extra mile.
Which of these popular aprés accessories burns brighter?
The Narrows at Zion National Park offers an incredible adventure in America's most amazing slot canyons. Here's how to safely explore them.
Nature can be brutal. Learn how to to deal with wounds from all kinds of thorns, spines, splinters, shards, quills, needles, and anything else that might get under your skin when you’re on the trail.
If you're new to Colorado's 14ers or simply looking for a day hike into the clouds, try these (relatively) easy adventures on Colorado's tallest mountains.
Find shelter from the storm with these excellent backpacking tents.
Benton MacKaye's original proposal for the Appalachian Trail came out 100 years ago. While the trail may have changed, the appeal hasn't.
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Two friends, 8,000 trail miles, one year
This is the year to dream big. With the world's last destinations finally reopening to visitors, now's the time to plan a life-list hike that you'll never forget. Even better: Backpacker's done the work for you.