7 Hiking Blog Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Hiking Blog

Here are some real life success stories of starting a hiking blog:

1. Gear Up Hiking ($16.2K/year)

Asen, the founder of Gear Up Hiking, started his journey in affiliate marketing in 2018. After selling his first blog, he bought Gear Up Hiking in a niche he loved and practiced himself. With a focus on quality content, keyword research, and outreach, Asen has built the website to average over $1,300 per month and attract 20k to 30k visitors monthly.

How much they make: $16.2K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1.7K
Current team size: 1

I Make $1,350/Month With A Hiking Advice Website [Side Hustle]

From almost zero knowledge about SEO and marketing, this founder grew Gear Up Hiking, a hiking and camping niche affiliate blog that currently averages $1300+ per month and has a traffic range of 20k to 30k visitors monthly, and is worth over $50,000 if sold for profit.

About

Asen started Gear Up Hiking about 5 years ago

Revenue

Asen grew the business to $1.35K/month

Costs

It cost Asen $1700 to start the business

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2. WordPress.com

Create a free website or build a blog with ease on WordPress.com. Dozens of free, customizable, mobile-ready designs and themes. Free hosting and support.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Website traffic: 333M/month

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4. AllTrails

Search over 100,000 trails with trail info, maps, detailed reviews, and photos curated by millions of hikers, campers, and nature lovers like you.

Where they're located: Vicuña, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Website traffic: 15.2M/month

5. Backpacker

Where they're located: South Australia, Australia

So... can you actually make money with a hiking blog?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

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