Hiking Sports Sports and Hobbies

Hiking is a form of walking for pleasure, usually on trails through unspoiled and natural scenery. This outdoor activity can also be called rambling, walking, trekking, tramping and bushwalking. Overnight hiking is more specifically called backpacking.

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• Extreme Day Hiking Tips - Advice on walking strategies, clothing, food, trekking poles sports and general safety.
• Hank's Hiking Handout - Fun ideas and four rules for the trail. By the sports American Hiking Society.[PDF]
• Alaska Hike Search - A directory of hiking and backpacking trails near Anchorage. Evaluated hiking by season, difficulty, length, and overall interest.
• Step To It: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Walking - Factsheet by the American Hiking Society. Includes guidelines on walking speeds and gear.[PDF]
• Walk Highlands: Scotland - Offers information on free walking routes and area guides, camp sports sites and accommodations.
• Start Hiking - Offers safety tips, general advice and a database of hiking trails.
• A Hiking Guide to the Highlands of Scotland - Descriptions and photographs of walks organised by region.
• The Ramblers' Association: Walking in Britain - Provides information on countryside access for walkers, public transport, paths hiking and routes.
• WalkGPS - Provides descriptions, maps, GPS waypoint listings and photographs sports for one-day bushwalks in the Perth region of sports Western Australia.
• The Rob Roy Way - A seven day walk across the Southern Highland sports and hobbies of Scotland following the tracks and paths used sports and hobbies by the notorious outlaw, Rob Roy MacGregor. Descriptions, sports and hobbies photos and historical information.
• The Lake District and Snowdonia Hiking Guide - Provides photographs and details of routes among the sports highest peaks in England and Wales.
• Wikipedia: Hiking - Article with definitions and an overview of hazards, sports and hobbies sports and hobbies etiquette and impact on the environment.
• The Hiking Web Site: Hiking Information - A basic introduction for hiking and backpacking beginners.

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