Trails Magazine

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onX Backcountry Pro Deal: Trails Magazine

Trails Magazine is the only magazine specifically for backpackers, hikers, and anyone who likes to sleep in the dirt. Independent, quarterly, and ultra high quality, it’ll be your go-to source for adventure inspiration and page-turning exploration. Whether you’re a seasoned hiker or just getting started, this magazine offers valuable insights on the best trails, trip planning advice, gear reviews, expert tips, and rich adventure stories to get you excited about being outside.

A new kind of backpacking magazine. 

Trails Magazine focuses on authentic adventure stories, beautifully presented in a high-quality, print-only format. Unlike ad-heavy publications, it prioritizes immersive content and design, offering readers an inspiring experience that celebrates the spirit of exploration.

INDEPENDENT. Trails Magazine is run by a small, independent, and passionate team focused on delivering quality, impactful, and engaging stories from the outdoor community.

COFFEE TABLE QUALITY. Trails Magazine is printed on thick, high-quality paper, is rich with content, and emphasizes design and large-format photography.

REAL ADVENTURE STORIES. The kind that other magazines have been missing. True, inspiring stories from places you’re going to add to your bucket list.

NOT ADVERTISER SUPPORTED. Trails have far fewer ads than typical mags and instead relies on its readers. This thing is made for you, not gear brands. 

PRINT ONLY. You’re not going to find these stories anywhere else, ever.

A magazine for its subscribers

By not being tied to advertisers, Trails Magazine remains fully focused on delivering content that resonates with its readers. But aside from helping to keep print alive and well, subscribers get a ton of other perks:

  • Subscribers get free shipping on four issues each year, mailed to them before anyone else gets their hands on them.
  • Subscribing is cheaper than purchasing four issues individually, even before you add on the shipping cost.
  • Active subscribers always get 15% off Trails Magazine gear, including hats, shirts, posters, stickers, camp mugs, and a lot more.
  • Each issue, subscribers get an exclusive subscriber-only sticker in their magazine, tied to a story in that issue. 

“What stands out to me about Trails is its earnest approach to how it covers backpacking. Each story has practical takeaways that read like advice from a friend for a new trip you’re about to take, whether it be a local out-and-back or the Appalachian Trail.”

— The Strategist


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