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"Free your feet and your mind will follow." Move through nature the way our ancestors did, experiencing the world through your soles! Stories, pictures, video, advice, and news related to shoeless hiking, trail running, and nature walking.

"The soul of the land can best be felt through the soles of your feet." -Essence of Wild

Get your feet dirty moving through nature the way our ancestors did, experiencing the world through your soles!

Share pictures, videos, event notices, stories, advice, news, and anything else related to barefoot (shoeless) hiking, trail running, and nature walking.


What about minimalist shoes?

While minimalist shoes are probably better for you and provide better ground feel compared to traditional shoes, this subreddit is exclusively about unshod hiking, being able to feel the ground under you, from soft cool wet grass to hard warm dry rock. There's a whole world of experiences out there that shoes of any kind cut you off from.

Minimalist shoe discussion, for everything from running and hiking to wearing at the office, can be found over at /r/BarefootRunning or r/BarefootShoesTalk.


List of Local Barefoot Hiking Groups

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/r/BarefootHiking

3,907 Subscribers

51

I wasn't the first barefoot hiker on this trail.

8 Comments
2024/03/19
06:07 UTC

39

The snow was a bit too cold but clambering over the rocks barefoot was amazing :) I'm an Aussie living in Canada and I miss being able to be barefoot all year round.

9 Comments
2024/03/12
06:48 UTC

23

Vine Climb to tree challenge

This was a fun one I had been looking at for a while. I've been test climbing the vine everytime I would pass it on this trail run. I finally felt confident enough to climb all the way way up to where the tree branches start growing.

1 Comment
2024/03/05
20:13 UTC

33

The greatest paths in life are the ones less traveled 👣

1 Comment
2024/02/29
17:49 UTC

19

Hiking on asphalt mid summer can get very hot on the feet. Do you have high tolerance for it?

12 Comments
2024/02/19
20:51 UTC

46

still haven't put shoes on this year and loving it 🍃👣

10 Comments
2024/02/05
18:22 UTC

24

How our feet should look everyday!

0 Comments
2024/02/04
21:27 UTC

5

Footprints of bare feet in the rock

One time, in one of the remote villages, I found traces of bare feet in the rock, and I was left wondering to whom these traces might belong?
Has anyone else found anything like this during any exploration trip?

4 Comments
2024/01/16
05:18 UTC

4

Old Farm Truck

Would post a picture, but seems not wanted. Just going to say after my walk today, that my feet are kind of like an old farm truck. Beat up, not lovely, very functional, and doing good after 60+ years. Hope yours are as well.

0 Comments
2024/01/05
23:08 UTC

4

Hope for a nice barefoot hike.

Been very rainy and cold here. I hope tomorrow for the last day of 2023. I can get some barefoot time in the forest near me. Life would be good ending the year barefoot in nature.

1 Comment
2023/12/30
23:40 UTC

24

Hiking side quest

While out doing photography, found a canal that had some very cool stuff growing and ended up being deeper than I thought 🦶🏼🫠

4 Comments
2023/12/28
00:45 UTC

21

Snow's finally melting, time for some muddy strolling

2 Comments
2023/12/13
00:53 UTC

37

I like hiking barefoot, but baring it all feels even better. Ile du Levant, France.

26 Comments
2023/11/26
18:54 UTC

23

Paws and Prints.....

1 Comment
2023/11/19
21:25 UTC

55

I've been training months for this barefoot tree top challenge.

15 Comments
2023/11/14
17:32 UTC

57

Primal Parkour

I've only gotten poison ivy rashes a couple of times over the past year of doing this 😅

13 Comments
2023/11/12
15:37 UTC

18

Enjoying a walk after a couple of rainy days

In Silesia, Southern Poland, on a very pleasant sunny day, despite the 12°C

2 Comments
2023/11/07
19:23 UTC

27

Definitely my greatest barefoot hiking achievement

3 Comments
2023/10/30
08:38 UTC

23

Bit muddier today!

Can't beat a free mudpack treatment 🤣

6 Comments
2023/10/20
07:40 UTC

35

Wet grass or damp mud - Which is your favourite?

Rain overnight meant the local park is lovely this morning 😄

25 Comments
2023/10/12
07:07 UTC

34

11 miles, 4000 feet, 6 hours

Sore feet but worth the view!

3 Comments
2023/10/07
01:18 UTC

46

Fun barefoot Tree Climb Challenge

I'm not sure if this belongs here, but to me barefoot tree climbing is just an extension of barefoot hiking and would love to see more people trying it out.

5 Comments
2023/10/05
01:13 UTC

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