Wikivoyage:Hiking itinerary template Voyage Tips and guide

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==Understand==
==Prepare==
==Get in==
==Walk==
==Stay safe==
==Go next==
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[NOTE: Text in italics is editorial comment, with suggestions for what should go in each section, and not part of the eventual article. If you copy the text below, you should plan on ripping out everything in italics when you start your article.]

The introduction to an itinerary does not have a heading. This is where you give a quick descriptive overview of the itinerary. Be sure to include some context so readers know where and what they are reading about. Tell that it is a hike, and whether other modes of transport are covered. Links to the countries, regions or cities the route passes through can be useful here too. Also include any background information particular to the route, but try not to duplicate too much information that already exists in the country, region or city pages.

A more in-depth overview of the route – its history, geographical, political and ethnic areas it passes through, the nature along it and cultures you're likely to meet. The deeper context that makes the trip worth making. Also make clear whether the hike requires hiking experience, skills or special equipment.

Anything you should take care of before setting off: permits, equipment,… Also tell about trail conditions etc.: can you use a cart or luggage transport services or do you need to carry everything in a backpack. Is the trail suitable for baby carriages and wheelchairs?

Are there restaurants or shops on the route or do you need to carry food and a camping stove? If you won't get ready meals, what cooking facilities are there?

As opposed to this section in city articles, this is mostly about water: is there potable water? How much should you carry? Is water in the wild usable? If so, what purifying methods are recommended? If there are restaurants and cafés along the route, so that you wouldn't use your own, tell that instead. For a general description of nightlife at the stops, use Understand or Sleep.

Are there accommodations along the route or do you need to carry a tent? Do you need to carry sheets? If you need a tent or accommodations may be cold, what kind of sleeping bag do you need? Is there light and electricity?

What weather is to be expected? Is the itinerary usable all year? Do you need unusual equipment or measures to cope?

Details on how to arrive at the starting point. Try to include as many options as you can think of. Also include getting to and from transportation centers to the starting point and destination. If the endpoints are close to cities on which there are articles, refer to those city articles (with a short summary here), and give details only on getting to the trailhead from there.

This section can contain several sub-sections describing successive parts of the route, different alternate routes and important or interesting side trips. When referencing on-trail locations in paragraphs, it's recommended to include distances in terms of the cumulative distance from the start of the trail.

If the Walk subsections are long, you may want to have a lead in each describing it in general, including its length (perhaps also how much time it requires), and the distance from the itinerary's starting point to the starting point of this leg.

After the lead, describe the leg in more detail. If the leg is multi-day, you should probably tell the daily distances.

At the end of the subsection, you may want to have a list of listings for the points of interest, including accommodation and campsites (remove the example listings).

• Nowhere River Hut (at the ford over Nowhere River), [email protected]. Spartan wilderness hut with a sleeping platform for 2–4 persons (use your own hiking mattress and sleeping bag) and a wood fired stove. Some cutlery. Woodshed with saw and axe and outhouse toilet. No electricity, no mobile coverage. Note your stay in the guest book. Payment through the hut's website at the latest a week after you ended your hike. The water of the river should be potable. People turning up later have an absolute right to the facilities; put up your tent if you arrive early. $20/person. 
• Somecity. Village with a few hundred inhabitants – and many hikers in season. A hostel and a few guesthouses. The hostel has a restaurant, often with live performances in the night in season. In winter the restaurant is open on request. Buses to Biggertown and Elsewhere most days. 

Specifics on safety during the trip

Details on how to leave the destination. Try and include as many options as you can think of. Also include information on getting to transportation centers at the destination. Don't unnecessarily duplicate information of city articles, but link them instead.