J-Tree is home to great hiking. Outside‘s National Parks columnist, Graham Averill, assembled a list of 11 of the best just ...

From long-trail heroes to quirky characters to nail-biting tales of danger, these stories are some of the best pieces of hiking writing ever composed.

For most day hikers, a frameless pack is a fine choice. Because it uses less material than an internal frame pack, it is ...

While spring days will often bring warmer temperatures compared to winter, nights can still be cold. It’s a good idea to ...

Then we lent them out to testers to find which are best suited to varying conditions, sleeping habits, and backpacking kits. Everyone sleeps differently, prioritizes different features, and has to ...

Discover the art of backpacking with the Inter-Mountain Alpine Club (I-MAC) at its 2025 Backpacking School this April at ...

A few Loma Hikes members taking in the view on a backpacking trip on March 22. Photo courtesy of @loma_hikes on Instagram.

Doyle set a speed record on the AT 50 years ago, long before YouTubers and partying twentysomethings had flooded the iconic trail. Through his Appalachian Trail Institute, which he's run since ...

With winter finally coming to a close, there are loads of popular backpacking deals to be had at a variety of online ...

A group of our backpacking and hiking experts put 10 different models to the test from top brands like Garmin, Suunto, and Coros. We narrowed them down based on their features and technical ...