Trail Tattler shares pins on Pinterest to give hikers and backpackers a quick, visual taste of what is inside our guides — things like packing order diagrams, gear checklists, and…
Trail Tattler shares pins on Pinterest to give hikers and backpackers a quick, visual taste of what is inside our guides — things like packing order diagrams, gear checklists, and trail-ready outfit ideas. This page explains how those pins work, what they represent, and what to do if something looks off or if you believe an image needs attention.
A Pinterest pin is meant to catch your eye and give you the gist of an article in a single image — a bold headline, a graphic, or a snapshot of a checklist. It is never a substitute for reading the actual post. Details, safety notes, and step-by-step context (like the reasoning behind our Backpack Packing Order Diagram or our 6 Steps To Choosing The Right Lightweight Day Hiking backpack) live on the full page on Trail Tattler, not in the pin itself. If you are making a gear decision or planning a trip based on something you saw pinned, please click through and read the complete article first.
Colors, cropping, and text sizing on a pin can look slightly different depending on your device, browser, or the Pinterest app version you are using. A graphic that looks crisp on a laptop might be cropped differently on a phone feed, and dark mode or screen calibration can shift how colors appear. These are normal rendering differences and not something we can control site-side once an image is pinned and redistributed across Pinterest's network.
Once a pin leaves our site and lives on Pinterest, its behavior — how it is displayed, recommended, resized, or shared by other users — is governed entirely by Pinterest's own systems and policies, not by Trail Tattler. We do not control:
If a pin behaves unexpectedly, links to a broken page, or appears altered in a way that misrepresents our content, that is often a platform-side issue rather than something originating from Trail Tattler itself.
We try to be transparent about where our visuals come from, whether they are original photos from our own hikes, stock imagery, or graphics we design in-house. For a full breakdown of sourcing and attribution practices, see our Image Credits page. If you are a photographer or rights holder and believe one of your images has been used on a pin without proper credit or permission, we take that seriously and want to make it right.
If you spot a pin that looks misleading, outdated, technically broken, or that you believe uses an image improperly, we want to hear about it. Please reach out through our Contact page or email us directly at [email protected]. When you write in, it helps to include:
We review every message and, where appropriate, will update the source article, request a correction from Pinterest, or remove the pin ourselves from our own boards.
This Pinterest Disclaimer works alongside our broader Disclaimer, which covers how we present hiking and backpacking information generally across Trail Tattler. As always, our content is meant for informational and planning purposes — it does not replace your own judgment on trail conditions, gear fit, weather, or personal fitness level. Always double-check safety-critical decisions using current, local information before heading out.
Curious about who is behind Trail Tattler or how we put our guides together? Our About Us page shares our story, and our Editorial Policy explains how we research and fact-check what we publish, including the visuals we choose to pair with each post. If you are a brand or creator interested in working with us on visual content, our Collaboration page has details on how to get in touch.
We update our Pinterest practices from time to time as the platform evolves, and this page will be revised accordingly. Thank you for following Trail Tattler on Pinterest — we hope our pins point you toward genuinely useful trail advice, one image at a time.