Hiking Trail Quiz

Mar 6, 2019, 6:13 PM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019, 1:28 pm

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BY JON ACCARRINO

KSLTV.com

Approximately how many Americans go hiking every year in the United States?

Foundry

1-20 million

20-50 million

50-100 million

100+ million

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According to Statista.com, about 45 million Americans go hiking each year.

What is the longest hiking trail in North America?

Skeeze

Great Western Trail

Appalachian Trail

Iditarod Trail

American Discovery Trail

It’s known as the first coast to coast non-motorized trail.

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The American Discovery Trail is a series of linked roads and recreational trails that collectively form a coast-to-coast trail across the middle of the United States.

How long does it normally take to hike the Appalachian Trail?

SteveRaubenstine

2+ years

1 year

9-11 months

5-7 months

30 days or less

The Appalachian Trail is about 2,200 miles long. The pace of an average hiker is three miles an hour.

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Hiking the Appalachian Trail usually takes between five and seven months. But some experienced hikers have speed hiked the trail in under two months.

What's the success rate of hikers who attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail?

Appalachian Trail Pochuck Creek New Jersey

cmauger

1 in 4

1 in 10

1 in 25

1 in 100

A thru-hike is the start to finish completion of a long-distance trail within one calendar year.

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What is the name that refers to the three major U.S. Long Distance Hiking Trails (Pacific Crest Trail Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide)?

National Park Service

Mummy Mania

Three Peaks Pinnacle

Triple Crown

Zero to Zenith

The total length of the three combined trails is about 7,900 miles across 22 states.

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According to ALDHA-West, only 334 people have officially completed the Triple Crown.

What should a hiker do if they encounter a grizzly bear?

Pexels

Stand tall, make yourself big and loud

Lie face-down and cover your head with your arms/play dead

Climb a tree

Run away

Adult males can weight between 300-850 lbs.

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Most experts suggest showing the bear that you aren't a threat.

Which is an alternative term for backpacking?

Anurag Kaushik

Backing

Spelunking

Trudging

Tramping

Lady And The __________.

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In New Zealand and parts of Europe, overnight hiking is often called tramping.

While hiking, why should you avoid drinking out of ponds, lakes, puddles, streams and rivers?

edwinp99

The water is often full of sand and dirt

The water can contain parasites and bacteria

You might scare the fish

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Always treat or boil water before drinking. Drinking water that contains bacteria and parasites can make you very sick with Giardia, Cryptosporidium and profuse diarrhea among other ailments.

What disease can you contract from a tick bite?

Jerzy Goreck

Lyme

Ichthyosis

Psoriasis

Hepatitis B

Dengue

Lemon and Lime

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Typical symptoms of Lyme disease include fatigue, fever, and a skin rash. If left untreated, the infection can spread to your heart, joints, and nervous system.

In 2018, what age group represented the largest share of hikers in the United States?

Skeeze

18-29

30-49

50-64

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According to Statista.com, in 2018, hiking was the most popular with 30-49 year-olds (17.5%), then 18-29 (16.95%) and finally 50-64 (16.04%).

Hiking Trail Quiz

Hiking Royalty

Hiker In Mountains

Congratulations! We bow down before you! You go out every weekend and crush those trails! You really know your hiking trivia!

Worst. Hike. Ever.

Tired Hikers

Wow. That was rough. Maybe drink some more water next time? That dehydration can get ya... Take a rest and try again!

Weekend Hiker

You love to explore the world around you by going up, and up, and up! Those longer trails are a bit hard, but you love the occasional 7-mile round trip hike. It's always at the peak that you realize you have to go back to work on Monday.