Responsible tourism practices promote the idea that responsibility refers to both visitors and
local communities, ensuring the protection and conservation of the natural environment and …

The development of recreational trails has gained popularity in recent years and therefore
many scholars have studied various aspects of them. However, the recreational trail …

This study explores the evolution of cycling in Istria, a region located in parts of Slovenia and
Croatia along the Northern Adriatic coast, recognised for its vibrant tourism sector. The …

Mountain hiking can bring abundant benefits while increasing environmental stress in
mountain areas. Thus, this paper examined the relationship and functional mechanisms …

Nature-based tourism has become one of the most popular leisure activities in the world.
Activities in nature-based sites bring tourists closer to nature and enable them to find out …

Recreational hiking tourism in ecotourism or nature-based sites is associated with a range of
individual health effect outcomes. Although these outcomes have been extensively studied …

Physical activity is an increasingly frequent part of our leisure time. Within this context, hiking
is a popular form of tourism which has a positive impact on the quality of life. In spite of the …

In recent decades, large sections of trail paths throughout Greece have been maintained,
revived, and marked, creating a wide network with a total length of approximately 3500 km …

Recent trail development has been motivated by sustainable tourism destination principles,
suggesting a paradigm incorporating an eco-cultural trail concept. As with conventional …

Hiking tourism becomes a popular wellness travel trend across the world. In recent years,
we have witnessed the construction of walkways or boardwalks aiming to leverage the …