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Books etc...
​books are also Listed in the sections

BOOKS:

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Stepping Up: Jonathon Stalls Wants Denver to Walk This Way by Conor McCormick-Cavanagh September 20, 22
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      Intrinsic Paths.

Long Distance Walking Amazon Link to a booklist on walking and hiking


Red Around the World 24 of the Best Books about walking obscene distances around the world


The Streetsblog Guide to Children's Books StreetsBlog USA

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 


Jessica Baker:
little feet hiking: 25 confidence-building hikes for little kids around Vancouver, WA.
little feet hiking: 30 more hikes for kids around Southwest Washington and Mt. St. Helens
little feet hiking: Columbia River Gorge
little feet hiking: Mt. Hood


Tyler E. Burgess:
Baja California, Mexico Sketchbook Diary 2017
Belgium, FRance, Switzerland Trip; A Sketchbook Diary 2016O
England Coast to Coast, 192 Mile Hike Illustrated Travel Diary 
Eugene Oregon Walks
Eugene Springfield Townscape Walks
Oregon Townscape Walks
Portland Townscape Walks
Quito, Ecuador Townscape Walks
Seattle Townscape Walks
Sienna, Italy Townscape Walks
Southern California Coast Walk
Sweden, France, Switzerland Sketchbook Diary of travels


​Mary E. Davison:
Old Lady on the Trail Triple Crown at 76
Aren't You Afraid America Discovery Trail from Atlantic Ocean to Nebraska 
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Chris Englert:​
The Best Urban Hikes Denver
Travel Magic Post Cards: Vignettes from the Walking Traveler
​Walking Denver's Neighborhoods
50 Hikes 50 States
​Two Carry-ons and a Plan


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


Robert MacFarlane
Mountain: Portraits of the High Places
Mountains of the Mind
The Old Ways
The Wild Places
​While Wandering: A Walking Companion


Barney Scout Mann:
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The Continental Divide Trail: Exploring America's Ridgeline Trail
​Journeys North

The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail

Sarah Marquis: (Her books are in French and German and have been translated)
High Deserts
Instincts
Nature in my Life
The Adventures of the Sands
The extraordinary Destiny of D'Joe
​Wild by Nature


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

Levison Wood:
An Arabian Journey
Arabia: A Journey Through the Heart
Eastern Horizons
Encounters
Endurance: 100 Tales of Survival
Escape from Kabul
Great Expeditions
Incredible Journeys
The Art of Exploration: Lessons
The Best British Travel Writing
The Last Giants
Walking the America's
Walking the Himalayas
Walking the Nile

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


Backpacking Trail Food and Meals:
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Backpack Gourmet by Linda Frederick Yaffe
High Trail Cookery by Linda Frederick Yaffe
​Hungry hikers Book of Good Cooking by Gretchen McHugh

Supermarket Backpacker by Harriet Barker
The Well-Fed Backpacker by June Fleming

Flaneur:
Flaneuse :Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London by Lauren Elkin
​The Flaneur by Edmund White


Nature Connections:
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Birding Without Borders by Noah Strycker
Coyotes Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Ellen Haas and Evan McGown
​Ethnobotany of Western Washington by Erna Gunther

The Northwest Nature Guide by James Luther Davis
​What the Robin Knows by Jon Young

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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 Thru Hikers Heart by Ray "No Way" Echols
A Walk With Mud by Anna Herby
Bombs to Trails by Jessica Pekari 
​Crossing Paths A Trailside Reader Edited by Howard Shapiro and Rees Hughes
Day & Section Hikes Pacific crest Trail Oregon by Paul Gerald
Day & Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail Washington by Adrienne Schaefer

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
150 Days The True Story of How I Lost 88 Pounds and Became a Mountain Goat on the Pacific Crest Trail by Lise Kristine Viken
Pacific Crest Trials A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hike the Pacific Crest Trail by Zac Davis and Carly Moree
​Seven Summers (and a Few Bummers) by Bob Welch 
Tamed by Anne Elizabeth O'Regan 
The Great Alone Walking the Pacific Crest Trail by Tim Voors
The High Adventure of Eric Ryback by Eric Ryback
​The Pacific Crest Trail by William R. Gray (National Geographic Society)
​The Pacific Crest Trail by Brian Johnson
The Pacific Crest Trail A Visual Compendium by Joshua M. Powell
​The Pursuit of Endurance by Jessica Pharr Davis
​The Unlikeliest Backpacker by Kathryn Barnes
Thirst 2600 Miles From Home by Heather "Anish" Anderson
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrott Quinn
Trail of the Lost by Andrea Lankford
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)
You Carry the Tent, I'll Carry the Baby by Jack McClure

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AT Books
A Woman's Journey on the Appalachian Trail by Cindy Ross
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
Blind Man Walking: The American Landscape, Up Close and Personal on the Appalachian Trail by Brian Thompson

Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks by Peggy Lynn, Sandra Weber
Flip Flop on the Appalachian Trail by Maribeth Crandell

Girl in the Woods by Aspen Matis
Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
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HELLZ YEAH IT'S POSSIBLE by Kevin 'Possible' Kiernan
​In Beauty May She Walk by Leslie Mass 

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 Appalachian Trail by Ann and Myron Sutton
​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
​Walk Upon a Time: An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike by Leslie Fletcher
​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
​Hiker Resource Library Plan and Prepare- Appalachian Trail Conservancy


Camino De Santiago Books:
Camino de Santiago by Brierley
I'm Off Then by Hape Kerkeling
Steps Out of Time by Katharine B. Soper
​The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit by Shirley MacLaine
​The Walk of a Lifetime by Russ Eanes
The Way is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago by Arthur Boers
​Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino by Joyce Rupp
​Walk Together and Take Care of One Another by Sarah Brault

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Stairs Books:
A Guide to the Public Stairs of Los Angeles by Bob Inman
Portland's Little Red Book of Stair
s 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:
Inclusive Transportation by Veronica O. Davis 
​Roadways for People by Lynn Peterson with Elizabeth Doerr
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
The Statues That Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island by Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt
Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England by Frederick Law Olmsted
​Walk of Ages by Jim Reisler (about Edward Payson)
​Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit

Weston Weston Rah Rah Rah by P.S. Marshall

​​Walking (General Category) Books:
A Coast to Coast Walk by Alfred Wainwright
​A Force of Nature by Bowen Blair
A History of the World in 500 Walks by Sarah Baxter
A Man in a Hurry by Nick and Helen Harris and Paul Marshall
America's Great Hiking Trails by Karen Berger

A Pedestrian's Portland by Karen and Terry Whitehill
A History of the World in 500 Walks by Sarah Baxter
​A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko

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
​Dogged Days on the Florida Trail by Kyle Rohrig
Do/Walk Navigate earth mind and body. Step by step. by Libby DeLana
​Don't Count the Kilometers by Joao Perre Viana (book launch June 2022)
Exploring the Oregon Coast Trail by Connie Soper
​Epic Hikes of the World by Lonely Planet
​52 Hikes for 52 Weeks by Franziska Weinheimer Hike Oregon
​Giant Steps by Karl Bushby
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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
Hiking the Oregon Coast Trail: 400 Miles from the Columbia River to California by Bonnie Henderson
Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton (stories and photos of people on the streets)
I Hike by Lawton Grinter
I Hike Again by Lawton Grinter
In Praise of Paths by Torbjorn Ekelund
​In Praise of Walking by Shane O'Mara
1001 Walks You Must Take Before You Die by Barry Stone and Julia Bradbury
​Learning to Race Walk by Noel Paine
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​Long Trails Mastering the Art of Thru-Hiking by Liz ("Snorkel") Thomas
Nebraska's Cowboy Trail by Keith Terry
​Off Trail by Jane Parnell
Oklahoma Hiking Trails by Frates, Kent F.; Floyd, Larry C

​On Trails an Exploration by Robert Moor
On Looking: Eleven Walks Through Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz

Planet Walker by John Francis
​Seattle Walk Report by Susanna Ryan
Sierra Grand Traverse by John and Monica Chapman

Tails Along the Trails: Walking Adventures with Dogs by Becky Corwin-Adams
The Art of Wandering: The Writer as Walker by Merlin Coverly
​The Crossing by Sophie Matterson

The Barefoot Hiker by Richard Frazine
​The Hiking Book From Hell by Are Kalvo
The Joy of Volkswalking by Mary Frances Going
The Longest Walk by George Meegan

The Lost Art of Walking by Geoff Nicholson
​The Magic of Walking by Aaron Sussman
​The Man Who Walked Around the World by Dave Kunst
​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 Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane

The Places Inbetween by Rory Stewart
​The Trail a Novel by Ethan Gallogly
​The World Walk by Tom Turcich
3mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk by Polly Letofsky

Tough Girl by Carolyn Wood
Trail Life by Ray Jardine

Trail Reflections by Jim Kern
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson

Trespassing Across America" One Man's epic and sort of illegal never done before hike across the heartland by Ken Ilgunas
​Trudge A Midlife Crisis on the John Muir Trail by Lori Oliver Tierney
Walk Slow Down Wake Up and Connect at 1-3 Miles per Hour by Jonathon Stalls

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)
Walk of Ages by Withanee Anderson, Jim Anderson
​Walking: One Step at a Time by Erling Kagge
Walking the Gobi by Helen Thayer
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Walking the Americas by Levison Woods

Walking to Listen by Andrew Forsthoefel
Walking to the End of the World by Beth Justino
​Walking Toward Peace by Cindy Ross 
Walking With Glenn Berkenkamp by Glenn Berkenkamp
Walks of a Lifetime America's National Parks by Robert and Martha Manning
Walk Your Way to Better: 99 Walks that Will Change Your Life by Joyce Shulman
Ways of Walking by Ann de Forest
Way Out There Adventures  of a Wilderness Trekker by J. Robert Harris
What We Owe to Ourselves by Nicole Antionette
While Wandering: A Walking Companion by Duncan Minshull
​Woman in the Wilderness by Miriam Lancewood
The World Walk by Tom Turcich


E-books and audio books

Kungsleden North Hiking from Abisko to Kvikkjokk by Cody Duncan
​Wander Purposefully by Eric Travis 

GAMES:

Appalachian Trail Game a perfect gift for trail lovers 
​Trekking the National Parks Board Game

MAPS:

Anyplace Top Maps, Points of Interests and Places to visit
Far Out Navigational app for best long trails in the world

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
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