Choice of trekking sites

paloma · 04-14-2010, 02:23 AM

How do you choose your trekking sites? Is proximity to your home a big factor? Familiarity? Safety? Adventure? Fresh? Do you go with friends or join a group?

greengrass · 04-18-2010, 06:27 PM

Most of our hikes take place within a few hours of our home. It makes it easy for us to go out in the morning and come home that night. And familiarity does help for times when we are crunched for time.

Isaac · 04-19-2010, 11:34 AM

Proximity to home is a factor on most occasions. For long weekends we may go to a state park that is located further away. We also enjoy visiting national parks while on vacation and trying out the trails there. My wife and I often explore less known trails when trekking without the kids.

Gondor · 04-19-2010, 01:13 PM

I have a good choice of sites near my town but when I'm out of ideas I tend to open a map and pick a place or take on the advice from an experienced trekker.

HappyFeet · 04-29-2010, 05:29 AM

I like to go places that are not near my home. There were a few times where I went to another country to hike a famous mountain in that region.

I normally hike the local mountains that we have nearby but I really like to hike in another place other than what is near us.

04-14-2010, 02:23 AM	#1
paloma Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 55	Choice of trekking sites How do you choose your trekking sites? Is proximity to your home a big factor? Familiarity? Safety? Adventure? Fresh? Do you go with friends or join a group?

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04-18-2010, 06:27 PM	#2
greengrass Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 176	Most of our hikes take place within a few hours of our home. It makes it easy for us to go out in the morning and come home that night. And familiarity does help for times when we are crunched for time.

04-19-2010, 11:34 AM	#3
Isaac Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 20	Proximity to home is a factor on most occasions. For long weekends we may go to a state park that is located further away. We also enjoy visiting national parks while on vacation and trying out the trails there. My wife and I often explore less known trails when trekking without the kids.

04-19-2010, 01:13 PM	#4
Gondor Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 121	I have a good choice of sites near my town but when I'm out of ideas I tend to open a map and pick a place or take on the advice from an experienced trekker.

04-29-2010, 05:29 AM	#5
HappyFeet Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 86	I like to go places that are not near my home. There were a few times where I went to another country to hike a famous mountain in that region. I normally hike the local mountains that we have nearby but I really like to hike in another place other than what is near us.