From Kheerganga to Plitvice Lakes to Vintgar Gorge to Pulpit Rock to Ounasvaara – Hiking has been therapeutic for us. Hiking is good for the mind, body, and soul. A complete package. We thought of putting together a list of the best hiking quotes to inspire you’ll to get outside and climb the mountain and the best hiking captions to inspire your Instagram feed.

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Best Hiking Quotes for Instagram

Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking. You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.
~ Cindy Ross

For hiking is one of those things that you can only do when you have the determination in you.

Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery of why we climb.
~ Greg Child

You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.
~ Dr. Seuss

Deep down, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical.
~ Carl Sagan

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.
~ John Muir

If the winter is too cold and the summer is too hot, you are not a hiker.
~ A Bitter Hiker

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
~ Edward Abbey

I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.
~ Rosalia de Castro

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
~ Henry David Thoreau

Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds; you just can’t fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance.
~ Jack Kerouac

Hiking—much like drinking—is something that sounds more fun to the uninitiated than it actually is.”
~ Mindy McGinnis

Go out, go out I beg of you, And taste the beauty of the wild. Behold the miracle of the earth with all the wonder of a child.
~ Edna Jaques

Hiking is not for everyone. Notice the wilderness is mostly empty.
~ Sonja Yoerg

Not all girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice…  some girls are made of adventure and wine and all things fine.

I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.
~ John Mackey

Some women want diamonds… others just want a hammock, a campfire, and some peace & quiet.

Speed is not a priority, just enjoy your hike – Keep smile.
~ Barry Perdana Putra

…we’re not even really hiking, more like meandering in cinematic light.
~ Kristen Henderson

Short Trekking Quotes

Carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care.”
~ Earl Shaffer

Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.
~ Erol Ozan

Between every two pines there is a doorway to a new world.
~ John Muir

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going
~ Beverly Sills

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

And into the forest, I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
~ John Muir

I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than trees.
~ Henry David Thoreau

You need special shoes for hiking—and a bit of a special soul as well.
~ Terri Guillemets

 Hike Your Own Hike.
~ Thru-Hiker

Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.
~ Sir Martin Conway

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
~ Lao Tzu

The best view comes after the hardest climb.

A vagrant is everywhere at home.
~ Martial

Trekking means a traveling experience with thrilling excitement.
~ Amit Kalantri

Trail Quotes

The trails held a million places for those beady-eyed death noodles to hide.
~ Shaun David Hutchinson

Leave the road, take the trails.
~ Pythagoras

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing views. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
~ Edward Abbey

The trail leads not merely north and south, but up to the body, mind, and soul of man.
~ Harold Allen

Trails enabled me to better see the world, to notice fine aspects invisible from an airplane, the most basic things we miss. Seeing life at a pace at which you can actually observe nuance, the speed of stepping, the beautiful inspiring texture of “plain” reality becomes visible—God smiling in the detail.
~ Aspen Matis

If you face the rest of your life with the spirit you show on the trail, it will have no choice but to yield the same kind of memories and dreams.
~ Adrienne Hall

Trails are like that: you’re floating along in a Shakespearean Arden paradise and expect to see nymphs and flute boys, then suddenly you’re struggling in a hot broiling sun of hell in dust and nettles and poison oak…just like life.
~ Jack Kerouac

Funny Hiking Quotes

 Sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world.
~ Bears

DEET is nature’s cologne.
~ Every Hiker

A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger.
~ Edward Abbey

Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost, and you see a path.  By all means, you should follow that.
~ Ellen Degeneres

There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
~ Sir Rannulph Fiennes

Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.
~ Ed Viesturs

Bring a compass.  It’s awkward when you have to eat your friends.

What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why I would die of course. Literally shit myself lifeless.
~ Bill Bryson

Hiking is the only slightly less ugly stepsister of running.
~ Lindy Hughes

My most memorable hikes can be classified as ‘Shortcuts that Backfired’.
~ Edward Abbey

Quotes on Hiking in Nature

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
~ Gary Snyder

We can never have enough of nature.
Henry David Thoreau

I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in order.
~ John Burroughs

In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
~ Aristotle

A walk in nature walks the soul back home.
~ Mary Davis

I’m most alive among the tall trees.

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.
~ John Muir

Moments of solitude with Mother Nature is sunshine to a soul.
~ Anthony Douglas Williams

Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.
~ Albert Einstein

To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.
~ Mary Davis

Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.
~ William Wordsworth

The sound of nature is the best there is.

Long Quotes for Hiking

Hiking is a bit like life: The journey only requires you to put one foot in front of the other…again and again and again. And if you allow yourself the opportunity to be present throughout the entirety of the trek, you will witness beauty every step of the way, not just at the summit.

There is nothing worse, after days of falling asleep by a babbling brook and waking up to a choir chirping birds, than to go inside a house with insulated walls and an obstructive roof. This torturous invention, a cage, a box, prevents you from seeing or hearing anything of natural importance. Make time to free yourself and find a bit of nature.
~ Katherine Keith

Hiking is not escapism; it’s realism. The people who choose to spend time outdoors are not running away from anything; we are returning to where we belong.
~ Jennifer Pharr Davis

On a hike, the days pass with the wind, the sun, the stars; movement is powered by a belly full of food and water, not a noxious tankful of fossil fuels. On a hike, you’re less a job title and more a human being….A periodic hike not only stretches the limbs but also reminds us: Wow, there’s a big old world out there.”
~ Ken Ilgunas

Going barefoot in the forest is a very sensuous and pleasurable experience. For some of us, it is almost a mystical experience. I know that I dreamt of it long before I ever durst try it. It is also an experience that brings into question our entire relationship with nature in a way that disturbs and challenges our ideas about ourselves as civilized beings.
~ Richard Keith Frazine

Inspirational Hiking Quotes

Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
~ Walt Whitman

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.
~ Edmund Hillary

When everything feels like an uphill struggle, Just think of the view from the top.

If you’re going through hell, keep going.
~ Winston Churchill

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.
~ Frank A. Clark

Collect moments, not things.

Fall down seven times and stand up eight.
~ Japanese Proverb

We don’t stop hiking because we grow old, we grow old because we stop hiking.

Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.
~ Frank Herbert

I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on earth.  Then I ask myself the same question.
~ Harun Yahya

When someone tells you, “it can’t be done.” Remember: those are their limits, not yours.

Feeling LOW? Go on mountains.
~ Prajakta Mhadnak

Walking Quotes

After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value.
~ G.M. Trevelyan

Walking: the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise.
~ Carrie Latet

We live in a fast-paced society. Walking slows us down.
~ Robert Sweetgall

Anywhere is ‘within walking distance’.

Walking is a man’s best medicine.
~ Hippocrates

Do you know how fast you are walking? … To get a close estimate, count the number of steps you take in a minute and divide by 30…
~ Albina Fabiani

A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.
~ Paul Dudley White

Perhaps there is no thrill so great as that which comes with a walk in the freshness of morning air.
~ Hellen Keller

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.
~ Raymond Inmon

If I could not walk far and fast, I think I should just explode and perish.
~ Charles Dickens

As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears.
~ Rumi

Good things are coming down the road. Just keep walking.

Some More Quotes About Walking

Don’t worry about where the path leads to, just enjoy the walk.

Sometimes, a path calls for you to walk alone. And, still, it is beautiful.
~ Angie Welland-Crosby

It’s the not exactly knowing of the way, the map thrown away that makes the setting sun the guide, and makes the setting come alive.
~ Art Garfunkel

If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.
~ Dolly Parton

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Walking brings me back to myself.
~ Laurette Mortimer

I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
~ John Muir

Walking is a technique of solitude, a way into reverie. The walker is not a sleepwalker but a daydreamer.
~ Deirdre Heddon

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
~ Confucius

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Walking is a year-round activity, and need not be confined to the dry summer months, for there is as much beauty to be found in the countryside in the leafless months of winter as in vibrant spring and the golden days of autumn.
~ Kev Reynolds

But the beauty is in the walking, we are betrayed by destinations.
~ Gwyn Thomas

Beauty surrounds us, but usually, we need to be walking in a garden to know it.
~ Rumi

I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit.
~ Henry David Thoreau

I walk every day, and I look at the mountains and the fields and the small city, and I say: ‘Oh my God, what a blessing.’ Then you realize it’s important to put it in a context beyond this woman, this man, this city, this country, this universe.
~ Paulo Coelho

There comes . . . a longing never to travel again except on foot.
~ Wendell Berry

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
~ Jacquelin Schiff

The compact between writing and walking is almost as old as literature — a walk is only a step away from a story, and every path tells.
~ Robert Macfarlane

Hiking Captions and Hiking Slogans

Hike more, worry less

Adventure awaits.

The sky above, the earth below, and peace within.

Wander often. Wonder always.

Life’s better in hiking boots.

Always take the scenic route.

Think outside. No box required.

Love her, but leave her wild.

Let’s wander where the Wi-Fi is weak.

Over the mountains and through the woods.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Hiking is the answer.  Who cares what the question is.

I’d rather be hiking in the rain, than sitting inside at a desk on a sunny day.

I hike to burn off the crazy.

Wander without reason.

Say yes to new adventures!

I like big mountains and I cannot lie!

Go outside. Take a hike.

I’d rather be hiking.

Hiking Instagram Captions

Jobs fill your pocket. Adventures fill your soul.
~ Jaime Lyn Beatty

 You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong.
~ Sue Fitzmaurice

It is in the still silence of nature where one will find true bliss.
~ J.J.C.

There’s no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you’ll find a better connection.

The world is big, and I want to get a good look at it before it gets dark.
~ John Muir

Sometimes you just need the adventure to cleanse the bitter taste of life from your soul.

I love places that make you realize how tiny your problems are.

The more you know, the less you need.
~ Yvon Chouinard

Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.

Remember to look up to the stars, not down to your feet.
~ Stephen Hawking

They are able who think they are able.
~ Virgil

The best journeys in life are those that answer questions you never thought to ask.
~ Rich Ridgeway

Hike Quotes About Mountains

Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.
~ William Blake

Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.
~ Hermann Buhl

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.
~ John Muir

It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
~ Sir Edmund Hillary

If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.

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

Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.
~ Jack Kerouac

You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.
~ Amit Kalantri

A mountaintop is not simply an elevation, but an island, a world within a world, a place out of place.
~ Paul Gruchow

The mountains are calling and I must go.
~ John Muir

The hardest mountain to climb is the one within.
~ J. Lynn

Funny Hiking Captions

Cover the earth before it covers you.
~ Dagobert D. Runes

Hiking’s side effects include sweating, euphoria, and general awesomeness.

I might look like I am listening to you, but in my mind, I am hiking.

Hiking and happiness go hand in hand or foot in boot.
~ Diane Spicer

I chose the road less traveled and now I don’t know where I am.

Hiking with Family Quotes

Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives.
~ Thomas Berry

It’s not how many miles you walk, it’s how many smiles you share.

You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
~ A.A.Milne

Wonder. Wander. Repeat.

We were together. I forget the rest.
~ Walt Whitman

Getting lost together can be so much fun.

Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magical whisper of old trees.

Tired Feet. Happy Heart.

Nature is a tool to get children to experience not just the wider world, but themselves.
~ Stephen Moss

Restore balance. Most children have the technology, school, and extracurricular activities covered. It’s time to add a pinch of adventure, a sprinkle of sunshine, and a big handful of outdoor play.
~ Penny Whitehouse

Our challenge isn’t so much to teach children about the natural world but to find ways to sustain the instinctive connections they already carry.
~ Terry Krautwurst

Children still need a childhood with dirt, mud, puddles, trees, sticks, and tadpoles.
~ Brooke Hampton

Encourage your child to have muddy, grassy, or sandy feet by the end of each day, that’s the childhood they deserve.
~ Penny Whitehouse

All children need nature. Not just the ones whose parents appreciate nature. Not only those children of a certain economic class or culture or set of abilities. Every child.
~ Richard Louv

Keep your children wild – don’t make them grow up too fast. Let them spend their days in the sunshine using their imagination. They are the change! Those wild children daydreaming in the sunshine will grow into grounded adults with minds and spirits capable of creating a better future.
~ Brooke Hampton

Kids don’t remember their best day of television.

Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls.
~ Erin Kenny

Hiking with kids is not about the miles, It’s about the smiles.

Life’s better when you add fresh air, a warm campfire, bright stars, and s’mores.

It’s a wondrous thing how the wild calms the child.

Close observation of children at play suggests that they find out about the world in the same way as scientists find out about new phenomena and test new ideas…during this exploration, all the senses are used to observe and draw conclusions about objects and events through simple, if crude, scientific investigations.
~ Judith Roden

It doesn’t matter where you’re going, it’s who you have beside you.

Anything you teach in an indoor classroom can be taught outdoors, often in ways that are more enjoyable for children.
~ Cathy James

Let the kids run free.

Hiking with Friends Quotes

Trekking with friends is the best way to make memories that last lifetime.

Happiness is hiking with friends.

You keep me safe, I’ll keep you wild.

Let’s travel together and get lost in beautiful places.

Always hike with someone in worse shape than you. The bears out there will know.

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.

Let’s find some beautiful place to get lost together.

In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with.
~ Charles Schulz

Adventures together last a lifetime.

We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Camping is not a date; it’s an endurance test. If you can survive camping with someone, you should marry them on the way home.

It’s not where you go, but who you go with.

Everyone needs a friend that will call and say, “Get dressed, we are going on an adventure.”

Any day spent with you is my favorite day.
~ A.A.Milne

A good friend listens to your adventures. A best friend makes them with you.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.
~ Helen Keller

Hiking Adventure Quotes and Sayings

We must adventure to know where we truly belong.

What is life but one grand adventure?

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.
~ Amelia Earhart

There are no rules when it comes to adventure.

Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.
~ Lovelle Drachman

There is always an adventure waiting in the woods.
~ Katelyn S. Bolds

Walking Captions

The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.
~ Werner Herzog

Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.
~ Henry David Thoreau

I found far more answers in the woods than I ever did in the city.
~ Mary Davis

I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.
~ G.M. Trevelyan

Only one who wanders finds a new path.

After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value.
~ G.M.Trevelyan

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.
~ Robert Frost

A path is a prior interpretation of the best way to traverse a landscape.
~ Rebecca Solnit

Take only memories, leave only footprints.
~ Chief Si’ahl

Happiness walks on busy feet.

Embrace the detours.

We sincerely hope our favorite captions and quotes about hiking have inspired you enough to set on a hike or inspired your Instagram feed.

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