4 Common Sense Pointers for Hiking Trail Etiquette
Have you ever gone hiking and come across a fellow hiker that won't move over to let you pass on the trail? Or you find you're following a trail of snack wrappers, garbage and unsightly used toilet paper?
So you don't:
a) gross out fellow hikers and
b) Respect the environment and the rest of us please follow some basic hiking etiquette and common sense.
1) Stay on the trail -- Trails have been created for a reason. They protect the surrounding area from mass trampling and destruction and maintain easier access into the area you are hiking.
Do not take any shortcuts that deviate from the trail.