SELECTED HIKING AND WALKING QUOTES

These quotes about walking and hiking will get you inspired to get out there on the trail. If you have others, please send them our way. 

#1
"Carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care."
- Earl Shaffer

#2
"It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
- Sir Edmund Hillary

#3
“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”
- Dr. Seuss

#4
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
- Beverly Sills

#5
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it.”
- Andy Rooney

#6
"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt."
- John Muir

#7
"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks."
- John Muir

#8
“If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.”
- Unknown

#9
“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.”
- Albert Einstein

#10
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
- Lao Tzu

#11
“Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul.”
- Jaime Lyn Beatty

#12
“It is not death most people are afraid of. It is getting to the end of life, only to realize that you've never truly lived.”
- Prince Ea

#13
“Only one who wanders finds a new path.”
- Norwegian Proverb

#14
"Sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world."
- Da Bears

#15
"The moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow."
- Henry David Thoreau

#16
"Fall down seven times and stand up eight."
- Japanese Proverb

#17
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
– Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

#18
"If you’re going through hell, keep going."
- Winston Churchill

#19
"The mountains are calling and I must go."
- John Muir

#20
“Feeling down? Go hike up the nearest hill.”
― Steve Moses

#21
"To travel, to experience and learn: that is to live."
- Tenzing Norgay

#22
"Walking is a man's best medicine."
- Hippocrates

#23
“Hiking and happiness go hand in hand (or foot in boot).”
― Diane Spicer

#24:
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it."
- Eleanor Roosevelt

#25
“Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.”
- Richard M. Nixon

#26
“Take only memories, leave only footprints.”
- Chief Seattle

#27
“If happiness is the goal, and it should be, then adventures should be top priority.”
- Richard Branson

#28
“Not all who wander are lost.”
- JRR Tolkien

#29
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
- Helen Keller

#30
“If you are seeking creative ideas, go walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.”
- Raymond Inmon

#31
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
– Confucius

#32
“With age, comes wisdom. With travel, comes understanding.”
– Sandra Lake

#33
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.”
– Herman Melville

#34
“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times”
- Anonymous

#35
“Adventure may hurt you but your job will kill you.”
- Anonymous

#36
“Never go too long without watching a sunset.”
– Atticus

#37
“Wanderlust: n. a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.”

#38
“Dare to live the life you’ve always wanted.”
- Anonymous

#39
“Years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
― Sarah Frances

#40
“To Travel is to Live.”
– Hans Christian Andersen

#41
“All you need to know is that it’s possible.”
– Wolf

#42
“Collect experiences, not stuff that will end up in a garage sale.”
- Anonymous

#43
“Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.”
– Lovelle Drachman

#44
“I’m in love with places I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.”
– John Green

#45
“If you think adventures are dangerous, try routine: It’s Lethal.”
– Paul Coelho

#46
“Live your life by a compass not a clock.”
– Stephen Covey

#47
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”
– Dalai Lama

#48
“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

#49
“A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.”
– Tim Cahill

#50
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
– Robert Frost