Trails is a quarterly, print-only magazine for “the backpacking and trail community.” They cover backpacking and other human or naturally-powered means of sleeping outdoors e.g. bikepacking, canoe camping, and even rafting or mountaineering. They primarily focus on North American destinations. They’re accepting pitches for Issues 17 and 18. The thread for Issue 17 is Variety and, the thread for Issue 18 is Adaptation. Features generally range from 1,000 to 5,000+ words and pay $0.50 to $2 per word. Most shorter rubrics pay around $0.50 per word, while stories for their Hiker Box newsletter pay a flat $75. To learn more, click here.