--- title: "12 Hikers Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Hikers quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Hikers sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/amit-kalantri-279_adage_you-need-mountains-long-staircases-don-t_739909.jpg" --- > [“You need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-kalantri/you-need-mountains-long-staircases-don-t-make-good-hikers/) [Amit Kalantri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-kalantri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/amit-kalantri-279_adage_you-need-mountains-long-staircases-don-t_739909.jpg) > [“We yogied this from day hikers for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-strayed/we-yogied-this-from-day-hikers-for-you/) [Cheryl Strayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-strayed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/cheryl-strayed-605_mountain_we-yogied-this-from-day-hikers-for-you-2_2353602.png) > [“Among trail-builders, it is axiomatic that when hikers get tired, hikers get selfish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-moor/among-trail-builders-it-is-axiomatic-that-when-hikers-get-tired/) [Robert Moor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-moor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/robert-moor-49439_hikers_among-trail-builders-it-is-axiomatic-tha_357279.jpg) > [A significant fraction of thru-hikers reach Katahdin, then turn around and start back to Georgia. They just can't stop walking, which kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/a-significant-fraction-of-thru-hikers-reach-katahdin-then-turn-around/) [Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/339/bill-bryson-340_fractions_a-significant-fraction-of-thru-hikers-re_3217339.png) > [“The hikers themselves would not have damaged their own tent in this way, even by accident, so this seems to suggest one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-eichar/the-hikers-themselves-would-not-have-damaged-their-own-tent-in-this/) [Donnie Eichar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-eichar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/donnie-eichar-47950_quote_the-hikers-themselves-would-not-have-dam_1662850.jpg) > [“To tell you the truth, I'm amazed we've come this far," he said, and I agreed. We had hiked 500 miles, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/to-tell-you-the-truth-i-m-amazed-we-ve-come-this-far-he-said-and-i/) [Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/bill-bryson-340_truth_to-tell-you-the-truth-i-m-amazed-we-ve-c_2852665.jpg) > [I love the fact that we are surrounded by this spectacular natural beauty that routinely strikes us dead. Hikers walk off into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-cain/i-love-the-fact-that-we-are-surrounded-by-this-spectacular-natural/) [Chelsea Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-cain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/chelsea-cain-7895_again_i-love-the-fact-that-we-are-surrounded-b_1721602.jpg) > [Humans pull together in an odd way when they're in the wilderness. It's astonishing how few people litter and how much they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kristof/humans-pull-together-in-an-odd-way-when-they-re-in-the-wilderness-it/) [Nicholas Kristof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-kristof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/nicholas-kristof-6723_free_humans-pull-together-in-an-odd-way-when_1225606.jpg) > [“Out there in the woods, there’s no one to impress and no one to judge you. The only people you’ll see are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-rohrig/out-there-in-the-woods-there-s-no-one-to-impress-and-no-one-to-judge/) [Kyle Rohrig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-rohrig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/kyle-rohrig-17758_judging-people_out-there-in-the-woods-there-s-no-one-to_1849471.jpg) > [“You can tell thru-hikers when you see them on the trail. Though they come in many flavors, they all have a knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanner-critz/you-can-tell-thru-hikers-when-you-see-them-on-the-trail-though-they/) [Tanner Critz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanner-critz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/583/tanner-critz-281495_hikers_you-can-tell-thru-hikers-when-you-see-th_536889.jpg) > [“The unwritten rule for hikers is to take one of whatever is provided. If there is a large selection or quantity, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-rohrig/the-unwritten-rule-for-hikers-is-to-take-one-of-whatever-is-provided/) [Kyle Rohrig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-rohrig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/kyle-rohrig-17758_couple-things_the-unwritten-rule-for-hikers-is-to-take_2024674.jpg) > [“That's when I realize that the statistics the Officials give us do not matter to me. I know there are many people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-condie/that-s-when-i-realize-that-the-statistics-the-officials-give-us-do/) [Ally Condie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-condie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddc/ally-condie-434_quote_that-s-when-i-realize-that-the-statistic_1959593.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hikers/#itemlist", "name": "Hikers Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amit Kalantri" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-kalantri/you-need-mountains-long-staircases-don-t-make-good-hikers/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/amit-kalantri-279_adage_you-need-mountains-long-staircases-don-t_739909.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/amit-kalantri-279_adage_you-need-mountains-long-staircases-don-t_739909.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/amit-kalantri-279_adage_you-need-mountains-long-staircases-don-t_739909.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers.” — Amit Kalantri", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We yogied this from day hikers for you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cheryl Strayed" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-strayed/we-yogied-this-from-day-hikers-for-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/cheryl-strayed-605_mountain_we-yogied-this-from-day-hikers-for-you-2_2353602.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/cheryl-strayed-605_mountain_we-yogied-this-from-day-hikers-for-you-2_2353602.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/cheryl-strayed-605_mountain_we-yogied-this-from-day-hikers-for-you-2_2353602.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We yogied this from day hikers for you.” — Cheryl Strayed", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Among trail-builders, it is axiomatic that when hikers get tired, hikers get selfish.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Moor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-moor/among-trail-builders-it-is-axiomatic-that-when-hikers-get-tired/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/robert-moor-49439_hikers_among-trail-builders-it-is-axiomatic-tha_357279.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/robert-moor-49439_hikers_among-trail-builders-it-is-axiomatic-tha_357279.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4f/robert-moor-49439_hikers_among-trail-builders-it-is-axiomatic-tha_357279.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Among trail-builders, it is axiomatic that when hikers get tired, hikers get selfish.” — Robert Moor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A significant fraction of thru-hikers reach Katahdin, then turn around and start back to Georgia. 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