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An "intergenerationally beautiful experience" with many benefits for body, mind and soul: hiking - no matter how far.(Bild: APA/BARBARA GINDL)

It's one of the easiest and cheapest things you can do for yourself: hiking. We have researched for you what it actually does for you, why long-distance hiking is becoming increasingly popular, what mistakes you should avoid and how to take the best photos on your hike!

It's a kind of counter-movement to our fast-moving times with constant accessibility and information in real time: "Nature has its own slow pace, which helps many of us to get back into the moment," says hiking guide and author Claudia Schallauer.

The expert assumes that the hiking trend will continue to grow - if only because long-distance or hiking is being (re)discovered as "quality time together and a cross-generational experience or valuable me-time".

And the other benefits are also clear: "At best, hiking brings us back to nature, of which we are a part - but have often become very alienated," says Schallauer.