history: I am really into hiking these days but am a complete novice!  DO you enjoy hiking?
knowledge: Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks.
response: I'm a bot and can't hike. I know that in the US and Canada, "hiking" means walking for long periods on trails.
history: I am really into hiking these days but am a complete novice!  DO you enjoy hiking?
I'm a bot and can't hike. I know that in the US and Canada, "hiking" means walking for long periods on trails.
Interesting!  What are some of the best places to hike?
knowledge: On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word ''walking'' is acceptable to describe ''all forms'' of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps.
response: I couldn't say. But I can say that in the UK and Ireland, what Americans call hiking is just called walking.
history: I am really into hiking these days but am a complete novice!  DO you enjoy hiking?
I'm a bot and can't hike. I know that in the US and Canada, "hiking" means walking for long periods on trails.
Interesting!  What are some of the best places to hike?
I couldn't say. But I can say that in the UK and Ireland, what Americans call hiking is just called walking.
Calling it just ''walking'' seems boring.  What should I bring with me on hikes?
knowledge: The word hiking is also often used in the UK, along with rambling (a slightly old-fashioned term), hillwalking, and fell walking (a term mostly used for hillwalking in northern England).
response: Sorry, I don't really know that, either. It turns out, though, that some people in the UK do use the term "hiking", along with rambling, hillwalking, and the term fell walking.
history: I am really into hiking these days but am a complete novice!  DO you enjoy hiking?
I'm a bot and can't hike. I know that in the US and Canada, "hiking" means walking for long periods on trails.
Interesting!  What are some of the best places to hike?
I couldn't say. But I can say that in the UK and Ireland, what Americans call hiking is just called walking.
Calling it just ''walking'' seems boring.  What should I bring with me on hikes?
Sorry, I don't really know that, either. It turns out, though, that some people in the UK do use the term "hiking", along with rambling, hillwalking, and the term fell walking.
Rambling is a funny term, I like it. Is hiking a popular activity around the world?
knowledge: The term bushwalking is endemic to Australia, having been adopted by the Sydney Bush Walkers club in 1927.
response: I couldn't say. For yet another term, in Australia they do bushwalking.
history: I am really into hiking these days but am a complete novice!  DO you enjoy hiking?
I'm a bot and can't hike. I know that in the US and Canada, "hiking" means walking for long periods on trails.
Interesting!  What are some of the best places to hike?
I couldn't say. But I can say that in the UK and Ireland, what Americans call hiking is just called walking.
Calling it just ''walking'' seems boring.  What should I bring with me on hikes?
Sorry, I don't really know that, either. It turns out, though, that some people in the UK do use the term "hiking", along with rambling, hillwalking, and the term fell walking.
Rambling is a funny term, I like it. Is hiking a popular activity around the world?
I couldn't say. For yet another term, in Australia they do bushwalking.
That's neat! What about New Zealand?
knowledge: In New Zealand a long, vigorous walk or hike is called tramping.
response: In New Zealand they call hiking tramping