Hiker Survey

This survey gathers anonymous data from hikers to help others plan for long hike attempts, and to gather stats about Who is hiking.
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A report is made available towards the end of each year.

Multi-day trips of at least 20 miles are most useful.

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Which trail did you hike?
Choose One Appalachian Trail Arizona Trail Border Route Trail Bruce Trail Colorado Trail Continental Divide Trail Florida Trail Ice Age Trail Kekekabic Trail Long Trail New England Trail North Country Trail Oregon Coast Trail Pacific Crest Trail Pacific Northwest Trail Potomac Trail Superior Hiking Trail West Coast Trail Other Trail
If 'Other Trail', which one:  
(enter name of trail)

Your name on trail:  
(enter your trailname or first name)

Home State:   State or Province AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingAlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundlandNorthWest TerritoriesNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon

Home Country:   Country United StatesCanadaArgentinaArubaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelgiumBermudaBrazilChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican RepublicEcudaorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuamGuatemalaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKorea, Republic ofKuwaitLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMexicoMonacoMoroccoNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorwayPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoSamoaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSpainSwedenSwitzerlandThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUnited KingdomUruguayVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands (U.S.)Yugoslavia

Gender:
Male     Female     Transgender     Non-conforming     No Answer

Ethnicity:   choose one Asian American Indian or Alaska Native Black or African American Latinx, Hispanic, Spanish Middle East and North Africa White Other

Age:
00-10 years     10-19 years     20-29 years     30-39 years     40-49 years     50-59 years     60-69 years     70-79 years     80-89 years     90+ years    

Highest level of Leave No Trace training completed:
None     Self-directed research     LNT Workshop     LNT Trainer     LNT Master Educator

Hiking Partner:
Solo     Significant Other/Family     Friend     Dog     Met on Trail

(1km = .62 mile)
Miles planned to hike this trip:   choose 202530354045505560657075808590951001101201301401501601701801902002102202302402502602702802903003103203403603804004204404604805005506006507007508008509009501000110012001300140015001600170018001900200021002200230024002500260027002800290030003100320033003400350036003700380039004000410042004300440045004600470048004900

Miles actually hiked this trip:   choose 51015202530354045505560657075808590951001101201301401501601701801902002102202302402502602702802903003103203403603804004204404604805005506006507007508008509009501000110012001300140015001600170018001900200021002200230024002500260027002800290030003100320033003400350036003700380039004000410042004300440045004600470048004900

Which direction did you hike?
North     South     East     West     FlipFlop

Start Date:
   

End Date:
   

Days of actual hiking:
    choose 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364

Zero Days (no hiking):
    0 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869

Longest backpacking trip prior to this one:
none     1-3 nights     4-6 nights     1-3 weeks     1 month     2 months     3+ months    

What training did you do for this trip?
 

Was this training...?
Not Enough     Enough     Too Much

If you did not complete your planned hike, what stopped you?
Injury     Illness     Weather     Out of Time     Finances     Family Issue     Mental Fatigue     No Enjoyment     Other    
Details about why you stopped:
 

How much did you spend on Equipment?   choose $0 $50$100$150$200$250$300$350$400$450$500$600$700$800$900$1000$1100$1200$1300$1400$1500$1600$1700$1800$1900$2000$2100$2200$2300$2400$2500$2600$2700$2800$2900$3000$3100$3200$3300$3400$3500$3600$3700$3800$3900$4000$4100$4200$4300$4400$4500$4600$4700$4800$4900$5000$5100$5200$5300$5400$5500$5600$5700$5800$5900$6000$6100$6200$6300$6400$6500$6600$6700$6800$6900$7000$7100$7200$7300$7400$7500$7600$7700$7800$7900over $8000

How much did you spend on the hike? (food, lodging, transport,...)   choose $50$100$150$200$250$300$350$400$450$500$600$700$800$900$1000$1100$1200$1300$1400$1500$1600$1700$1800$1900$2000$2100$2200$2300$2400$2500$2600$2700$2800$2900$3000$3100$3200$3300$3400$3500$3600$3700$3800$3900$4000$4100$4200$4300$4400$4500$4600$4700$4800$4900$5000$5100$5200$5300$5400$5500$5600$5700$5800$5900$6000$6100$6200$6300$6400$6500$6600$6700$6800$6900$7000$7100$7200$7300$7400$7500$7600$7700$7800$7900over $8000