New survey reveals $70 daily bill for hikers – plus the rising age of PCTers, the most common wildlife sighting and a host of ...
Hikers now face a long detour to an official border crossing if they want to trek the last few miles of the 2,650-mile ...
We’re not talking about big thru-hikes, but extended walks on pathways through glorious landscapes in spectacular parts of the world ...
Not long after I crossed the threshold into ... soon after I entered Maine some 2,000 miles into a northbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, that old ache returned. Was my foot broken ...
Over the last 20 years, trail running has exploded across the United States (growing in popularity by as much as 2000 percent). With this growth came specialized footwear. Before long, thru-hikers had ...
Last year, this number was matched at 34. Just over half of the thru-hikers were first timers on any long-distance trail. Almost three quarters had done some training for the hike, although a ...