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07/09/2025

We're doing it ⬅➡ again.

Issue 12 is going to be our second annual Photography Issue, in panoramic style.

Subscribe today to reserve your copy of this unique, special edition.

07/07/2025

This week only! 🥾 Buy any one back issue, get a nother for FREE!

There's never been a better time to start your collection. Get these rare issues before they're sold out and gone forever. As of now, you'll find any of these copies available at trailsmag.net:

📖 Issue 10
📖 Issue 9
📖 Issue 8
📖 Issue 6
📖 Issue 5
📖 Issue 4
📖 Issue 3

Sale runs through July 11. Available while supplies last.

07/03/2025

Have you ever used a bivy bag on a backpacking trip? Trails contributor Mark Wetherington tested the super lightweight setup out while backpacking the Teton Crest Trail. How did he fare? Read his full report only in print in Issue 10.

Photo: Mark Wetherington

07/02/2025

Have you gotten your subscriber backpack hangtag out on the trails yet? We want to see it! Share a photo of your hangtag on your backpack and tag us and we'll send you a sticker!

Remember: All subscribers get these Subscriber Backpack Hangtags for free to show off their support of print journalism out on the trails. Subscribe today to get yours.

Stickers available for a limited time.

07/01/2025

Sometimes when a trip goes wrong, it goes really wrong. breaks down an epic sandfly-infested backpacking trip in Issue 10, alongside this Trails-exclusive worst-case-scenario checklist. How many boxes can you check?

Read the story, only in print at the link in our bio. And watch for more of Brendan's illustrations in Issue 11.

06/25/2025

"Without letting myself reconsider, I quickly verified no one else was around, stripped, piled my clothes on top of my pack, and stepped into the water. The cold of it nipped at my ankles and sent goosebumps rocketing across my skin. I plunged in, gasping at the shock of it, and leaned back, floating on the surface."

Writer .bethune reflects on letting go and how skinny dipping can set you free, only in this week's Hiker Box Newsletter. Subscribe for free at the link in our bio.

Photo: Nicole Bethune

06/24/2025

"While splitting firewood the mail truck stopped at the box at the end of my gravel driveway. It was time for a water break so I hiked up. "There’s Trails! Woohoo!" I thought. A quick thumb through and all I can say is wow. You’re getting pretty good at this magazine stuff."

Thanks so much for the email and the photo, Chuck H, subscriber number 175!

06/20/2025

Have you ever wondered what it might feel like to jump from an exposed trail? Approximately half of us feel this effect to some degree, even if we don't know it has a name. Journalist Cathleen Calkins () dove into the High Place Phenomenon to examine exactly what pulls us toward the edge.

Read the full story only in Issue 10.

Do you feel "the Call of the Void"? Leave a comment!

Illustration: Miranda Harris

06/19/2025

A little light b̶a̶t̶h̶r̶o̶o̶m̶ thunder box reading? Be sure to grab your copy of Issue 10 when you're packing up for your next trip. The best backpacking adventures involve a little bit of time to...unload.

06/16/2025

Its back!!

Issue 4, which theoretically sold out last year, is back in stock for a very limited time! As of this writing, there are only 27 copies on-hand, discovered during a little spring cleaning.

If you've been unable to complete your collection, now might be your last chance to grab our November 2023 issue, which includes and 's award-winning story about the backpacking community in war-torn Ukraine, 's humorous review of "My Ex-Boyfriend's Titanium Pot," .ott's reporting on the death of the thru-hike, and a lot more.

Grab a copy while you can.

06/11/2025

Want your own copy of our inaugural Photography Issue or to read our 2025 Editors' Lists? These two piles are all we have left of Issues 8 and 9. Grab your copies while you still can. We don't do reprints. Once these issues sell out, they're gone forever.

06/09/2025

Are the La Sportiva Bushido III shoes the best low hikers in the world? In last week's Hiker Box, gear tester and writer Kristin Smith weighed in: "A month after acquiring my pair, I’ve certainly put them through the ringer, heading through snow, deep mud, slippery clay, wet sandstone, and alpine trails a few degrees away from being a cliff. They haven’t slipped on any of it."

Read this review and sign up for The Hiker Box—our weekly email of gear reviews, stories, and more—at the link in our bio.

Photo: Thomas Monsorno

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