Top 40 Backpacking Influencers in 2026

1. Giselle Langley & Stephen Jiroch

Bio ✈️ Your Bucket List Travel Inspo ❤️💛
🧑🏻‍💻👩🏼‍💻 @assistynt @thecreatorpassport
💌 *****@theloverspassport.com
👇🏼Travel Guides & Links📍LA Instagram Handle @theloverspassport Instagram Followers 1.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Get Email Contact Request 573 Backpacking Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Renee Hahnel

Bio 🌎 Your travel & adventure bestie
📍 Aussie grown, Seattle based
🌲 63/63 US national parks @roamingamericabook
Merch • Photo presets • Travel guides ↓ *****@reneeroaming.com Instagram Handle @reneeroaming Instagram Followers 920.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Dalton Hunter

Bio 🌎 Your Adventure Travel Guide
✈️ Bucket List Destinations & Experiences
📧 *****@travelwithdalt.com | 🏡 USA based Instagram Handle @travelwithdalt Instagram Followers 834.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Zoe Peterson & Kelby Jecker

Bio 🏔Inspiring your next epic adventure
🏕️Hike | Backpack | Camp | Climb | Ski
📍Lake Tahoe based
💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @the_adventureaddicts Instagram Followers 769.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +19% Type Macro Get Email Contact

5. Jesse Romberg

Bio 🌎 72 Countries / Full-Time Traveler / World Travel 🛫
✈︎ Unfiltered travel adventures around the globe
📧 *****@stride-social.com Instagram Handle @homeless.backpacker Instagram Followers 256.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Emily Hart

Bio Sᴏʟᴏ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ + US/NPS
63/63 🇺🇸 Nᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Pᴀʀᴋs • 50/50 Sᴛᴀᴛᴇs solo
🌵🗻🧘🏻‍♀️📚 & ʟᴏɴɢ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴏɴs
*****@emilyventures.com
I take the photos 📸🤗 Instagram Handle @emilyventures Instagram Followers 210.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Zoe

Bio ⛰️ Hiking guides around the UK without a car.
🥾 Group walk leader.
📍 London based.
📕 Author: 30 walks from london using public transport 👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @zoe.tehrani Instagram Followers 191.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Jessy Vanpo

Bio 🌻 formerly indoorsy → now mildly feral
🌿 adhd, ocd, anxiety, and political rage
⛰️ showing off colorado and beyond
💌 *****@theworriedwanderer.com Instagram Handle @the.worried.wanderer Instagram Followers 183.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Grace Kelly

Bio 🥾 solo hiker | travel lover | adventurer
📍 UK based - exploring the world 🌎
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📖 pre-order my book ‘GO SOLO’ below 👇🏻 *****@gracesadventures.com Instagram Handle @graces__adventures Instagram Followers 158.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +15% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Katia Khoroshun

Bio hiking, travel, outdoors
sharing adventures in the Canadian Rockies and beyond
based in Calgary, Alberta
*****@katiakhoroshun.com Instagram Handle @kat_khoroshun Instagram Followers 149.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Denae Karber

Bio Know what you’re getting into :
Trails, camping, backpacking
Real outdoor expectations ⤵️ *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @theweekendforecast Instagram Followers 143.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Madline

Bio Süddeutschland & St.Gallen🇨🇭
Ich liebe (solo) Reisen und wandern 🌿⛰️
@gymshark: Madline10
💌 *****@bc-mgmt.de
Impressum:@bc.mgmt.impressum Instagram Handle @madlinee Instagram Followers 106.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Sarah Leighton

Bio 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales (often in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)
⛰️Solo Backpacking, Bike Packing, Paddle Packing 🌊
🏕️Let’s live a wilder life
@vivobarefoot 25% off code: FFA25 *****@fitforadventure.org Instagram Handle @fitforadventure_ Instagram Followers 102.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Bee Corrado

Bio 🐝🏕🌈🏔️🥾🌊🌵
I’m Bee! Let’s go outside!
Hiking • Camping • Backpacking
📍 PCT 2026
💌 *****@gmail.com
✨HAPPY TRAILS!✨ Instagram Handle @beeswildlife Instagram Followers 91K Follower Growth (3mo) +18% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Sunny

Bio 🇹🇭 Thai | Exploring the World
Backpacker | Solo traveler | YouTuber
62 countries and counting….
📷 @backpaeger_with_soul *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @backpaeger Instagram Followers 83.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Jessica Mills

Bio •Triple Crowner•Vlogger•Podcaster•
AT: 2015 PCT:2017 CDT:2018
Camino: 2019 Pinhoti: 2020 FT: 2021 WHW: 2024 AZT: 2025
🌲🏃🏼‍♀️⛺️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @homemadewanderlust Instagram Followers 80.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Michelle Stelly

Bio ➳ | Helping Women Hike, Camp, and Backpack
↟ | Seattle Based & Texan/Panamanian 💃🏻🇵🇦
♡ | Mom of Xavier🧒🏼 Isabella 👶🏻and Pearly🐾
⇩| More Info *****@thewanderingqueen.com Instagram Handle @thewanderingqueen Instagram Followers 74.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Miranda Webster

Bio YouTuber!!!
⛰🌈🐌🌲
"Obnoxiously self-confident” -one comment *****@thestation.io Instagram Handle @mirandagoesoutside Instagram Followers 72.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Lauren Gastineau

Bio Happiest Outside🌿
Helping women explore confidently
backpacking • running • mountain life📍Bend, OR
*****@trailsandtrekking.com
Weekly Guides ↓ Instagram Handle @laurensbigadventure Instagram Followers 71.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Stephanie McNulty

Bio 🏔️ Backpacking & climbing mountains w/kids (What it REALLY looks like)
📍Epic itineraries: Idaho & beyond
💌 *****@thebackpackingmom.com Instagram Handle @thebackpackingmom Instagram Followers 63.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Christianne Risman

Bio your adventure, fitness & solo travel inspo
📍sydney / london
🎥Backpacking Bananas on YouTube *****@zigguratxyz.com Instagram Handle @christiannerisman Instagram Followers 50.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Sabrina & Kati

Bio 🥾We travel to hike | moonhoneytravel.com
Epic trails and dreamy stays
↓ 📬 Newsletter Signup + Guides ↓ *****@moonhoneytravel.com Instagram Handle @moonhoneytravelers Instagram Followers 44.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Kelly Joy Hay

Bio #1 I love Jesus
🌲prolly outside
🥾AT21, a lil PCT22, FT&PT23, CDT24
✨pt van life | pt cabin life | ft hiker trash
⇢ adventure w me on YouTube ⇠ *****@influint.co Instagram Handle @kellyhays23 Instagram Followers 31.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Kathleen Neves

Bio Helping Women Become Confident Hikers & Backpackers. Backpacking Coach & Creator of The Confident Solo Female Backpacker System. YT: The Hungry Hiker *****@the-hungry-hiker.com Instagram Handle @_thehungryhiker Instagram Followers 31.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +22% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Pete Rojwongsuriya

Bio ✈️ Travel Blogger at BucketListly Blog
⛰️ Wrote 900+ travel itineraries & guides
🌏 Visited 100+ Countries
🇹🇭 from Thailand
👇 Read my blog *****@bucketlistly.blog Instagram Handle @peachananr Instagram Followers 30.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +43% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Jenny Lynn

Bio 🇲🇾 British family in Penang
🌍 12y of family backpacking
✍️ Digital travel publisher
🔗 @on_penang | @peakdistrictkids
📊 8.5M monthly impressions *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @travelynnfamily Instagram Followers 28K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Cody & Victoria

Bio all things mountain adventure 🏔️
climbing, camping, backpacking… but mostly climbing
full films on youtube 👇🏼 *****@codyandvictoria.com Instagram Handle @codyandvictoria Instagram Followers 27.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Get Email Contact

28. Charlie Wilkins

Bio Mostly N.C. — but I go places✌🏼
Explorer/Photographer ⛰️📸
Why run when you can hike 🤷🏻‍♂️
📸 FujiFilm XT5/iPhone 14 ProMax
Join the adventure! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thebeardedtraveler17 Instagram Followers 27.8K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Dana Cully

Bio Dana Cully • UGC Creator • Travel & outdoors ✈️🌳 New Zealand
📧*****@gmail.com
Photography @photographer.nz Instagram Handle @danas_diaryy Instagram Followers 18.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Juliet Pisner

Bio hiking | backpacking | outdoor adventure
🥾 walked from mexico to canada on the pct
🏔️ JMT ‘21 • PCT ‘22 • CT ‘24
blog ↡ gear lists ↡ itineraries *****@backhackerbabe.com Instagram Handle @julietpisner Instagram Followers 16.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Bella Robben

Bio 🗺️ just me and my backpack
👱🏼‍♀️ type b semi solo & full time budget travel
💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bellaandherbackpack_ Instagram Followers 15.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Shilletha Curtis

Bio 🇳🇬A NJ Feral climbing ⛰️✈️& going apeshit
Survivalist @nakedandafraid
Aspiring Mountaineer
Author:Pack Light
AT21•CDT23•NH48•Kili26
@bowlandkettle *****@summitsandspoons.com Instagram Handle @i_am_dragonsky Instagram Followers 15.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Noah Williams

Bio Keep Flowing
Faith | Entrepreneur | Travel | Fitness
📩*****@gmail.com
UGC Creator + Building @playr_mobile Instagram Handle @built.by.noah Instagram Followers 10.7K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Nicole Koster

Bio BACKPACKING BARBIE 🌺🧘🏼‍♀️🌏🏔️🎒🌊
✈️ full time travel & adventure inspo!
📍currently: honduras🇭🇳
💌collabs: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @solowithnicole Instagram Followers 10K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Kasey

Bio 🔥 sign with a 🌊 obsession
🎒 backpacking europe
☀️ euro summer diaries + solo travel inspo *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kasey.katherine Instagram Followers 5.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Julia Erkens

Bio 🌴 (Solo) travel and everything in between
🗺️ Currently: Austria 🇦🇹
✈️ Soon: USA 🇺🇸
🌸 Steal my packing list and more below 👇🏻 Instagram Handle @juliaerkens Instagram Followers 1.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Jorgen Oyehaug

Bio - Adventurer and photographer from the Sunnmøre Alps
- Sharing travel tips and epic activities.
- 1.5M followers in total. *****@icloud.com Instagram Handle @oyehaug Instagram Followers 185.7K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Meg Stewart

Bio National Speaker+Instructor in Wilderness Emergency Medicine. Cultivating regional resilience+wilderness literacy.
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Type 2 Fun: NH48|NE67|NEU8|NE100/ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @meglifewanderful Instagram Followers 45.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Patrick Muntzinger

Bio 📍London🇬🇧 / Berlin🇩🇪
👨🏼‍💻Tech Product @ HelloFresh🙌🏻
✌🏼Travel Blogger📸
✈️Exploring the World (80/193)🌎
Let's connect!📩
*****@germanbackpacker.com Instagram Handle @germanbackpacker Instagram Followers 24.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Catherine Gregory

Bio Living as a nomad in travel trailer. Adventure, backpacking, travel and sharing it all on my YouTube channel! 👇🏻👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @catherine_gregoryadventures Instagram Followers 11.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact