An independent film project is hiking through towns along the Appalachian Trail and will be screening its beauty tonight at the Lyric. “Beauty Beneath the Dirt” follows three college-aged hikers — a ...

At Backpacker, we throw the term "thru-hiking" around a lot. But if you’re just dipping your toe into the world and been afraid to ask, you've come to the right place. Here's a primer on this special ...

It wasn’t that long ago that aspiring thru-hikers had to explain what, exactly, they were doing planning to hike something like the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail. The kinds of distances ...

Thru-hiking is the ultimate backpacking adventure, taking athletes hundreds or thousands of miles. Popular thru-hikes like the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail entice thousands of people to ...

To say that long-distance hiking has blown up since Backpacker started publishing would be the mother of all understatements. In 1973, the year our first issue went out, just 8 people completed the ...

Before my first thru-hike, I didn’t own a scale and never knew what I weighed. I enjoyed beer and bread, and running and hiking. People never made comments on my body, and beyond the everyday ...

The number of hikers who have registered plans to attempt the Appalachian Trail in 2025 is down nearly 30% compared with last year, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) says, potentially indicating ...