How do I save money on backpacking gear without sacrificing quality? What’s the best sports bra for thru-hiking? What should I put in a DIY first-aid kit? Maggie answers reader-submitted gear questions here.
Overnight trips are one of the best ways to get into backpacking. Here’s the gear you should always have in your pack.
Have you been a trail profile for Backpacking Routes? Here are tips for taking notes during the hike that will make the writeup even easier.
Sixty years in the making, the newly opened Blue Mountains Trail follows a point-to-point path for 530 miles through breathtaking and rugged wilderness in Northeast Oregon. The trail has already been thru-hiked by four people. Whitney “Allgood” LaRuffa, Naomi “The Punisher” Hudetz, and Mike “Iron Mike” Unger finished the trail Read more…
The Tuckerman Inferno, Mount Marathon, Badwater 135, Barkley Marathons and more… these are some of the most extreme backcountry races in the country.
These 10 backpacking loop trails are perfect for a weekend getaway. Each trail is under 30 miles and can be hiked in two days. These trails span the country, from mellow New England overnights to challenging peak-bagging treks in the Mountain West.
While every hiker will develop their own gear list, the ten essentials are considered the bare minimum that every hiker or backpacker should carry
Conservation efforts to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness received a big boost from The Conservation Alliance, which awarded $75,000 in funding for each in 2021 and 2022. In all the Alliance awarded $1.11 million for conservation efforts, including funding for Indigenous-led conservation Read more…
Backpacking Routes co-founder Andrew Marshall finally realized that man could not live on Pop-Tarts alone.
A refresher on the Leave No Trace principles, why they’re important, and suggestions on how to remind people to be better wilderness stewards