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What 7 Thru-Hikers Actually Use After 500 Miles on the Appalachian Trail

Getting ready to take on the John Muir Trail

I decided that I wanted to thru hike the JMT at some point in 2025. Why? I can’t exactly say, other than the fact it’s one of the shorter thru hikes in the USA, and it takes me bac...

These Are the Best Hostels on the Appalachian Trail, According to Thru-Hikers

ur annual AT Thru-Hiker Survey had 279 participants in 2025. We gathered data on a variety of categories: different types of gear, resupply strategies, budget on trail, and more. Y...

New Jersey School Requires Freshmen to Complete 55-Mile Appalachian Trail Hike

2026 Completed AT Thru Hike: Gear and Thoughts from an Early-Season Start

I thru hiked the Appalachian Trail (AT) northbound (NOBO) in 2026 from late-January to mid-June. Below, is my gear list for an early-season, winter start. I carried about 90% of th...

Training For The Long Trail Continues

Long Trail Shakedown and AT Section Hike I Know I have not had an update in a while, I promise my training continues! For anyone who has thru-hiked the AT or people intimately fami...

Susquehannock Trail Thru Hike Day One: Underway, Shift Colors!

Day 1: Northern Gateway to Bolich Run Shelter   At the Northern Gateway I start the day at the Pennsylvania State Forest Office, where I register my hike (it’s free) and eat a quic...

This 91-Year-Old Is Hiking 2,190 Miles. Again.

Dale Sanders, known as Grey Beard, is setting out to reclaim his record as the oldest person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. He has 12 months to complete the roughly 2,190-mi...

Smokies Hike

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park. Settled in the border of North Carolina and Tennessee it is home to the third tallest mountain east of th...

Outdoor Updates: A.T. Age Record in the Works + Hiker Rescued Near Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia

Appalachian Trail Hiker on Path to Age Record Age ain’t nothing but a number. Just ask Dale Sanders, the 91-year-old hiker currently on the Appalachian Trail, heading north towards...

Hiking Down Memory Lane to Annapolis Rock

On trail, hikers often ask each why they chose to hike and when they decided to do it. I don’t remember when I first heard of the Appalachian Trail or when I was first inspired to...

Appalachian Safari (Day 44)

Today we reached the Grayson Highlands, which genuinely feels like an Appalachian Safari. This has been one of my favorite days so far.  Before we could watch the wild ponies and o...

Completing the Triple Crown

Enlisting A huge factor that impacts your morale and keeps a thru-hiker progressing down the trail is the people that you meet.  Some thru-hikers prefer to hike with trail families...

Loving Appalachia– Fox’s AT Thru Hike – Day 58

I really love Appalachia. Sunny, rainy, cold, or 90+90 (90+ degrees, 90% humidity). It ain’t always easy and it ain’t always comfy, but I love it. Today was one of those not comfy...

Wo-oh I’m Halfway There

I hiked 1,099 miles on the Appalachian Trail and I am halfway done. Below are some stats from the first half of the trip. Days since starting the AT: 90 Average daily mileage (zero...

Hiking Abroad – Venturing across the pond

In 2019, I ambled onto the AT for my very first thru hike. It was a singular goal for me at 55 years old. It was a dream from my childhood. I had no idea that the trail would ignit...

Trail of Plenty

It was not yet 8:00 a.m. and my red bandana was soaked. I mopped my face and neck, then wrapped it around my trekking pole handle and picked my way across the rocks, careful of my...

Planning a US Thru-Hike From Overseas (On a Budget)

In just a few days, I will pack my bags and head for Denver, Colorado for the summer. The plan is to be on trail for about 6 weeks — thru-hiking the Colorado Trail from Denver to D...

How to prepare and plan for 160+ half-marathons in a row.

Perfect planning that could go poof on Day 1. Here’s what our planning and prepping looked like before our first steps on the AT. The post How to prepare and plan for 160+ half-mar...

The Good – Fox’s AT Thru Hike – Day 88

I am two thirds of my way into my Appalachian Trail Thru Hike. With thr triple zero, this seemed like a good time to share some of my feelings on the trail. So what have been the g...

3 DAYS OUT

READY OR NOT Hi everyone, I am only 3 days away from starting my journey on the approach trail at Amicalola Falls, where I will start on 24 May and hump ~9 miles to the actual star...

Waterton Canyon to Frisco/Breckenridge

Starting this thru-hike came with a lot of anticipation and excitement. There were so many things I was looking forward to, as well as many things I wasn’t prepared for. The first...

We Did It!

Spoiler alert: I completed the Appalachian Trail (AT) and summited Mount Katahdin on June 15th, and was the 18th thru hiker to summit in 2026. But before that, though, a little rew...

PCT Thru-Hikers Reveal How They Afford 6 Months on the Trail