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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 418 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.07 — 873,310 ratings — published 2012
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 391 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.07 — 448,957 ratings — published 1998
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.11 — 31,700 ratings — published 2014
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.07 — 8,154 ratings — published 2010
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.12 — 15,664 ratings — published 2006
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 91 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.10 — 5,775 ratings — published 2015
Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,664 ratings — published 2010
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,201,528 ratings — published 1996
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,933 ratings — published 2019
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.26 — 574,831 ratings — published 1997
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.74 — 16,148 ratings — published 2023
Heartwood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.92 — 98,896 ratings — published 2025
On Trails: An Exploration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.95 — 9,038 ratings — published 2016
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,812 ratings — published 2019
Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,500 ratings — published 2012
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.23 — 16,539 ratings — published 2024
Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,218 ratings — published 2021
As Far as the Eye Can See: Reflections of an Appalachian Trail Hiker (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.06 — 436 ratings — published 1990
North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.22 — 16,882 ratings — published 2018
The Salt Path (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.93 — 103,950 ratings — published 2018
Southbound (The Barefoot Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,754 ratings — published 2008
Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,956 ratings — published
The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.42 — 1,458 ratings — published 2008
Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (Outdoor Lives)
by (shelved 29 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,003 ratings — published 2012
Where's the Next Shelter? (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,687 ratings — published 2015
The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,177 ratings — published 2012
Balancing on Blue: A Dromomaniac Hiking (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,968 ratings — published 2015
A Walk for Sunshine: A 2,160 Mile Expedition for Charity on the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,161 ratings — published 2000
Skywalker: Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,488 ratings — published 2008
Bliss(ters): How I Walked from Mexico to Canada One Summer
by (shelved 26 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,188 ratings — published 2017
Happiness for Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.03 — 80,372 ratings — published 2015
The Last Englishman (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 26 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,741 ratings — published 2012
Ultralight Backpackin' Tips: 153 Amazing & Inexpensive Tips For Extremely Lightweight Camping (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.22 — 986 ratings — published 2011
Girl in the Woods: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.50 — 4,870 ratings — published 2015
Stumbling Thru: Hike Your Own Hike (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.06 — 516 ratings — published 2013
Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,574 ratings — published
The Last Season (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.11 — 11,828 ratings — published 2006
Skywalker: Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.80 — 906 ratings — published 2010
Walking with Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.09 — 635 ratings — published 1983
Just Passin' Thru: A Vintage Store, the Appalachian Trail, and a Cast of Unforgettable Characters (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,077 ratings — published 2009
The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.09 — 853 ratings — published 1998
Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.85 — 23,824 ratings — published 2004
On the Beaten Path: An Appalachian Pilgrimage (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.81 — 559 ratings — published 2000
You Are Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.99 — 91,980 ratings — published 2024
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.24 — 12,310 ratings — published 2020
The Complete Walker IV (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.26 — 867 ratings — published 1968
Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,543 ratings — published 2013
A Journey North: One Woman's Story of Hiking the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as hiking)
avg rating 3.39 — 443 ratings — published 2000
How to Hike the Appalachian Trail: A Comprehensive Guide to Plan and Prepare for a Successful Thru-Hike (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as hiking)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,080 ratings — published
“Slowness means cleaving perfectly to time, so closely that the seconds fall one by one, drop by drop like the steady dripping of a tap on stone. This stretching of time deepens space. It is one of the secrets of walking: a slow approach to landscapes that gradually renders them familiar. Like the regular encounters that deepen friendship.”
― A Philosophy of Walking
― A Philosophy of Walking
“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 be a human in the wild, and as long as the wild existed it would always feel this way.”
― Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
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 be a human in the wild, and as long as the wild existed it would always feel this way.”
― Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
