You've decided to lace up your shoes and explore a destination on foot. By the Backroads definition, walking trips feature mostly level terrain and well-groomed trails, paths or dirt roads.
Mileages tend to be fairly short.
Hiking trips include more elevation changes, trails with uneven surfaces and often both shorter and longer mileage options. Once you've visited our Trip Selector and checked off your interest in walking or hiking trips, indicate the challenge you most prefer - easy, moderately easy, moderate or challenging. We'll then refer you to the trips that offer those levels of challenge. Then refer back to this page for details on the most comprehensive and accurate route rating system in the travel industry. The daily choice of walks and hikes allows traveling companions of different abilities to enjoy the same vacation.