The Best Articles in Outdoors

The most useful articles and videos in Outdoors from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.

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Top 5 Outdoors Articles

At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Outdoors by Refind users in 2023 so far.

  1. What I Learned Running 30 Days in a Row
  2. How to enjoy running
  3. The beginner’s guide to running
  4. The World’s Oldest Ultramarathon Runner Is Racing against Death
  5. On Hiking Alone | Krista Diamond

Videos

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Short Articles

Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Outdoors—all under 10 minutes.

Long Articles

These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Outdoors.

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Thought Leaders

We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Outdoors, including:

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Craig Mod

Walking, writing, newsletters: https://craigmod.com/newsletters/ Kissa by Kissa: https://shop.specialprojects.jp/products/kissa-by-kissa-4th-ed

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Hip2trek

Outdoor Blogger, recovered from hip surgery, passionate about getting kids outside. Next challenge: Student Physio 👣 Views own.

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Outside

A run, hike, ride, or meditation can change everything. Live Bravely! IG: @outsidemagazine Newsletters: http://outsideonline.com/newsletters Cover photo: Mark Fleming

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Sidetracked Magazine

Print and online journal. Inspiring photography and stories of adventures, unique journeys, expeditions and exploration. Tweets by @John_Summerton and the team

Publications

We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Outdoors, including:

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Outside

A run, hike, ride, or meditation can change everything. Live Bravely! IG: @outsidemagazine Newsletters: http://outsideonline.com/newsletters Cover photo: Mark Fleming

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Bicycling Magazine

Join the ride for expert advice, inspiration, news, product reviews and more. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.bicycling.com/email/bicycling-newsletter

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Popular Mechanics

The best in tech, science, aerospace, DIY and auto news. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.popularmechanics.com/email/popularmechanics-newsletter

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Well+Good

Decoding & demystifying what it means to live a well life inside and out. Well+Good is your trusted advisor for navigating the ever-expanding world of wellness.

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Every day Refind picks the most relevant links from around the web for you. Picking only a handful of links means focusing on what’s relevant and useful. We favor timeless pieces—links with long shelf-lives, articles that are still relevant one month, one year, or even ten years from now. These lists of the best resources on any topic are the result of years of careful curation.

How does Refind curate?

It’s a mix of human and algorithmic curation, following a number of steps:

  1. We monitor 10k+ sources and 1k+ thought leaders on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.
  2. In addition, our users save links from around the web using our Save buttons and our extensions.
  3. Our algorithm processes 100k+ new links every day and uses external signals to find the most relevant ones, focusing on timeless pieces.
  4. Our community of active users gets the most relevant links every day, tailored to their interests. They provide feedback via implicit and explicit signals: open, read, listen, share, mark as read, read later, «More/less like this», etc.
  5. Our algorithm uses these internal signals to refine the selection.
  6. In addition, we have expert curators who manually curate niche topics.

The result: lists of the best and most useful articles on hundreds of topics.

How does Refind detect «timeless» pieces?

We focus on pieces with long shelf-lives—not news. We determine «timelessness» via a number of metrics, for example, the consumption pattern of links over time.

How many sources does Refind monitor?

We monitor 10k+ content sources on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.

Which sources does Refind monitor in Outdoors?

We monitor hundreds of sources in Outdoors, including Outside, Bicycling Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Well+Good, and many more.

Who are the thought leaders in Outdoors?

We follow dozens of thought leaders in Outdoors, including Craig Mod, Hip2trek, Outside, Sidetracked Magazine, Travel + Leisure.

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