Our feet are our contact with the Earth and the energies that flow through it. And forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. The soles of your feet and toes are wonderful sensory organs and the myriad of feelings from earth, grass, moss, pine-needles, and mud are wonderful . Many could not see hiking any other way. A comparison photo is available.
Bare feet are therefore the environmentally sound choice for hiking.
The first Barefoot Hikers chapter was started by Richard Frazine author of The Barefoot Hiker . Cover photograph of the author and son Charles leading a barefoot hike along the Mattituck trail. Jr. If you are interested in barefoot hiking, here is a Beginner's Guide . The following list contains every barefoot hiking group we know about. Please do not send e-mail asking if there is another barefoot hikers group in your area.