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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Flash flooding leaves hikers stranded, one hiker missing, Guam Fire Department responds

Guam Pacific Daily News 11 Aug 2018

Guam Fire Department units on Saturday evening responded to two separate cases of stranded hikers, according to firefighter Kevin Reilly, Guam Fire Department spokesman ... ....

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Gros Morne changes are about revenue as well as access, says hiker

CBC 11 Aug 2018

Parks Canada says recent changes are about making trails safer and more sustainable, and providing a range of experiences to visitors ... ....

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Honolulu Fire Department rescues 2 lost hikers in Kalama Valley

Star Advertiser 11 Aug 2018

Honolulu firefighters rescued two lost hikers in Kalama Valley today and are actively searching for a third one in Kailua ... after one of hikers called 911 from her cell phone....

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Agency warns about food after bears raid hiker hut

Taipei Times 11 Aug 2018

The Council of Agriculture’s Forestry Bureau yesterday warned hikers not to leave food in mountain areas, after Formosan black bears reportedly entered Taitung County’s Siangyang Hut (向陽山屋) to search for food on Thursday and Friday nights. The hut was built for hikers 2.85km above sea level in the 4.3km section of the county’s Jiaming Lake National Trail (嘉明湖國家步道), the bureau said....

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Crews continue searching for hiker missing near Vesper Peak

The News Tribune 10 Aug 2018

Crews continue searching near Vesper Peak in Snohomish County for a 27-year-old woman who failed to return from a day hike more than a week ago. Samantha Sayers was alone ... ....

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As wildfires closed in, 9 hikers rescued by helicopter from B.C. mountain

CBC 10 Aug 2018

A group of nine hikers out in the wilderness near Telegraph Creek found themselves in danger over the weekend as out-of-control wildfires advanced toward them ... ....

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Identity of hiker who died in Big Cypress National Preserve is still a mystery

Naples Daily News 10 Aug 2018

The Collier County Sheriff's Office on Friday confirmed the person found in Big Cypress July 23 went by the trail names "Denim" and "Mostly Harmless ." ... ....

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Medical aid called out for 2 hikers on Cerro San Luis

The Tribune San Luis Obispo 10 Aug 2018

Cal Fire and the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department assisted two hikers at Cerro San Luis Obispo, also known as Madonna Mountain, in need of medical aid just before ... ....

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ID of man found dead in Big Cypress Preserve still unclear after hikers send photos, tips

Naples Daily News 10 Aug 2018

The Collier County Sheriff's Office confirmed the man found dead in the national preserve went by the trail names "Denim" and "Mostly Harmless ." ... ....

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Sheffield churches' outreach to hikers makes for happy trails

The Berkshire Eagle 10 Aug 2018

SHEFFIELD — After several strenuous hours hiking the Appalachian Trail, Becca Cook found an unforeseen, noontime respite at the edge of a field along West Road.Cook, trail name "Pepper," saw ... ....

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SAFE AND SOUND: Stranded hiker talks following rescue

The News Guard 10 Aug 2018

What began as a hike up God's Thumb on Aug. 7 to enjoy peace and quiet tuned into a struggle to survive. Mitch Baggett, 59, of Corvallis, said he had often hiked the trails to God's Thumb, a popular peak at Lincoln City, but this hike he decide to take a new route. Thick fog was settling in and the temperature was cooling. "I was enjoying the peace and quiet," Baggett told The New Guard ... I’d never gone there before ... The struggle ... .......

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Missing 58-year-old hiker found from the Missouri Lakes to Cross Creek Trailhead

Vail Daily 10 Aug 2018

EAGLE COUNTY — At approximately 9.40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8, the Eagle County Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing party in the Cross Creek trailhead area. A couple was separated at the end of their 3-day hiking trip from Missouri lakes headed to the Cross Creek trailhead. On the couples final morning they departed, around 7 a.m., from West Cross Creek where they had fished and stayed the night ... At 5.00 a.m ... Around 5.00 p.m ... ....

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I'm an avid hiker and camper — and I always pack this company's water filter and insect repellent

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