/r/hiking/

r/hiking

2.6M members
r/hiking is a subreddit with 2.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hiking, trail, hike, mountain, and tired of, and they frequently recommend/review hiking boots, hiking pants, and hiking shoes.
The hikers' subreddit.

Popular Themes in r/hiking

#1
Solution Requests
: "Pikes Peak/Garden of the Gods/Colorado/UPF sun protection recommendations🌞"
1 post
#2
Advice Requests
: "Would this work for a 4-5 day backpacking hike?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/hiking

#1

Hiking

: "Hiking in Croatia"
158 posts
#2

Trail

: "A few moments on the Annapurna Base Camp Trail, Nepal"
81 posts
#3

Hike

: "After recovering from two years of surgeries, today I Hiked up the Devil’s Head Lookout Tower in Colorado, USA."
73 posts
#4

Mountain

: "Wonderful day in Slovak Tatra Mountains"
67 posts
#5

Tired Of

35 posts
#6

Mountains

: "Hike over Chapdara pass to Allauddin lake, Fan Mountains, Tajikistan."
34 posts
#7

Gear

32 posts
#8

Struggling

26 posts
#9

Trek

: "Tarsar Marsar Trek, Kashmir, India 🇮🇳🏔️"
26 posts
#10

View

: "Hikes and badass Views in Tetons NP"
23 posts

Products Discussed in r/hiking

Hiking Boots

186 reviews
#1
Merrell
4.3 from 40 reviews
#2
Keen
4.3 from 14 reviews
#3
Salomon
4.2 from 12 reviews

Hiking Pants

159 reviews
#1
Kuhl
4.4 from 18 reviews
#2
Prana
4.6 from 14 reviews
#3
Eddie Bauer
4.7 from 10 reviews

Hiking Shoes

105 reviews
#1
Salomon
4.3 from 13 reviews
#2
Altra
4.2 from 12 reviews
#3
Keen
4.1 from 10 reviews

Flair Used in r/hiking

#1
Pictures
: "Hiked in purgatory and friend died the next day"
162 posts
#2
Video
: "Hiking in Croatia"
17 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Zero drop shoes are no joke"
9 posts
#4
Question
: "Hiking etiquette question"
7 posts
#5
Trail Rec
: "Weekend Hiking/Star Gazing Trips (pic Mount Takao, Japan)"
2 posts
#6
Link
: "I started a daily 6am hiking club"
1 post

Member Growth in r/hiking

Yearly
+219k members(9.3%)

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Last updated: June 22, 2026