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Trails Magazine Issue 13

Trails Magazine Issue 13

Trails Magazine's 13th Issue explores endurance in various forms. The cover, shot by Jake Marty in the Utah canyonlands, sets the scene for many of this issues stories, including our second annual Editors' List: our context-specific take on the best gear for shoulder season adventures in canyon country. On top of that, this issues features an examination of the plethora of new long trails tied together with road walking and overlapping more established routes, and asks what's the point of them? Another feature follows Roland Banas on the first summer crossing of Death Valley. There's a profile of Eric Gilbertson, the peak bagger with a penchant for surveying the peaks he climbs. Plus the work of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project, the story of Betty MacKaye, and all the recipes, trip reports, maps, and more than you expect from Trails Magazine. 

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Moving ahead, the latest issue will only be available when purchased alongside a subscription. We print a limited number of "extra" copies beyond what we print for our subscribers, and we want to make sure those are available to anyone purchasing a subscription, so that they can begin reading immediately. Want to read this issue? We'd encourage you to grab some subscription, too, to lock in the best deal moving forward.

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The List of Long Trails Keeps Getting Longer

Creative thru-hiking routes are popping up all across the country—even in places where long-distance classics already exist. What’s the point?

Time Scales

Backpacking with an eye for geologic history gives new meaning to our place in the wilderness.

The High Pointer

To climb the tallest mountains in the world, Eric Gilbertson first had to measure them. In the process, he stumbled into a much bigger problem.

The 2026 Editors' List

Our take on the best gear for shoulder season backpacking in canyon country.

Featured Contributors

Mikaela Osler

Mikaela Osler

Taylor Roades

Taylor Roades

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Katherine Cusumano

Katherine Cusumano

Zoe Woods

Zoe Woods

Ash Czarnota

Ash Czarnota

Also Including

Jessica Baltzersen, Roland Banas, Milo Allerton Bateman, Katherine Beard, Charli Beck, Ray Becker,
Laura Behymer, Paul Bikis, Jamie Brown, Sydnee Chapman, Retura Claar, Brady Clarke, John Clayton, Jason Collins, Katherine Cusumano, Ash Czarnota, Rebecca Downs, Alex Droubay, Lilli Eller, Louisa Eunice, Jonathan Ferrey, Graham Goff, Harvey Halpern, Katie Hovind, Liam Kaiser, Margaret Kingston, Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Carrie LaPolla, Jesse Major, Jake Marty, Jono Melamed, Bryn Merrell, Megan Michelson, Emma Montgomery, Emma Mary Murray, Joel Nevius, Rebecca Nevius, Ilana Newman, Mikaela Osler, Jill Pelto, Cait Quirk, Taylor Roades, Heather Balogh Rochfort, Sean Ryan, Eva Seelye, Cari Shane, Katie Sikora, Cal Waichler, Ross Wallette, Calem Watson, Mark Wetherington, Olivia Wiens, Jasmine Wilhelm, Zoe Woods

Guest Editor: Morgan Sjogren

Print Specifications

111 lb. #2 silk cover stock with a soft touch lamination.

70 lb. #2 uncoated text stock.

10.5" by 8".

108 pages.

Perfect bound.

Printed in Winnipeg, MB.