The Hiker Box
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The Moab to Mojave Conservation Corridor
President Biden’s last-minute designation of two final national monuments helped to complete a critical natural corridor.
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Reveal: Our 2025 Editors' List Picks
These are the pieces of gear we chose for our inaugural Editors' Lists.
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What makes the best hiking pants?
"I've taken the ember burning my crotch as a signal from the universe that I'd wasted many hours on research when the $5 solution was staring me in...
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Introducing: The Trails Magazine Editors' Lists
We're rethinking gear coverage, only in print in Issue 9.
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A new long trail from Mexico to Las Vegas is in the works.
A new long-distance trail has entered the chat. The Sun Corridor Trail (SCT) is a proposed 1,500-mile multi-use trail that will take hikers, biker...
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Ultralight: I Hiked the AT with a Flip Phone
BY KATE PEEBLES A month into my Appalachian Trail thru-hike, I sat on the back of my friend’s Kawasaki as we cruised along the Back of the Dragon m...
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Lotteries suck. This tool texts you as soon as a permit becomes available.
Could this new tool help you get your next backpacking permit?
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What It's Like to Crew an Appalachian Trail Record
Wilmarth supported Tara Dower's record-setting AT thru-hike this fall. What was it like to be her crew chief?
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A Love Letter to My Crocs, and Why They’re the Best Recovery Shoe
Are the lowly Crocs the best post-adventure recovery and camp shoe?
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Book Review: Take Less, Do More by Glen Van Peski
Gossamer Gear's founder Glen Van Peski's memoir is an inside look into the mind of a gear innovator.
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Photo Essay: Shots from Pacific Crest Trail
Bing Lin is a full-time conservation scientist and photojournalist who spent the summer completing his final 500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail t...
