hiking is a preferred term that originate from canada and the U.S.A.
preferred term for what?
THE WORD HIKING IS OFTEN USED IN UK ALONG WITH RAMBLING, DID YOU HEARED ABOUT I BEFORE?
hiking is a recent thing, right? it's only been around a few years?
WALKING IS USED IN THE UK TO DESCIRBE A RANGE OF ACTIVITY.
how long have we been walking?
Walking in the United Kingdom
Walking is one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities in the United Kingdom, and within England and Wales there is a comprehensive network of rights of way that permits access to the countryside. Furthermore, access to much uncultivated and unenclosed land has opened up since the enactment of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. In Scotland the ancient tradition of universal access to land was formally codified under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. However, there are few rights of way, or
Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks. On the other hand, in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, the word "walking" is acceptable to describe "all forms" of walking, whether it is a walk in the park or backpacking in the Alps. The word hiking is also often used in