Hiking

Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the term walking is acceptable to describe all forms of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England). In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping. It is a popular activity with numerous hiking organizations worldwide, and studies suggest that all forms of walking have health benefits.

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In the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and United Kingdom, hiking means walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes. A day hike refers to a hike that can be completed in a single day. However, in the United Kingdom, the word walking is also used, as well as rambling, while walking in mountainous areas is called hillwalking. In Northern England, Including the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, fellwalking describes hill or mountain walks, as fell is the common word for both features there.

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Latest News for: hikers

Video shows harrowing moment hiker rescued from California cliffside: 'Absolutely vertical'

Usatoday 28 Mar 2025
Coast Guard rescues hiker 'barely holding on' to cliff after 100-foot fall. The US Coast Guard rescued two hikers in distress along California’s Lost Coast on March 22, one of whom had fallen down a 100-foot cliff.

Hikers in California find human skeletal remains near South Yuba River

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 27 Mar 2025
After the hikers spotted a skull Tuesday, deputies found additional skeletal remains ... .

Hikers pummeled by blocks of ice falling from Utah waterfall, officials say. See rescue

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 27 Mar 2025
“Warmer temperatures are coming. Ice and snow will not be fully melted for quite sometime...if you must explore — be extra cautious!!” ... .

Item on hiker’s dashboard helps in his rescue after icy, 200-foot fall, CA crews say

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 27 Mar 2025
The fall left the hiker with a broken leg, according to rescuers ... .

South zone of Mount Jumbo reopening to hikers

Black Hills Pioneer 27 Mar 2025
MISSOULA, Mont. – The south zone of Mount Jumbo officially reopened to the public this morning after being closed since early December. This seasonal closure was aimed at protecting local wildlife, particularly a local elk herd that winters nearby ....

Hikers find human remains near South Yuba Fork Bridge in Nevada City, sheriff says

Lodi News Sentinel 27 Mar 2025
A group of hikers were cutting their own trail through rugged terrain near the South Yuba Fork Bridge when they found a human skull, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office said ....

Coatimundi attacks hiker in Cochise County, Arizona

Sott 27 Mar 2025
A hiker was attacked by a wild animal in southern Arizona on Sunday, officials said ... jumping down and attacking the man, the hiker told authorities.

Hikers discover human remains near South Yuba Fork Bridge

Victoria Advocate 27 Mar 2025
NEVADA CITY, California — The remains of an unidentified individual were discovered by three hikers on March 25, 2025, near the South Yuba Fork Bridge in Nevada City. The hikers, who had ventured off the beaten path, found a suspected ....

Hiker plummets 100 feet off California coast, desperately clings to life above ocean rocks

The Daily Item 26 Mar 2025
Fire and coast guard teams in Humboldt County staged a laborious rescue operation Saturday after a hiker who strayed off California’s Lost Coast Trail plummeted 100 feet down a rugged cliff and had to cling to a 60-foot bluff overlooking ....

Fairfield Glade Hikers to hike the North Blue Loop

Crossville Chronicle 26 Mar 2025
On Friday March 28, the Fairfield Glade Hiking Group will stay in the Glade and hike the 6.1 mile Blue Trail that connects several trails to create a loop ....

Fairfield Glade Hikers to Middle Creek Loop April 4

Crossville Chronicle 26 Mar 2025
On Friday, April 4, the hiking group will travel 60 miles to the Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area to trek two hikes for a total of six miles. The group starts at the Sawmill Trailhead to hike ....

Two stranded hikers rescued after one slid 100ft down cliff in California

The Guardian 26 Mar 2025
Two hikers were rescued from California’s rugged and remote north coast over the weekend after one of them slid more than 100ft (30 metres) down a steep cliff and was ...

A Hiker's Path: Wandering the wetlands in Monroe County's Flatwoods Park

The Herald-Times - Bloomington 26 Mar 2025
Definition of a wetland. Wetlands are lands on which water covers the soil or is present either at or near the surface of the soil or within the root zone permanently. It was a beautiful afternoon in March ... Flatwoods Park came to mind ... Take Ind ... Be green.
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