No Hiking Beyond this Point! Hiking Risk Prevention Recommendations in Peer-Reviewed Literature

Kortenkamp, Katherine V.; Moore, Colleen F.; Sheridan, Daniel P.; Ahrens, Emily S.

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2017.10.002

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“…Such a trend encouraged more investments in maintaining and promoting hiking sites, which in turn produced a remarkable return of interest [19,20]. In turn, the need for improving existing guidelines and their accessibility has attracted the attention of health institutions and associations [8,11,14], who promoted initiatives to raise awareness about hiking trail difficulties [12]. Studies assessing difficulty in terms of energy expenditure [10], hikers' preparedness [15], and collaborative annotation of tourism objects 6 can be considere pioneers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, SuisseMobile 11 provides online apps mapping pedestrian trails and respective technical information. Moreover, regional tourism offices offer complementary services with more detailed and accurate information, sometimes exploiting third party companies such as Outdooractive 12 or Snukr 13 . To collect and maintain up to date information about hiking trails are expensive and robots/humans-intense activities [6,13].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Platform for Difficulty Assessment and Recommendation of Hiking Trails

Calbimonte

Simón

Calvaresi

et al. 2021

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2021

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In recent years, the popularity of hiking has steadily increased across different segments of the population. Although there is considerable evidence of the benefits for hikers regarding physical and mental health, the inherent risks of these outdoor activities cannot be underestimated. Accident prevention and an increase of awareness about possible risks are necessary to minimize hiking and pedestrian tourism’s negative consequences. In most hiking information maps and interactive applications, there is usually not enough information about difficulty points or the granularity level required to provide tailored recommendations to hikers with physical or psychological limitations. In this paper, we present Syris, a geo-information system for hiking itineraries that incorporates Points-Of-Difficulty to assess the level of effort, technique, and risk of hiking trails. The system allows users to filter itineraries and obtain recommendations based on the assessment of difficulty following a well-established methodology. The system has been implemented, deployed and tested with real data in the region of Val d’Anniviers in Switzerland, and is openly available to enable further developments and refinement.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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A Platform for Difficulty Assessment and Recommendation of Hiking Trails

Calbimonte

Simón

Calvaresi

et al. 2021

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2021

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“…When developing a new forest trail that is suitable for recreational activities, two major concerns are being put-forward-trail safety and minimum nature destruction [44]. In terms of safety, the occurrence of fatal and non-fatal accident cases on visitors when undergoing adventurous tours has been a global issue [45]. Such an unpleasant incident has placed the safety of visitors as a primary concern in all recreation parks.…”

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Assessing Safety and Suitability of Old Trails for Hiking Using Ground and Drone Surveys

Lee

Chen

et al. 2020

IJGI

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Hiking is a popular recreational activity and to cater to public demand, it is apt to increase the number of hiking trails. Various methodologies have been proposed to evaluate the suitability of forest trails to be constructed as hiking trails, but they can be costly and require relevant knowledge in analyzing digital information through a high-throughput dataset. Therefore, there is a need to come up with a simple method to obtain first-hand information on the trail condition, particularly considering the aspects of safety and suitability to hikers, using both on-ground and aerial observations. In this study, we introduce a new assessment approach to analyze and select old forest trails to be reconstructed as new hiking trails. This is useful for park managers who prioritize safety, comfort, and aesthetic features of the recreation site for their visitors. Trail condition assessment was carried out along the trail whereby a 2×2 m sampling plot was constructed at every 100 m. Aerial drone survey was conducted to produce an ortho-mosaic that revealed the percentage of exposed trail from above. Potential phytotourism products and scenic spots were identified and recorded for their locations along the trail to promote the aesthetic value of the recreation site. A strength distribution plot was prepared based on the trail condition, canopy coverage, and aesthetic features along the trail that were categorized using three altitude ranges (n ≤ 150 m, 150 < n < 250 m, n ≥ 250 m a.s.l.). This is to assess the trade-offs in safety, comfort, and aesthetic features along the trail. The development of this methodology offers a direct and cost-effective, yet informative approach to evaluate the quality of a potential hiking trail, thus could effectively aid in the promotion of nature-based tourism.

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“…Many of the studies conducted related to hiking and waterborne illnesses focus on diarrhea as an outcome or look solely at Giardia. Adam et al, (2016) analyzed Giardia outbreak data between (Kortenkamp et al, 2017).…”

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Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of hikers on drinking surface water while hiking

Perrich¹,

Sciences²,

Heacock³

2020

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Background: Hiking is a popular outdoor activity among British Columbians. Within this group of hikers there is bound to be a wide range of knowledge for what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ in terms of health and safety practices while hiking. Assessing hiker’s knowledge, attitude and practices regarding drinking water while hiking can help identify whether education for safe drinking water for hikers is needed to aid in the prevention of waterborne illnesses. In addition, potential barriers to hikers treating their water in the wilderness can be determined, with the goal of being able to reduce these barriers in the future. Methods: The survey was created using Survey Monkey and distributed as an online self-administered survey through Facebook and email. The survey contained 18 questions which consisted of demographic and knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) questions regarding drinking surface water while hiking. Chi-square statistical tests were used to analyze the data. Results: Of the 328 participants; 72.7% were female, 26.1% male, 0.6% other and 0.6% preferred not to answer. The distribution of age groups was as follows: 31.4% were 19-30 years old, 27.6% were 31-45 years old, 26.4% were 46-60 years old, 14.0% were 61+ years old, and 0.6% preferred not to answer. This study found that the more outdoor knowledge hikers had, the more often they treated surface water used for drinking water (P=0.000), that hiker’s attitude on how risky they thought drinking untreated surface water was affected how often they treated drinking water from surface water sources (P=0.000). The more advanced hikers had more outdoor knowledge (P=0.001), younger hikers thought that drinking untreated surface water was less risky (P=0.025), post-secondary education did not determine how much outdoor knowledge hikers had (P=0.088) and males treated their water less often than females (P = 0.014). Conclusion: This study identified a need for accessible outdoor education with respect to safe drinking water. This education can help hikers make informed decisions to safeguard their health while hiking. This information can be distributed by outdoor organizations, government organizations, high school health education classes, and integrated into outdoor advertisements.

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No Hiking Beyond this Point! Hiking Risk Prevention Recommendations in Peer-Reviewed Literature

Cited by 22 publications

References 118 publications

A Platform for Difficulty Assessment and Recommendation of Hiking Trails

A Platform for Difficulty Assessment and Recommendation of Hiking Trails

Assessing Safety and Suitability of Old Trails for Hiking Using Ground and Drone Surveys

Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of hikers on drinking surface water while hiking

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