Emma Veidt

Because willing to hike with you for 14 sweaty, stinky hours (and still have a good time) is the biggest green flag of them all.

The family in this viral video received a lot of praise for their calm demeanor, but they shouldn’t have given this bear a seat at the table.

Craving an escape, but don’t want the commitment required to complete a months-long thru-hike? Try these fourteen-day-long adventures.

If you’re not hiking in the snow, you’re missing out on low-to-no crowds and completely transformed vistas from the season before.

Barney “Scout” Mann will host his first book talk for “Journeys North” in Boulder, Colorado’s Carsen Theater December 5 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Want to hike in Middle Earth? Turns out you just need to go to this park in Ohio. Plus: What we think could be the new Triple Crown trails.

Backpackers don’t need to wait for warm weather do these winter thru-hikes. Start tackling a long trail now on one of these trips.

Hip pain is a real issue for backpackers. Here are some reasons your hips are aching, and what to do about it.

Using a wind chill chart can give you a quick idea of how cold you’ll actually feel given the conditions outside.

You can’t just jump into your thru-hike without a trial run backpacking trip. Take these three trails for a spin before the big trip.