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The Minimum Impact Code are a series of suggestions for keeping safe and avoiding damage to surroundings.
- Keep parties small.
- Plan your trip to minimise rubish.
- Pack just what you can pack in.
- Carry out all unburnable rubbish from the campsite.
- Keep to tracks where they exist.
- Minimise campsite construction and do not damage the vegetation.
- Avoid camping near huts, roads, open walking tracks, and other camps.
- Do not use soaps or detergent near streams, lakes or other waterways.
- Bury toilet waste.
- Use portable stoves rather than fires.
- If must use wood fire, keep small to conserve wood.
- Protect native wild live and plants.
- Take only photographs, leave only footprints.
Several precautions may be taken when hiking: wearing proper clothing and footwear, according to the terrain and season, is important; being courteous and remembering that you are sharing the trail or roadway with other hikers and recreationists can help make hiking more safe and enjoyable; not hiking or walking on unauthorized trails or roadways reduces risks of becoming lost or being in a dangerous situation; bring along extra safety items such as water, flashlights, maps, and a cellphone or radio may be helpful.
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Hiking, or tramping as it is known in many countries, is an outdoor sports that usually involves walking on trails of varying degrees of difficulty.
In the United States thousands of miles of trails that are as diverse as the land itself criss-cross recreational areas. Hiking trails range from steep technical climbs over rocks and iron ladders, to relatively flat lakeshore paths blanketed in pine needles. Hiking is an easy, low cost way to discover the great outdoors, and there are hiking opportunities for almost anyone at any age and ability level.
Many public recreational areas feature paved trails to accommodate wheelchair access. Guided hikes are also available at many locations. Fees and seasonal restrictions may vary from site to site. For more detailed information about a particular trail, including detailed trail maps and information about current trail conditions, please contact that site directly.
Forms of hiking include hiking/walking, walking for pleasure, day hiking or running/jogging.
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