Editing Hiking (section)

==Winter hiking==
{{Further|Winter backpacking}}
[[File:Snowshoers in Bryce Canyon.jpg|thumb|Snowshoers in [[Bryce Canyon]], [[Utah]], U.S.]]
[[File:Påske.jpg|thumb|[[Cross-country skiing]] (including [[Ski touring]]) gives access to hiking trails in winter]]
Hiking in winter offers additional opportunities, challenges and hazards. [[Crampons]] may be needed in icy conditions, and an [[ice ax]] is recommended on steep, snow covered paths. [[Snowshoe]]s and [[hiking poles]], or [[cross country skis]] are useful aid for those hiking in deep snow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-21 |title=Winter Hiking: What to Know Before You Go |url=https://appalachiantrail.org/explore/what-to-know-before-you-go/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Appalachian Trail Conservancy |archive-date=2023-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131203606/https://appalachiantrail.org/explore/what-to-know-before-you-go/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Cross country skiing is a form of winter hiking and in Norway the [[Norwegian Trekking Association]] maintains over 400 huts stretching across thousands of kilometres of trails which hikers can use in the summer and skiers in the winter.<ref name="volken">{{Cite book |last1=Volken |first1=Martin |url=https://archive.org/details/backcountryskiin00volk/page/12 |title=Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering |last2=Schnell |first2=Scott |last3=Wheeler |first3=Margaret |date=2007 |publisher=Mountaineers Books |isbn=978-1-59485-038-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/backcountryskiin00volk/page/12 12] |access-date=2014-07-12}}</ref> For longer routes in snowy conditions, hikers may resort to [[ski touring]], using special skis and boots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport in, to and out of the backcountry – Snow Safety information |url=http://mountainacademy.salomon.com/en/demo/175/transport-in-to-and-out-of-the-backcountry |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=mountainacademy.salomon.com |language=en |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129135011/http://mountainacademy.salomon.com/en/demo/175/transport-in-to-and-out-of-the-backcountry |url-status=live }}</ref>