5 Hiking Guide Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: July 24th, 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.

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

Learn more about starting a hiking guide:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a hiking guide?
-> Pros and cons of a hiking guide

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established hiking guide
-> Marketing ideas for a hiking guide

Other resources

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Starting A Hiking Guide: Everything You Need To Know

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3. 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

4. Hiking Project

Next Generation Hiking Trail Maps

Website traffic: 570K/month

5. HikingGuy.com

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