Write for Mountainer Journey
We accept high-quality guest posts and brand collaborations from hiking, outdoor, and travel writers and companies. If your work is genuinely useful to hikers and outdoor travelers, we want to hear from you.
Why Publish With Us
A guest post on Mountainer Journey puts your work in front of a focused US hiking audience — not a general directory, but readers who actually plan hikes, buy gear, and book trips.
- A contextual link to your site in every guest post
- Your byline and author bio on the post
- Fast, personal review — pitches get a real answer
- Social promotion of every published post
- A growing niche site focused on the Southern Appalachians
- Real editorial standards — your post sits next to quality content
Ways to Work With Us
Our flagship collaboration is the guest post: you write a genuinely useful article for our readers, and it includes a contextual link to your site. We also consider editorial partnerships, gear features, brand mentions, destination collaborations, and expert quotes.
Topics We Cover
We are interested in content related to: hiking destinations and trails, trip planning, beginner guidance, hiking safety, gear and equipment, outdoor skills, responsible travel, national and state parks, and travel topics directly useful to hikers. General travel topics may fit when the connection to our audience is clear.
Guest Post Guidelines
- 1Original and exclusive. Written for Mountainer Journey, not published anywhere else.
- 2Useful first. Practical value for hikers — not a promotional article with a topic attached.
- 3Accurate. Check facts on rules, safety, fees, and access. Use reliable sources.
- 4Well structured. Clear headings, scannable, easy to read.
- 5Honest. No fake first-hand experience, no exaggerated claims.
We may lightly edit accepted posts for clarity, formatting, and SEO. Submitting a pitch does not guarantee publication.
Links & Editorial Standards
Every guest post includes one contextual link to your site, placed where it genuinely helps the reader. Links are editorial: we may adjust anchor text or add a rel attribute where appropriate for quality and compliance. We do not guarantee rankings or traffic, and we do not accept content created mainly to manipulate search rankings.
What We Don’t Accept
- Gambling or casino content
- Adult content
- Payday loans or high-risk finance
- Unrelated crypto promotions
- Unrelated software or SaaS
- Copied or republished articles
- Thin or mass-produced content
- Misleading claims or fake experiences
How It Works
- 1Pitch. Send a short email with your topic idea and why it fits our readers.
- 2Approval. We approve the topic before you write a word — never send a finished article first.
- 3Publish. You write it, we edit lightly, publish, and promote it.
Sponsored guest posts: email for current rates.
Get in Touch
Send your pitch today
For guest posts, partnerships, gear features, or destination collaborations — one short email is all it takes.
Suggested subject line: Guest Post Pitch – [Your Topic]
Include: your name, your website, your topic idea, and why it fits our readers.
