10 Trending Hiking Guide Businesses [2024]

Updated: January 18th, 2023
Start A Hiking Guide

Do you love hiking? Imagine getting paid to do what you love! Hiking guides are professional hikers with vast knowledge of local trails and nature. Hikers hire local hiking guides to accompany and educate them during hiking expeditions.

If you are looking for an exciting outdoorsy entrepreneurship opportunity, you may consider becoming a hiking guide.

Looking for some examples of a hiking guide?

Interested in case studies of a successful hiking guide? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. 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

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2. Hiking Project

Next Generation Hiking Trail Maps

Website traffic: 570K/month

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4. HikingGuy.com

Detailed hiking directions, hiking gear recommendations, and hiking tips for everyone.

5. The Wildland Trekking Company

Guided Hiking and Backpacking Trips. #1 tour company on Trip Advisor! All-inclusive trips, small groups, expert guides. Start exploring today!

Where they're located: Skårup, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
Website traffic: 170K/month

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6. The A.T. Guide – A Handbook for Hiking the Appalachian Trail

7. New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico’s wildlands and wilderness areas.

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8. Hiking Bear Guide Service

Hiking guide service, offering day hikes, overnight hiking trips, and multi day backpacking trips. Let us guide you through the Smokies!

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9. American Hiking Guides Association

Training and certifications for hiking guides and backpacking guides in the US.

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