Thru hiking

Almost There: A Thru-Hiker Waits Out the Rain for the Final Miles to the Canadian Border

Thru-hikers wait out rain and snow in Mazama, Washington, for the final push to the PCT's northern terminus at...

via Backpacker · 25 Sep 2026

Pennsylvania's Tiltrock Loop: A 300-Mile Thru-Hike Nobody Has Finished Yet

The new Tiltrock Loop is a 300-mile thru-hike circuit in Pennsylvania and Maryland — and no one has finished i...

A Bowling Pin Named Penjamin Is Being Carried Up the Appalachian Trail by Strangers

A bowling pin called Penjamin is hitching a ride north on the Appalachian Trail, passed hiker to hiker toward...

Trail Diary: Rolling into Snoqualmie Pass After Five Months on the Pacific Crest Trail

A PCT thru-hiker reaches Snoqualmie Pass after five months on the trail — brewery celebrations, fire closures...

Finishing the Continental Divide Trail: Eight Days from East Glacier to the Waterton Border Obelisk

How the final eight days of the Continental Divide Trail look from East Glacier to the Waterton obelisk: passe...

Three Weeks on the John Muir Trail: A Hiker's Honest Numbers, Gear Wins and Regrets

A 21-day John Muir Trail thru-hike debrief: real mileage, resupply strategy, gear that failed, Whitney tips an...

Finished the Continental Divide Trail in 2026? Here's How to Get Your Summit Photo Featured

The Trek is collecting finish photos from 2026 Continental Divide Trail thru-hikers for its annual finisher se...

Day 132 on the Appalachian Trail: Vermont's Big Views and Small Wonders

Day 132 on the Appalachian Trail: summit views on Mount Killington, the Maine Junction split with the Long Tra...

Thunder, Barbed Wire and Wildflowers: A Day on Colorado's Continental Divide Trail

A Continental Divide Trail diary from Colorado: 13 tough miles, two lightning stops, old barbed wire and mount...

Trail Reopened at the Last Minute: A PCT Group Races to Reach Canada

A PCT thru-hike nearly ends early when the final stretch to Canada closes — until a sudden reopening gives one...

Trail Magic and Wild Swimming: Four Days on Maine's Baldpates Section of the Appalachian Trail

Trail magic, a campground owner's hospitality and a loaner canoe: why the Baldpates section of Maine's Appalac...