Hiking

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk for pleasure along a trail in nature.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail
Into the Wild
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Heartwood
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
On Trails: An Exploration
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneA Bear Called Paddington by Michael BondLittle Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Best Bear Books
189 books — 84 voters
How To Be Alone by Nicole  AntoinetteCrossing Arizona by Chris TownsendMemorizing Shadows by Heidi Elizabeth BlankenshipGeezer on the Trail by Doug BallArizona Trail by Mark Hurd
Hiking the Arizona Trail
5 books — 1 voter

A Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonAWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David MillerStumbling Thru by A. Digger StolzGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryBecoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
Best Appalachian Trail Books
86 books — 188 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryWild by Cheryl StrayedInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Hiking Books
144 books — 40 voters

Ed Viesturs
“ Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory. ”
― Ed Viesturs, No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

Cheryl Strayed
“ It had nothing to do with gear or footwear or the backpacking fads or philosophies of any particular era or even with getting from point A to point B. It had to do with how it felt to be in the wild. With what it was like to walk for miles with no reason other than to witness the accumulation of trees and meadows, mountains and deserts, streams and rocks, rivers and grasses, sunrises and sunsets. The experience was powerful and fundamental. It seemed to me that it had always felt like this to ...more ”
― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

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