Looking For
The Best Hiking Tips
For Female Hikers?

by Diane Spicer

Meet Hiking For Her's Diane

If you've ever wished for a Best Hiking Tips expert to answer your questions about how to hike, you've hit the hiking jackpot!

Women hikers world wide have the same basic hiking questions:

• How do I start hiking?
• What are the best womens hiking clothes?
• Do I have the right hiking gear like sleeping bag and hiking boots?

• What should I know to keep myself safe on the trail?

• How do I plan for my first hike?

• What can I do to reduce my hiking aches and pains after a long day on the trail?
• Should I be using trekking poles?
  
• What should be on my backpacking list? 
• Can I use my cell phone for navigation?
  
• Do I carry the same water bottle in every season?
  
• Is it safe to hike solo?
• What kind of sun protection is best for female hikers?
• Do uphill hikers have the right of way?
  
• Can I put together my own basic first aid kit?
  
• Backpacking food ideas - where do I even start?
• Can I pull off a Pacific Crest Trail or Appalachian Trail backpacking trip?
  

Grab a comfy chair and your favorite beverage!

This is the place to get your questions answered so you can stay on the trail - or get on it the very first time.

Find the best hiking tips
for hitting the trail

Hiking For Her offers a bounty of free how to hike advice and information geared toward women hikers.

Because we do things a little differently than the guys!

• Is this a female hiking blog?
• A how to hike guide?
• Or an archive of hiking knowledge?

Use the information on Hiking For Her any way you'd like!

Start here

Which types of hiking appeal to you?

Hiking basics for you

Beginner hiking tips

Best backpacking tips

Best gear for a safe, comfortable hike

Gear reviews before you buy

What to wear hiking

Trail footwear for all types of hiking

What to eat on the trail

How to be a healthy hiker

Solo hiking tips to keep you safe and sane

Pacific NW hiking resources

Leave No Trace

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For women day hikers, here's a wonderful way to get answers to your hiking questions: a good old fashioned book!

• Click the cover to see the book's content.

This book is packed full of practical advice, plus tips to keep you safe and happy on any hiking trail.

• Available as an e-book (Kindle) or paperback!
  

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I invite you to explore all of the ways you can join other hikers as you learn some new techniques and tricks to conquer the trail:

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Special private
woman only community

Our Over Forty Hiker Community is a private, focused group where you can exchange ideas and hiking information with other female hikers.

• Learn more here.

 
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A few navigation tips for finding exactly what you want on this extensive website:

• Scroll through this handy site map. It's conveniently organized by hiking topic.
  

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To stay current about gear, techniques, tips and new developments in our hiking community, you can:

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to your hiking questions

Get your individual questions answered by me, a trail veteran with 45+ years (and counting) of hiking experience.

Every email is read and answered, free of charge.

Why?

Because if you have a hiking question, chances are lots of other women hikers do, too.

• When you ask, the answers are incorporated into this website.
  
• Your questions reassure other female hikers that nothing is too small or insignificant to ask about.
• Asking your question builds a strong community of strong women on the trail. Hurrah For Hikers!
  

This CONTACT link gets you started.

Let's spread the wealth of best hiking tips for women hikers far and wide!

• Together, we're stronger, smarter and safer hikers on the trail.

And just in case you're wondering...

"Who would sit down and write all this stuff about hiking?"

• Read the back story here.

Thanks for stopping by

Please enjoy the best hiking tips in these Hiking For Her pdf instant download freebies:

• Hiking For Her's Day Hike Checklist
• Basic Backpacking Gear List
  
• Alternative First Aid Remedies
• Hiking Etiquette
• Make Your Own Energy Spheres

And enter for a chance to win something you can use on your next hike.

It's a pleasure creating this hiking resource for women hikers, so please enjoy every page.

Hiking For Her's mission:

Happy Trails For All

Now get out there
and hike up a storm!

Poor choice of words for a hiker.

Let's try that again.

Stride confidently down any trail, in any weather and every season, using these best hiking tips from your virtual trail buddy at Hiking For Her.

My heartfelt wish for you:

Happy Trails always

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Photo credits: All photos on this website were taken by David Midkiff or Diane Spicer. All rights reserved.