California’s Mt. Whitney yesterday, nearly one week after his remains were located along the Mountaineer’s Route. Motel staff ...

Continental Divide Trail from the southern terminus are temporarily closed due to construction, according to the Continental ...

Denver-area pals! Break out your ugliest sweater and join us for a holiday-themed live recording of Backpacker Radio ...

Pacific Crest Trail is one of North America’s most beautiful and iconic thru-hikes, stretching 2,650 miles from the Mexican ...

Are you craving a new kind of hiking adventure? Perhaps you need to try … high routes! High routes are thru-hiking on ...

The finish line is finally in sight—and then, suddenly, it’s behind you. Our 2026 Trail Correspondents share two sides of the ...

Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) announced this month that it has signed a new 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU ...

Hayduke Trail documentary: 4 thru-hikers, 4 cameras, 800 miles Southwest canyons and no trail. Go behind the scenes of ...

Fall backpacking trips are one of the great joys of life, but the changing conditions require extra planning and gear. Here's ...

Six PCT hikers share forgotten food bags, bathroom disasters, grief, and burnout—and explain what keeps them hiking toward ...