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Long Trail Prep: Logistics, Skills, Grit

A reading path pairing field-tested manuals on planning, gear, and navigation with memoirs of thru-hikers who went the distance.

Optimized for books about Books to prepare for and stay motivated during multi-day backpacking and long-distance trails, covering both practical skills and inspiring hiking stories..

6 booksJuly 16, 2026
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Everything I Wish I Knew Before Hiking Into the Grand Canyon's Havasu Fallsoutsideonline.comI walked 90 miles of the Camino de Santiago with this hiking backpack – it never...theguardian.comAt 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again.nytimes.com

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  1. The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated

    1. The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated

    Rick Curtis
    Comprehensive, field-tested guide covering trip planning, gear, first aid, and trail skills needed for multi-day hikes...
    Shelf signal: Gear & Equipment
  2. Essential Wilderness Navigation

    2. Essential Wilderness Navigation

    Craig Caudill, Tracy Trimble
    Practical, focused navigation skills essential for safely following unfamiliar terrain on extended hikes.
    Shelf signal: Outdoor Skills
  3. On Trails

    3. On Trails

    Robert Moor
    Reflective investigation of trails and the human impulse to walk that contextualizes the experience of multi-day hiking.
    Shelf signal: Wilderness & Wild Places
  4. Wild

    4. Wild

    Cheryl Strayed
    A vivid solo-thru-hike memoir that conveys the psychological and logistical realities of long-distance hiking.
    Shelf signal: Wilderness & Wild Places
  5. Grandma Gatewood's Walk

    5. Grandma Gatewood's Walk

    Ben Montgomery
    A biography of an iconic long-distance hiker offering inspiration and lessons about persistence on trails like the...
    Shelf signal: Women's Lives
  6. A Walk in the Park

    6. A Walk in the Park

    Kevin Fedarko
    A literary exploration of a national park that gives sense of place and ethics for hikers engaging public lands.
    Shelf signal: Mountain West Travel (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)
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