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Last updated on December 15, 2020 By Dave Briggs Leave a Comment

Walking Quotes: Inspirational Quotes on Walking and Hiking

These inspirational walking quotes will motivate you take take a morning walk each day, or push you to embark on a great hiking adventure!

A collection of the 50 best walking quotes

Quotes About Walking

Nothing quite clears the head and energizes the body like a good walk! Whether taking an hour's stroll in the morning, or going on a long distance hike, it's good to connect the soul with nature.

In this collection of inspirational quotes on walking, we've gathered together the best walking quotes, and matched them with gorgeous images. Take your time as you browse through them, as each quote can conjure up multiple feelings and thoughts.

You'll notice that a lot of these quotes aren't just to do with walking in the outdoors. Many are to do with our journey through life. Good quotes and metaphors stroll hand in hand (see what we did there?!).

You can also pin these to you Pinterest board to save them for later, and of course feel free to share these walking quotes on social media. This way, you can encourage other people to enjoy the great outdoors whilst walking and hiking! 

Best Walking Quotes

We've divided this collection of inspiring quotes about hiking into sections. Here's the first quotes about walking.

I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition.

– Katharine Hepburn

Quotes about walking: I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition. - Katharine Hepburn


All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

– Friedrich Nietzsche

Morning Walk Quotes: All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. - Friedrich Nietzsche


One step at a time is good walking

– Chinese Proverb

Walking quotes - One step at a time is good walking - Chinese Proverb


Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.

– Steven Wright

Walk with me quotes: Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. - Steven Wright


Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie

– John LeCarre

Inspirational Quotes - Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie - John LeCarre


He who limps is still walking

– Stanislaw Lec

Motivational Quotes: He who limps is still walking - Stanislaw Lec


Walking is man's best medicine

– Hippocrates

Walking Captions: Walking is man's best medicine - Hippocrates


Bores put you in a mental cemetery while you are still walking

– Elsa Maxwell

Bores put you in a mental cemetery while you are still walking - Elsa Maxwell


Hiking Captions

When it comes to walking and hiking, do you prefer day walks or longer multi-day hikes? Each one is rewarding in their own way, as these quotes show!

Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.

– Karl Baker

Nature Walking Quotes: Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees. - Karl Baker


I've got my fishing rod, compass, bum bag and walking shoes – the lot. How geeky is that?

– Hannah Sandling

I've got my fishing rod, compass, bum bag and walking shoes - the lot. How geeky is that? - Hannah Sandling


Life is always walking up to us and saying. ‘Come on in, the living's fine,' and what do we do? Back off and take its picture.

– Russell Baker

Quotes about life: Life is always walking up to us and saying. 'Come on in, the living's fine,' and what do we do? Back off and take its picture. - Russell Baker


Inspirational Quotes on Walking

Here's more famous quotes about walking and hiking. Some are of a timeless nature, some by great explorers, and some by writers who experienced magical moments whilst communing with the world when rambling.

The Queen is the only person who can put on a tiara with one hand, while walking down stairs

– Princess Margaret

Funny Walking Quotes: The Queen is the only person who can put on a tiara with one hand, while walking down stairs - Princess Margaret


But two are walking apart forever And wave their hands for a mute farewell

– Jean Ingelow

Walking Together Quotes: But two are walking apart forever And wave their hands for a mute farewell - Jean Ingelow


A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man

– Arnold Toynbee

City Walking Quotes: A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man - Arnold Toynbee


I can barely walk but it's a privilege to be able to move at all

– Billy Graham

I can barely walk but it's a privilege to be able to move at all -Billy Graham


Take a walk on the wild side.

– Lou Reed

Take a walk on the wild side. - Lou Reed


Walking Quotes Images

Here's some more classic and funny walking quotes. If you are looking for even more travel inspiration, check out our other collections of quotes at the end of this travel blog post!

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life

– William Arthur Ward

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life - William Arthur Ward


Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

– Henry David Thoreau

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. - Henry david thoreau


Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell

– Robert Byrne

Funny Walking Quotes: Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell - Robert Byrne


My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would, I believed my mother

– Wilma Rudolph

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would, I believed my mother - Wilma Rudolph


Usually, I walk around and think about things. When I come across a thought that makes me laugh, I write it down.

– Demetri Martin

Quotes on Walking: Usually, I walk around and think about things. When I come across a thought that makes me laugh, I write it down. - Demetri Martin


Morning Walk Quotes

Here's our final travel quotes about hiking and walking. We hope you've enjoyed reading them as much as we did collecting them!

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light

– Earl Nightingale

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light - Earl Nightingale


When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through

– Jesse Jackson

Motivational Quotes: When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through - Jesse Jackson


Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could go in the back way.

– Henry David Thoreau

Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could go in the back way. - Henry David Thoreau


More Travel Quotes and Captions 

If you enjoyed these walk quotes, you might also like to check out these other trekking and travel quote collections:

  • 100 Best Travel Quotes
  • John Muir Quotes
  • Best Quotes in Travel
  • Travel together quotes
  • Best Cycling Quotes
  • Quotes About Traveling 
  • Travel the World quotes
  • Travel and Adventure Quotes
  • Mark Twain Quotes
  • Short Travel Quotes
  • Famous Travel Quotes
  • Road Trip Quotes
  • Top 50 Trekking Quotes
  • Best Mountain Quotes
  • Quotes About Adventure
  • Inspiring Camping Quotes
  • Best Wanderlust Quotes Collection
  • Best Nature Quotes
  • Solo Travel Quotes
  • Inspiring Travel Quotes
  • Bucket List Quotes 
  • Travel Captions
  • Hiking in Greece

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