Barney Scout Mann

Barney "Scout" Mann hiked the Triple Crown after turning 55. Here's his ultralight pack list for trips of any distance.

When they wake up broke, broken, and far from home, how do thru-hikers find the will to go another mile?

Nearly a century ago, Peter Parsons made long trail history before there were long trails.

How do you get good at hiking? Hike a lot. And we haven't met anyone who's logged more miles than Cam Honan.

Reese Witherspoon hits the trail in the adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's PCT memoir. Our man gives his early review.

Beachside trek meets pub crawl meets castle tour on Europe's newest long trail, the 870-mile Wales Coast Path, officially opened in May 2011. We have the beta on its highlights.

Beachside trek meets pub crawl meets castle tour on Europe's newest long trail, the 870-mile Wales Coast Path, officially opened last May. Want to be among the first to hike it all--or its highlights? We sent our scout to find the best sections before the guidebook even hit the shelves. He returned with beta on two 100-mile routes that each fit neatly in a week's vacation, plus a few surprising lessons about backpacking in King Arthur's homeland.

Don't have time to hike all 1,200 miles of the Pacific Northwest Trail? No worries: Our scout pinpointed the finest two-week stretch.