Hiking: One Adventure, Several Names!
Hiking is an outdoor activity that involves walks and exploration of natural surroundings, such as mountains or hiking trails. It is a very well-known activity and there many organizations all over the world involving members fond of hiking. Several studies have concluded that hiking is beneficial to health.
Day hiking means to a hike for single day and Multi-day hiking means hiking for many days also referred to as backpacking. In London, hiking is also known as rambling. Australians use the term bushwalking for on- and off-trail hiking. New Zealanders call it tramping and in India, Nepal, North America, South America and East Africa it is known as trekking. When one hikes for a long-distance trail from end-to-end it is known as thru-hiking in some places.
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