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Your dream backpacking trips are waiting for you. Find and explore new hiking trails and backpacking routes across the country with advice, adventure travel stories, topo maps, photography, and more from the experts at Backpacker.

Appalachian Trail

Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail: Everything You Need to Know

BACKPACKER Editors, Michael Lanza

Zion National Park

Hiking Angels Landing in Zion National Park: Everything You Need to Know

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Colorado Trails

The Complete Guide to Hiking the Colorado Trail

Ryan Wichelns

Washington Trails

The 10 Most Dangerous Hikes in America

Kelly Bastone

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4 Perfect Trails For A Week-Long Backpacking Trip

These week-long backpacking trips are the perfect length to squeeze into a vacation.

Emma Veidt

Microdose Adventure With These 10 Tiny Urban Trails

Erica Zazo

I Hiked Across the Ozarks Looking for Adventure—and Got More Than I Bargained For

Jeff Garmire

How to Explore Germany’s Natural Wonders

German National Tourist Board

The 5 Best Hiking Trails Just Outside Yosemite National Park

Alisha McDarris

The 10 Most Beautiful Hikes in U.S. National Forests

Graham Averill

The Midwest Is Full of Good Backpacking. Yes, Really.

Emma Veidt

So You Didn’t Get That Coveted Permit. Here’s Where To Hike Instead.

Emma Veidt

Maine: The Adventure Guide

Visit Maine

You Can Still Complete a Thru-Hike This Summer On These (Not Too) Long Trails

Go Camping Without a Tent At These 3 Destinations

Emma Veidt

How to Inflation-Proof Your Vacations for Years to Come

Go RVing

Skip the Crowds on These Summer National Park Adventures

Escape the National Park Crowds and Hit These 6 Trails Near ‘The Sunniest City in California’ Instead

Erica Zazo

The 13 Best Hut-to-Hut Hikes in the World

Emily Pennington

Raise a Glass to Protecting Seagrass

Plymouth Gin

The Best No-Crowd Places to Go Stargazing

Emma Veidt

The 5 Best Hikes on the Appalachian Trail, as Chosen By a Thru-Hiker

Liz "Snorkel" Thomas

How to Hike Mt. Fuji, Japan’s Iconic Volcano

Emma Veidt

Where to Go Backpacking for Your Most Memorable Summer Yet

The 5 Best Sections on the Pacific Crest Trail, According to a Dirtbag Who Has Done it All

Liz "Snorkel" Thomas

The Salton Sea Is an Environmental Disaster—and it’s Also Gorgeous

Chuck Graham

Make the Most of Summer With These 100 Epic Adventures

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

No, Seriously—Go Hiking in Oklahoma

M. John Fayhee

Explore South Dakota’s Hidden Adventure Paradise

Travel South Dakota

Ditch the AT’s Crowds on the Benton MacKaye Trail

Scott Sanders (Mapping)

The Pacific Crest Trail Just Got More International Than Ever

David Gleisner

The Vermont Guide to Getting Outside

Vermont Tourism

The Most Peaceful Hikes

The Most Peaceful Hikes, According to Our Editors

BACKPACKER Contributors and Editors

Where Can I Backpack Mountains in the Midwest?

Emma Veidt

The Agony and the Adventure of Hiking the John Muir Trail in a Week

Michael Lanza

Two Years After Burning Down, the Pacific Crest Trail’s Favorite Little Shop Is Back and Better Than Ever

David Gleisner

These 6 Waterfall Hikes Are Straight-Up Magical

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

The Oregon Coast Trail: The Best, Biggest Beach Walk of Your Life

Adam Roy

Springtime Hiking

7 Perfect Trails for Finishing the Spring Hiking Season Strong

BACKPACKER Contributors and Editors

These Are the Trails We’d Hike for Eternity

BACKPACKER Editors

This Is the Year of the Flip-Flop on the Pacific Crest Trail

David Gleisner

Thru-Hiker Central

Think All-Inclusive Resorts Are Just for Beach Getaways? Think Again.

Club Med

Pacific Crest Trail: A Beginner’s Guide to the Hike of a Lifetime

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

Then and Now: How Our Favorite Trails Have Changed in the Past Five Decades

Emma Veidt

How to Do Everything: Tips to Become a Mileage Monster

Kristin Bjornsen

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: How 7 Popular Trails Have Changed

Alisha McDarris

Hike the Desert

The Best Spots To Go Stargazing In Joshua Tree National Park

Emma Veidt

These Urban Hikes Are Wild Adventures Inside City Limits

Erica Zazo

The Beach Is Just the Start in Sarasota

Visit Florida

A Whole New Side of Winter

Visit Montana

Explore the Waterways of Crystal River, Florida

Visit Florida

Discover Nature’s Playground in Florida

Visit Florida

Take a Break from Winter on These Florida Adventures

Explore an Ocean Forest in Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands

Adam Roy

Going to the Everglades? We Made You a Playlist.

Emma Veidt

Want To Hike In Middle-Earth? Go To Hocking Hills, Ohio

Erica Zazo

Warplanes Are Roaring Over One of the Quietest Places on Earth. Backpackers Are Fighting Back.

Chris Marvin

Want to See the Best of Winter? Snowshoe Up Artist Point.

Alec Sills-Trausch

This Is the Best Winter Ever to Visit Yosemite National Park. Here’s Why.

Graham Averill

The 10 Best Hikes for Spotting Winter Wildlife

Kristin Smith

See the Galaxy: Hike Florida.

Jeff Waldorff as told to Kristin Smith

The Best Hikes for Every Month in 2023

Erica Zazo

The Best Places to Hike in 2023

Where Should You Hike in 2023? We Asked 5 Pros About Their Epic Plans.

Kassondra Cloos

The 7 Best Hikes Backpacker’s Editors Did in 2022

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

The Best National Parks for Northern Lights Hunting

Stephanie Vermillion

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Is So Big, Even the Grizzlies Seem Small

Chuck Graham

10 Must-Do Winter Activities in Québec

Bonjour Québec

Going to the Smokies? We Made You a Playlist.

Emma Veidt

5 Regions to Experience Switzerland’s Alpine Flora

Ricola

I Fell In Love With a Picture of Greenland. Seeing It in Person Blew My Mind.

Eli Bernstein

7 Incredible Trips to Gift the Hiker in Your Life This Year

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

I Went on a Commercial Backpacking Trip and Loved Every Minute of it

Emma Veidt

Going to Yosemite National Park? We Made You a Playlist.

Emma Veidt

Backpacking Has Changed a Lot Over the Past 50 Years. These Photos Prove It.

Emma Veidt

The West Coast Trail Is a Beautiful Hike With a Horrifying History

Scott Yorko

The Palisade Glacier Is the Southernmost Glacier in America. How Long Will it Last?

Alec Sills-Trausch

The Historic Trans Bhutan Trail is Now Open to Hikers

Alisha McDarris

The Sierra’s Rae Lakes Are Spectacular—and More Fun With New Friends

Alec Sills-Trausch

Going to Zion National Park? We Made You a Playlist.

Emma Veidt

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