During the COVID-19 pandemic, hiking grew in popularity as a way for people to exercise out of their homes in a safe, socially distanced way. In 2021, 58.7 million people went hiking, the Outdoor ...

When you’re new to the hiking game, it’s easy to overthink things and overpack. The better alternative is to be strategic about what you bring. “Many new hikers carry way too many things, which can ...

Day hiking. It’s the gateway drug to the outdoors. Hiking can be as easy or as difficult as you’d like it to be, but it’s still just putting one foot in front of the other. One of the benefits of ...

There is a ton of information online about what you should and shouldn’t do when choosing your hiking attire. Some are fact, some are fiction, and some actually stem from grains of truth but ...

When you’re new to hiking, figuring out what to wear might seem like navigating your way through a minefield of different fabrics, footwear choices and types of hiking pants. There’s a lot of advice ...