BOOKS:
I found this walking section at Powell's bookstore in Cedar Hills Crossing Mall in OR. It was below the running section. I applaud the efforts of seeing a few walking books here but I found it lacking in the diversity of walking books that have been written. Of course many are found in hiking sections but if it was up to me I would stock this with many walking memoirs and recent long distance hikes and walks. It is a start. I don't see many walking sections in bookstores.
Long Distance Walking Amazon Link to a booklist on walking and hiking
BOOKS For Hikers by eArThworm
Red Around the World 24 of the Best Books about walking obscene distances around the world
America's Walking Renaissance is a collaborative book released by America Walks and Every Body Walk. (if you click on the link above you can download the book)
The Streetsblog Guide to Children's Books StreetsBlog USA
BOOKS For Hikers by eArThworm
Red Around the World 24 of the Best Books about walking obscene distances around the world
America's Walking Renaissance is a collaborative book released by America Walks and Every Body Walk. (if you click on the link above you can download the book)
The Streetsblog Guide to Children's Books StreetsBlog USA
little Free Library - These free libraries are cropping up in neighborhoods and they enhance neighborhood walks with their unique styles and designs. Plus you have the opportunity
to find a book that interests you while walking. Or you can donate books to the free libraries while you walk.
StoryWalk combines reading and walking (children's books) along a trail or a path
Peace Pole Project the oneness of humanity
to find a book that interests you while walking. Or you can donate books to the free libraries while you walk.
StoryWalk combines reading and walking (children's books) along a trail or a path
Peace Pole Project the oneness of humanity
Books by Authors: (only including books about walking)
Karen Berger:
Advanced Backpacking
Along the Pacific Crest Trail
America's Great Hiking Trails
America's National Historic Trails
Backpacking and Hiking
Be Prepared: Hiking and Backpacking
Everyday Wisdom
Essential Knots
Great Hiking Trails of the World
Hiking and Backpacking
Hiking Light Handbook
Hiking the Triple Crown
More Everyday Wisdom
The Pacific Crest Trail
Mary E. Davison:
Old Lady on the Trail Triple Crown at 76
Aren't You Afraid America Discovery Trail from Atlantic Ocean to Nebraska (comes out Sept 11 2020)
Chris Englert:
The Best Urban Hikes Denver
Travel Magic Post Cards: Vignettes from the Walking Traveler
Walking Denver's Neighborhoods
Colin Fletcher: (born 1922 died 2007)
The Complete Walker III
The New Complete Walker
The Man Who Walked Through Time
The Thousand-Mile Summer
Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher
Laura Foster:
Columbia Gorge Getaways: The First Comprehensive Gorge Guide
Portland City Walks
Portland Hill Walks
The Portland Stairs
Walk There 50 Treks In and Around Portland and Vancouver (edited by Laura Foster)
Walking With Ramona Exploring Beverly Cleary's Portland
William Helmreich (died 2020)
The Brooklyn Nobody Knows
The Manhattan Nobody Knows
The New York Nobody Knows
Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
Peter Jenkins:
Walk Across America
The Walk West-A Walk Across America 2
Barney Scout Mann:
The Continental Divide Trail: Exploring America's Ridgeline Trail
Journeys North
The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail
Laureen Niewenhuis:
A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach
A 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Walk
David Ryan:
Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer
The Bisbee Stairs
The Gentle Art of Wandering
William L. Sullivan:
Atlas of Oregon Wilderness
Exploring Oregon's Wild Areas
Hiking Oregon's History: The Stories Behind Historic Places You Can Walk to See
Hiking Trails of the Pacific Northwest
Listening for Coyote (1,361 mile solo backpacking trek across Oregon in 1985)
100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington
100 Hikes in Southern Oregon
100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades
100 Hikes Tavel Guide Oregon Coast and Coast Range
Trails of Crater Lake National Park & Oregon Caves National Monument
Books by Subject:
Everett Ruess:
Everett Ruess A Vagabond for Beauty by W.L. Rusho
Finding Everett Ruess by David Roberts
On Desert Trails with Everett Rues by Gary James Bergera
Flaneur
Flaneuse :Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London by Lauren Elkin
The Flaneur by Edmund White
Nature Connections
Coyotes Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Ellen Haas and Evan McGown
The Northwest Nature Guide by James Luther Davis
What the Robin Knows by Jon Young
Advanced Backpacking
Along the Pacific Crest Trail
America's Great Hiking Trails
America's National Historic Trails
Backpacking and Hiking
Be Prepared: Hiking and Backpacking
Everyday Wisdom
Essential Knots
Great Hiking Trails of the World
Hiking and Backpacking
Hiking Light Handbook
Hiking the Triple Crown
More Everyday Wisdom
The Pacific Crest Trail
Mary E. Davison:
Old Lady on the Trail Triple Crown at 76
Aren't You Afraid America Discovery Trail from Atlantic Ocean to Nebraska (comes out Sept 11 2020)
Chris Englert:
The Best Urban Hikes Denver
Travel Magic Post Cards: Vignettes from the Walking Traveler
Walking Denver's Neighborhoods
Colin Fletcher: (born 1922 died 2007)
The Complete Walker III
The New Complete Walker
The Man Who Walked Through Time
The Thousand-Mile Summer
Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher
Laura Foster:
Columbia Gorge Getaways: The First Comprehensive Gorge Guide
Portland City Walks
Portland Hill Walks
The Portland Stairs
Walk There 50 Treks In and Around Portland and Vancouver (edited by Laura Foster)
Walking With Ramona Exploring Beverly Cleary's Portland
William Helmreich (died 2020)
The Brooklyn Nobody Knows
The Manhattan Nobody Knows
The New York Nobody Knows
Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
Peter Jenkins:
Walk Across America
The Walk West-A Walk Across America 2
Barney Scout Mann:
The Continental Divide Trail: Exploring America's Ridgeline Trail
Journeys North
The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail
Laureen Niewenhuis:
A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach
A 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Walk
David Ryan:
Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer
The Bisbee Stairs
The Gentle Art of Wandering
William L. Sullivan:
Atlas of Oregon Wilderness
Exploring Oregon's Wild Areas
Hiking Oregon's History: The Stories Behind Historic Places You Can Walk to See
Hiking Trails of the Pacific Northwest
Listening for Coyote (1,361 mile solo backpacking trek across Oregon in 1985)
100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington
100 Hikes in Southern Oregon
100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades
100 Hikes Tavel Guide Oregon Coast and Coast Range
Trails of Crater Lake National Park & Oregon Caves National Monument
Books by Subject:
Everett Ruess:
Everett Ruess A Vagabond for Beauty by W.L. Rusho
Finding Everett Ruess by David Roberts
On Desert Trails with Everett Rues by Gary James Bergera
Flaneur
Flaneuse :Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London by Lauren Elkin
The Flaneur by Edmund White
Nature Connections
Coyotes Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Ellen Haas and Evan McGown
The Northwest Nature Guide by James Luther Davis
What the Robin Knows by Jon Young
(Thru-Hiking Books:
CDT Books
The Continental Divide Trail: Exploring America's Ridgeline Trail by Barney Scout Mann
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PCT Books
A Walk With Mud by Anna Herby
Halfway Home The story of a Father and Son Hiking the Pacific crest Trail by Donald and Quentin Reavis
Hiking Cancer: 400 Days of Cancer and How I Hiked Through It by Patty McCarthy and Lynn Shapiro
Mile 445 Hitched in her Hiking Boots by Claire Henley Miller
Pacific Crest Trials A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hike the Pacific Crest Trail by Zac Davis and Carly Moree
Tamed by Anne Elizabeth O'Regan
The Pacific Crest Trail by Brian Johnson
The Pursuit of Endurance by Jessica Pharr Davis
Thirst 2600 Miles From Home by Heather "Anish" Anderson
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrott Quinn
Walking Thru: A couple's Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail by Michael Tyler
Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Yogi's Pacific Crest Trail Handbook by Jackie McDonnell (Yogi's Books)
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AT Books
Appalachian Fail by John Desilets
Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime by Edward B. Garvey
appalachian trials by Zach Davis
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David Miller
Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks by Peggy Lynn, Sandra Weber
Girl in the Woods by Aspen Matis
Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
HELLZ YEAH IT'S POSSIBLE by Kevin 'Possible' Kiernan
In Beauty May She Walk by Leslie Mass
Long Trails Mastering the Art of Thru-Hiking by Liz ("Snorkel") Thomas
Lost on the Appalachian Trail by Kyle Rohrig
Pathfinder: Blazing a New Wilderness Trail in Modern America by Robert Strickland
Sole Searching on the Appalachian Trail by Sam "Sam I Am" Ducharme
Take a Thru-Hike by Jessica "Dixie" Mills
The Barefoot Sisters Southbound by Lucy & Susan Letcher
The Things You Find on the Appalachian Trail: A Memoir of Discovery, Endurance and a Lazy Dog by Kevin Runolfson
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker by Derick Lugo
Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail: 100 Tips, Tricks, Traps and Facts by Jen Beck Seymour
Walking with Spring by Earl V. Schaffer
Walking the Appalachia trail by Larry Luxenberg
When You Find my Body The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail by D. Dauphinee
Whistler's Walk: The Appalachian Trail in 142 Days by William Monk
CDT Books
The Continental Divide Trail: Exploring America's Ridgeline Trail by Barney Scout Mann
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PCT Books
A Walk With Mud by Anna Herby
Halfway Home The story of a Father and Son Hiking the Pacific crest Trail by Donald and Quentin Reavis
Hiking Cancer: 400 Days of Cancer and How I Hiked Through It by Patty McCarthy and Lynn Shapiro
Mile 445 Hitched in her Hiking Boots by Claire Henley Miller
Pacific Crest Trials A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hike the Pacific Crest Trail by Zac Davis and Carly Moree
Tamed by Anne Elizabeth O'Regan
The Pacific Crest Trail by Brian Johnson
The Pursuit of Endurance by Jessica Pharr Davis
Thirst 2600 Miles From Home by Heather "Anish" Anderson
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrott Quinn
Walking Thru: A couple's Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail by Michael Tyler
Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Yogi's Pacific Crest Trail Handbook by Jackie McDonnell (Yogi's Books)
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AT Books
Appalachian Fail by John Desilets
Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime by Edward B. Garvey
appalachian trials by Zach Davis
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David Miller
Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks by Peggy Lynn, Sandra Weber
Girl in the Woods by Aspen Matis
Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
HELLZ YEAH IT'S POSSIBLE by Kevin 'Possible' Kiernan
In Beauty May She Walk by Leslie Mass
Long Trails Mastering the Art of Thru-Hiking by Liz ("Snorkel") Thomas
Lost on the Appalachian Trail by Kyle Rohrig
Pathfinder: Blazing a New Wilderness Trail in Modern America by Robert Strickland
Sole Searching on the Appalachian Trail by Sam "Sam I Am" Ducharme
Take a Thru-Hike by Jessica "Dixie" Mills
The Barefoot Sisters Southbound by Lucy & Susan Letcher
The Things You Find on the Appalachian Trail: A Memoir of Discovery, Endurance and a Lazy Dog by Kevin Runolfson
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker by Derick Lugo
Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail: 100 Tips, Tricks, Traps and Facts by Jen Beck Seymour
Walking with Spring by Earl V. Schaffer
Walking the Appalachia trail by Larry Luxenberg
When You Find my Body The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail by D. Dauphinee
Whistler's Walk: The Appalachian Trail in 142 Days by William Monk
Stairs Books:
A Guide to the Public Stairs of Los Angeles by Bob Inman
Portland's Little Red Book of Stairs by Stefana Young (out of print)
Portland Stairs Book by Laura O. Foster
Pittsburgh-Steps-The Story-of-the-City's-Public-Stairways by Bob Regan
Secret Stair by Charles Fleming
The Bisbee Stairs by David Ryan
Walkability Books:
Street Fight by Janette Sadik-Khan
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck
Walkable City Rules by Jeff Speck
Walking (Historical) Books:
A Foot and Alone by Stephen Powers (rare book)
A Labyrinth of kingdoms 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa by Steve Kemper
A Man in a Hurry: The Extraordianry Life and Times of Edward Payson Weston by Helen Harris, Nick Harris and Paul Marshall
America on Foot: Walking and Pedestrianism in the 20th Century by Kerry Segrave
Around the World Backwards by Plennie L. Wingo
A Tramp Across the Continent by Charles Lummis
Bold Spirit by Linda Lawrence Hunt
A Philosophy of Walking by Prof Frederic Gros
Encyclopedia-Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland by Linda K. Davidson and David M. Gitlitz
King of the Peds by P.S. Marshall
On Foot: A History of Walking Joseph A. Amato
Pedestrianism by Matthew Algeo
The Last Great Walk by Wayne Curtis
The Old Leatherman by Dan DeLuca
Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit
Weston Weston Rah Rah Rah by P.S. Marshall
Walking (General Category) Books:
A History of the World in 500 Walks by Sarah Baxter
A Man in a Hurry by Nick and Helen Harris and Paul Marshall
A Pedestrian's Portland by Karen and Terry Whitehill
A History of the World in 500 Walks by Sarah Baxter
A Walking Life by Antonia Malchik
Beneath my Feet Writers on Walking by Duncan Minshull
BeWILDered by Laura Waters
Broken Promise The Plight of Our National Trails by Jim Kern
Born to Walk by Dan Rubinstein
Cairns Messengers in Stone by David B. Williams
Camino de Santiago by Brierley
Dogged Days on the Florida Trail by Kyle Rohrig
Exploring the Oregon Coast Trail by Connie Soper
Epic Hikes of the World by Lonely Planet
Hikes & Walks on Mt Hood by Sonia Buist & Emily Keller
Hiking from Portland to the Coast An interpretive guide to 30 trails by James D. Thayer
Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton (stories and photos of people on the streets)
I Hike by Lawton Grinter
In Praise of Walking by Jeff Somers
1001 Walks You Must Take Before You Die by Barry Stone and Julia Bradbury
On Trails an Exploration by Robert Moor
Planet Walker by John Francis
Seattle Walk Report by Susanna Ryan
Steps Out of Time by Katherine B. Soper
Tails Along the Trails: Walking Adventures with Dogs by Becky Corwin-Adams
The Art of Wandering: The Writer as Walker by Merlin Coverly
The Barefoot Hiker by Richard Frazine
The Hot Springs Trail Official Guide Book by Aria Zoner (Whole food hiker)
The Longest Walk by George Meegan
The Lost Art of Walking by Geoff Nicholson
The Man Who Walked Backwards by Ben Montgomery
The Mission Walker by Edie Littlefield Sunby
The National Parks Coast to Coast: 100 Best Hikes by Ted Alvarez
The Places Inbetween by Rory Stewart
Tough Girl by Carolyn Wood
Trail Life by Ray Jardine
Trail Reflections by Jim Kern
Trespassing Across America" One Man's epic and sort of illegal never done before hike across the heartland by Ken Ilgunas
Walking Distance Long Distance Hikes for Extraordinary People by Robert and Martha Manning
Walking My Dog Jane by Ned Rozell (from Valdez to Prudhoe Bay along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline)
Walking: One Step at a Time by Erling Kagge
Walking the Nile by Levison Woods
Walking the Americas by Levison Woods
Walking to Listen by Andrew Forsthoefel
Walking to the End of the World by Beth Justino
Walking With Glenn Berkenkamp by Glenn Berkenkamp
While Wandering: A Walking Companion by Duncan Minshull
A Guide to the Public Stairs of Los Angeles by Bob Inman
Portland's Little Red Book of Stairs by Stefana Young (out of print)
Portland Stairs Book by Laura O. Foster
Pittsburgh-Steps-The Story-of-the-City's-Public-Stairways by Bob Regan
Secret Stair by Charles Fleming
The Bisbee Stairs by David Ryan
Walkability Books:
Street Fight by Janette Sadik-Khan
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck
Walkable City Rules by Jeff Speck
Walking (Historical) Books:
A Foot and Alone by Stephen Powers (rare book)
A Labyrinth of kingdoms 10,000 Miles Through Islamic Africa by Steve Kemper
A Man in a Hurry: The Extraordianry Life and Times of Edward Payson Weston by Helen Harris, Nick Harris and Paul Marshall
America on Foot: Walking and Pedestrianism in the 20th Century by Kerry Segrave
Around the World Backwards by Plennie L. Wingo
A Tramp Across the Continent by Charles Lummis
Bold Spirit by Linda Lawrence Hunt
A Philosophy of Walking by Prof Frederic Gros
Encyclopedia-Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland by Linda K. Davidson and David M. Gitlitz
King of the Peds by P.S. Marshall
On Foot: A History of Walking Joseph A. Amato
Pedestrianism by Matthew Algeo
The Last Great Walk by Wayne Curtis
The Old Leatherman by Dan DeLuca
Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit
Weston Weston Rah Rah Rah by P.S. Marshall
Walking (General Category) Books:
A History of the World in 500 Walks by Sarah Baxter
A Man in a Hurry by Nick and Helen Harris and Paul Marshall
A Pedestrian's Portland by Karen and Terry Whitehill
A History of the World in 500 Walks by Sarah Baxter
A Walking Life by Antonia Malchik
Beneath my Feet Writers on Walking by Duncan Minshull
BeWILDered by Laura Waters
Broken Promise The Plight of Our National Trails by Jim Kern
Born to Walk by Dan Rubinstein
Cairns Messengers in Stone by David B. Williams
Camino de Santiago by Brierley
Dogged Days on the Florida Trail by Kyle Rohrig
Exploring the Oregon Coast Trail by Connie Soper
Epic Hikes of the World by Lonely Planet
Hikes & Walks on Mt Hood by Sonia Buist & Emily Keller
Hiking from Portland to the Coast An interpretive guide to 30 trails by James D. Thayer
Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton (stories and photos of people on the streets)
I Hike by Lawton Grinter
In Praise of Walking by Jeff Somers
1001 Walks You Must Take Before You Die by Barry Stone and Julia Bradbury
On Trails an Exploration by Robert Moor
Planet Walker by John Francis
Seattle Walk Report by Susanna Ryan
Steps Out of Time by Katherine B. Soper
Tails Along the Trails: Walking Adventures with Dogs by Becky Corwin-Adams
The Art of Wandering: The Writer as Walker by Merlin Coverly
The Barefoot Hiker by Richard Frazine
The Hot Springs Trail Official Guide Book by Aria Zoner (Whole food hiker)
The Longest Walk by George Meegan
The Lost Art of Walking by Geoff Nicholson
The Man Who Walked Backwards by Ben Montgomery
The Mission Walker by Edie Littlefield Sunby
The National Parks Coast to Coast: 100 Best Hikes by Ted Alvarez
The Places Inbetween by Rory Stewart
Tough Girl by Carolyn Wood
Trail Life by Ray Jardine
Trail Reflections by Jim Kern
Trespassing Across America" One Man's epic and sort of illegal never done before hike across the heartland by Ken Ilgunas
Walking Distance Long Distance Hikes for Extraordinary People by Robert and Martha Manning
Walking My Dog Jane by Ned Rozell (from Valdez to Prudhoe Bay along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline)
Walking: One Step at a Time by Erling Kagge
Walking the Nile by Levison Woods
Walking the Americas by Levison Woods
Walking to Listen by Andrew Forsthoefel
Walking to the End of the World by Beth Justino
Walking With Glenn Berkenkamp by Glenn Berkenkamp
While Wandering: A Walking Companion by Duncan Minshull
E-books and audio books
Kungsleden North Hiking from Abisko to Kvikkjokk by Cody Duncan
Wander Purposefully by Eric Travis
Wander Purposefully by Eric Travis
DVD'S:
Trail Magic Grandma (Emma) Gatewood documentary
GAMES:
Appalachian Trail Game a perfect gift for trail lovers
Trekking the National Parks Board Game
Trekking the National Parks Board Game
MAPS:
Anyplace Top Maps, Points of Interests and Places to visit
Green Trail Maps order maps here or download the app
Halfmile's Pacific Crest Trail Maps
National Park Maps Download these maps now for free
Plot a Route Online route planner for outdoor pursuits
PDF Quads National Geographic Maps Free printable USGS PDF topo Maps
Green Trail Maps order maps here or download the app
Halfmile's Pacific Crest Trail Maps
National Park Maps Download these maps now for free
Plot a Route Online route planner for outdoor pursuits
PDF Quads National Geographic Maps Free printable USGS PDF topo Maps
