Thru Hiking
3 guides tagged Thru Hiking
Field Notes
The 15 Best Hikes in the World (2026)
Every hiker keeps a private list of the walks that would justify a whole trip, a whole year, sometimes a whole reinvention. This is ours: fifteen trails across six continents' worth of dreaming, from a four-day Patagonian classic to a five-month American pilgrimage, each with the honest numbers, the honest difficulty, and the season that makes it sing. The world is very large and astonishingly walkable. Here is where to start.
Read the guide →~18 min read
Review
Sawyer Squeeze Review (2026)
The Sawyer Squeeze is the filter you will see on more thru-hiker packs than any other: a listed 0.1 micron hollow-fiber element, about 3 ounces listed, and a price around $40. Here is the full verdict on the standard Squeeze and the smaller Micro, how they stack up against the Katadyn BeFree and LifeStraw Peak Squeeze, and the three honest limitations every buyer should know.
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Buyer's Guide
The Best Trail Running Shoes for Hiking (2026)
The quiet revolution in hiking footwear is that the fastest hikers stopped wearing boots. Trail running shoes are lighter, dry faster, and need zero break-in, which is why they now dominate the long trails. We ranked the four we would actually hike in: the max-cushion HOKA Speedgoat 6, the thru-hiker-default Altra Lone Peak 9, the mud-eating Salomon Speedcross 6, and the do-everything Brooks Cascadia 18.
Read the guide →~12 min read