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100 Captivating Hiking Captions for Instagram

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This is the ultimate collection of the most incredible hiking captions for Instagram you will find anywhere! Nothing beats a day out walking in the mountains exploring some of nature’s finest destinations. If you’ve taken some incredible photos, it’s crucial to perfectly describe the moment in your next post.

We have multiple sections to choose from. For something different, check out our awesome hiking quotes for Instagram.

If you feel like adding some humor then why not use the contents and jump straight to the end. We’ve got a list of funny hiking puns for Instagram at the bottom of this article!

Hiking Captions for Instagram

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  • Eyes on the rise.
  • All good things are wild and free.
  • Never stop exploring.
  • There is no wifi on the mountain, but you’ll make a better connection.
  • Don’t peak.
  • Heels < Hiking boots.
  • You can visit the same trail twice, but you’ll never take the same hike twice.
  • Hiking is cheaper than therapy.
  • Wild is my favorite way to be.
  • Leaf all your worries behind.
  • Life is a mountain, climb it.
  • Moving mountains.

Next: Camping Captions for Instagram

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  • Think outside. No box required.
  • I like to hike, do you?
  • Actions peak louder than words.
  • Living all my dreams on the hiking trail.
  • Hiking and happiness go hand in hand.
  • Living the trail life.
  • Mountain conquerer.
  • Life is better in hiking boots.
  • When life gives you mountains, put on your boots and hike.

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  • If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.
  • I love camping — it’s in-tents.
  • I hike you.
  • I be-leaf in me.

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  • Come hill or high water.
  • At times hike these, you just gotta get out.
  • Feeling peaky.
  • Mountain-ing my distance.

Next: Vacation Captions for Instagram

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  • Go wild for a while.
  • Hike while you can.
  • The hardest mountain to climb is the one within.
  • Hiking with my birches.

Next: Travel Captions for Instagram

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  • If the question is about hiking… My answer is yes!
  • Happiness is hiking with friends.
  • Nature is cheaper than therapy.
  • This is my happy place.

Next: Sunset Captions for Instagram

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  • You are never too old to play outside.
  • Some of the best memories are with my friends in hiking shoes.
  • A hike is measured in friends rather than miles.
  • The best view comes after the hardest climb.

Next: Sunrise Captions for Instagram

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  • The trail leads not merely north and south, but up to the body, mind, and soul of man.
  • Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
  • Hiking with kids isn’t about the miles, it’s about the smiles.
  • You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy hiking boots.
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  • Living all my dreams on the hiking trail
  • Climbing my way to bigger and better things.
  • The best views come after the hardest climb.
  • Between every two pines, there is a door to a new world.

Hiking Quotes for Instagram

hiking quotes for instagram
  • “Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.”— Albert Einstein
  • “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” — Sir Martin Conway
  • “Early morning exercise will keep you active for the entire day.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
  • “If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” — Frank A. Clark
  • “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
  • “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” — John Muir
  • “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” — Helen Keller
  • “A morning walk gives the body a chance to forgive the trials and tribulations of yesterday, to shed its rubbish and mental clutter.” – Terri Guillemets
  • “Carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care.” — Earl Shafferckies
  • “I had diverged, digressed, wandered, and become wild.” — Cheryl Strayed, Wild
  • “Lord don’t move my mountain, But give me the strength to climb it.” – Mahalia Jackson
  • “Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” — Ed Viesturs
  • “This early piece of the morning is mine.” – Wallace Stegner
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  • There is no mountain you can’t climb.
  • Call of the wild!
  • I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.
  • I forgot I would have to climb back down.
  • Adventure awaits.
  • Wild is my favorite color.
  • Hike more, worry less.
  • Let’s wander where the WiFi is weak.
  • Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.
  • Sky above, earth below and peace within.

Funny Hiking Quotes for Instagram

Funny Hiking Quotes
  • I hike to burn off the crazy.
  • The closer you are to nature the further you are from idiots!
  • Steep and cheerful.
  • Speecheless (+ Breathless!!)
  • Take a hike and get lost.
  • A bad day hiking is better than a good day doing anything else.
  • Friends that hike together stay together.
  • We have nothing to lose and a world to see.
  • Feeling pine.
  • I have a therapis and her name is… hiking!

Walking Captions for Instagram

Walking Captions for Instagram
  • Walking makes me feel closer to the world.
  • Walking, it’s the new running.
  • To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.
  • Let’s walk this way.
  • Eat. Sleep. Hike. Repeat.
  • Living the hiking life.
  • Too much fresh air is not a thing.
  • The mountain of youth? It’s hiking.
  • Sharing adventures with friends means enjoying them 100% more.
  • Wonder. Wander. Repeat.
  • Mountains are my happy place.
  • Out here, I feel alive.
  • Slow down! Don’t you Everest?
  • Climb mountains, not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world!
  • Take a walk on the wild side.
  • Not all who wander are lost.

Walking Quotes for Instagram

Walking Quotes for Instagram
  • “After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value.” – G.M. Trevelyan
  • “Walking: the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise.” – Carrie Latet
  • “Until you walk a mile in another man’s moccasins, you can’t imagine the smell.” – Robert Byrne
  • “When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.”— Unknown
  • “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” — Chief Seattle
  • “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” – Noel Coward
  • “Some people walk in the rain; others just get wet.” – Roger Miller
  • Whatever’s coming your way, you can handle it! You’re a hiker!
  • Everything worthwhile is uphill.
  • Hiking to nowhere in particular.
  • “The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.” – Jacqueline Schiff
  • “My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She’s ninety-seven now, and we don’t know where the hell she is.” – Ellen DeGeneres
  • “An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau
  • “Walking is good for solving problems — it’s like the feet are little psychiatrists.” – Pepper Giardino
  • “He trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realise you’re not in shape for it, it’s too far to walk back.” – Franklin P. Jones
  • “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” —John Muir
  • You are not in the mountains, the mountains are in you.
  • Sometimes, all you need is a great friend and a thirst for adventure.
  • Life should have more mountains and less stress.
  • For the sake of your soul, venture out.
  • What’s the smartest mountain in the world? Mount Cl-Everest.

Hiking Puns for Instagram

Hiking Puns for Instagram
  • Hiking girls are the best.
  • May the forest be with you.
  • Hiking is a hill of a lot of fun!
  • These boots were made for hikin’.
  • Sometimes you just need to change your altitude
  • Take a hike.
  • A whole new world.
  • Dress code: Hiking Boots.
  • Hiking is in my soul.
  • Hiking hair, don’t care.
  •  Never take hiking for granite.
  • Resting beach face.
  • Top of the mountain to you.
  • Keep your eyes on the rise!
  • Don’t sweat the small hikes.
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Iain Salter

Founder & Editor of The Road Trip Expert

Iain founded The Road Trip Expert in 2019 and continues to manage the website to this day. The inspiration to start the blog came during an extensive road trip around Europe with two friends that spanned several months and involved over 25,000km of driving. He first developed a passion for backpacking in 2014 and has had the pleasure of exploring over 60 countries.

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