Survey Results – If you could go on a day hike or walk anywhere in the world right now where would it be 

Thank you to all who contributed to this Survey. There were a total of 103 responses from readers in different countries around the world.

This is a beautiful world and many people are fortunate enough being able to start a walk or a hike just outside where they live or nearby. Popular areas for respondents to this survey include Algarve, Banff National Park, Cape Town, Florida, Grand Canyon, Klipriviersberg, London, Madeira, Picos de Europa and Rio de Janeiro.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann

Featured photo Madeira Island, Portugal by Tim Roosjen on Unsplash

Question 1 – If you could go on a day hike or walk anywhere in the world right now where would it be?

• A walk in Key West and swim. Key West, FL, USA
• Abney Park to Hackney Marshes, London – UK
• Andoya Island, Norway
• Anywhere amongst nature
• Anywhere in Madeira
• Anywhere in the Maldives
• Banff National Park, Canada
• Banff National Park, Rockies
• Beachfront promenade, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
• Bordeaux wine region, France
• Bruce Trail, Ontario – Canada
• Caldeiaro Verde, Levada Trail, Madeira, Portugal
• Cancun Beach Walk
• Cape Point National Park, South Africa
• Cederberg region, Western Cape, South Africa
• Chicago Lakefront Trail, IL – USA
• Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
• Copacabana Beach Walk, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
• Costa Brava – Spain
• Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Australia
• Devil’s Bridge Trail, Sedona, Arizona, USA
• Devil’s Peak, Cape Town – South Africa
• Dollis Valley Greenwalk, London – UK
• Endless Wall Trail, West Virginia, USA
• Epping Forest Centenary Walk, London – UK
• Footpath of Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira
• Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, Japan
• Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa
• Golden Mile, Durban, South Africa
• Grand Canyon
• Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
• Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park – USA
• Grand Canyon Skywalk
• GRAND CANYON, USA
• Greenwich and River Thames Circular Walk
• Hiking in Gamboa Beach, Brazil
• Hintersee Lake, Germany
• Ibiza – Spain
• I’d like to hike on all South African trails srarting with the ones in my area like the Little falls one
• Inca Trail, Machu Picchu – Peru
• Indiana Dunes Trail 8 to Trail 4 Loop, IN – USA
• Jasper National Park, Canada
• Jasper National Park, Rockies
• Kilimanjaro
• Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
• Kingfisher Trail – South Africa
• Klippies, Johannesburg
• Klipriviersberg
• Kliprivierberg Nature Reserve
• Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, Johannesburg – South Africa
• Lake District National Park
• Leblon Beach, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
• Lion’s Head, Cape Town – South Africa
• Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
• Lycian Way in Turkey
• Mallorca – Spain
• Masada Snake Path – Israel
• Miami Beach Boardwalk, FL – USA
• Montserrat – Spain
• Moorlandschaft – Galgenvenn loop from Belfeld – Netherlands
• Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas, USA
• Murren via Ferrata, Jungfrau Region – Switzerland
• Napa Valley, CA – USA
• Navagio Bay, Zakynthos, Greece
• Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo, Madeira – Portugal
• Pico Sobarcal – Spain
• Picos de Europa National Park, Spain
• Picos de Europa, Spain
• Plain of the Six Glaciers, Alberta – Canada
• Plitvice Lakes – Croatia
• Ponta da Piedade, Lagos, Algarve – Portugal
• Porto Wine Douro Valley region
• Promenade des Anglais
• Puez-Odle Altopiano, Dolomites – Italy
• Queens Garden and Navajo Loop, Bryce Canyon National Park – USA
• Rainbow Gorge near Bergville, Cathedral Peak, Drakensberg – South Africa
• Risco Waterfall and the 25 Fontes (Springs) Walk, Madeira – Portugal
• Romagna, Italy
• Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
• Santorini, Fira to Oia – Greece
• São Miguel, Walking the Green Island, Azores, Portugal
• Sea Point Promenade, Cape Town, South Africa
• Segla Mountain, Norway
• Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
• Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
• Seven Hanging Valley Trail, Lagoa, Algarve – Portugal
• Sintra to Cascais – Portugal
• Skyline Trail, Nova Scotia – Canada
• South Bank, London – UK
• Stanley Park Seawall Trail, Vancouver – Canada
• Sunset Beach to Second Beach, Vancouver – Canada
• Taking a hike along the Lanikai Pillbox Trail, Hawaii
• Tamsin Trail, Richmond Park, London – UK
• Tejo Promenade, Lisbon, Portugal
• Tel Aviv Promenade Walk – Gordon Beach North to Yarkon River, Israel
• Tenerife – Spain
• Thames Path: Hampton Court to Albert Bridge, London – UK
• The Camino
• The French Riviera, Nice, France
• Three Rondavels Viewpoint, Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve – South Africa
• Tijuca Forest National Park, Brazil
• Toledo fields, Toledo, Spain
• Tre Cime di Lavaredo Dolomites, Italy
• Trolltunga – Norway
• Tulip fields, Sassenheim, Netherlands
• Umhlanga Rocks Promenade, Durban – South Africa
• Vaal River walk, Three Rivers, Vereeniging, South Africa
• Walking across Sky Bridge in Czech Republic
• Walking along Capriccioli Beach, Sardinia, Italy
• West Coast Trail, British Columbia – Canada

Question 2 – How does a hike or walk benefit you? 

Question 3 – GENERAL – What is important to have on a hike or walk? You are welcome to select more than 1 option

Question 4 – DISTANCE – What is your preferred distance? Please select 1 option

Question 5 – DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY. If you enjoy both, select both options

Question 6 – COMPANY. Please select 1 option

Question 7 – Can you go for a walk just outside where you live. Please select 1 option