2020 Hiker Experience Survey

Tell us about you and your summer on trail. Please take 3 - 5 minutes to fill out this survey and let us know about your hiking experience in Washington during the summer of 2020.

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* 1. How long have you been hiking?

This was my first year trying it out

I have been hiking for a few years now

I have been hiking for more than five years

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* 2. Were your interactions with people on trail positive this year?

My interactions with people on trail were overwhelmingly positive

My interactions with people were mostly positive

My experiences with people on trail were mostly neutral

I had one or two very bad encounters with people on trail this year

The majority of my interactions with people on trail were negative

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* 3. How safe do you feel when hiking in Washington (Please consider both your physical and emotional well-being)

Always safe

Safe most of the time

Sometimes unsafe

Always unsafe

Tell us more about the things that made you feel safe or unsafe while hiking

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* 4. How has Washington Trails Association helped you get outside this year? (choose all that apply)

WTA kept me updated on what was happening on trails during the pandemic

I used WTA’s Trailblazer app

I got great hiking information from WTA’s social media channels

I hiked a trail that WTA helped maintain

I learned a new skill from wta.org or Washington Trails magazine

I found hikes using WTA’s Hiking Guide or Hike Finder map

I discovered the latest trail conditions using trip reports

WTA helped me connect with other hikers

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How much do you agree with the following statement: WTA is a trusted source of information on trails and hiking.

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 6. What do you think is the most important issue WTA should focus on for the future of trails?

Creating a safer and more welcoming environment on trail

Increased funding for public lands and trails

Educating hikers about how to reduce their impact on trail

Maintaining and building trails

Making it easier to find different trails to hike

Breaking down barriers for people who don't have access to trails

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

About You

Please note that your answers to the following demographic questions are anonymous. They do not identify you personally, but they will help us learn more about our community.

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* 8. Gender Identity

Agender

Genderqueer

Man

Non-conforming

Woman

Prefer not to say

My gender is not represented here (please specify)

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* 9. Race/Ethnicity (select all that apply):

Black or African American (ex. Nigerian, Ethiopian, Haitian, Jamaican, Somalian origin, etc.)

Hispanic or Latinx (ex. Mexican or Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Colombian origin, etc.)

Middle Eastern or North African (ex. Lebanese, Iranian, Egyptian, Syrian, Moroccan origin, etc.)

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (ex. Samoan, Tongan, Fijian origin, etc.)

Native American or First Nations (ex. Duwamish, Yakama, Diné origin, etc.)

East Asian origin (ex. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Tibetan, Taiwanese, etc.)

South Asian origin (ex. Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.)

Southeast Asian origin (ex. Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc.)

White or European American origin (ex. German, Irish, Italian, Polish origin, etc.)

Prefer not to say

My race/ethnicity is not represented here (please specify)

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* 10. What is your age?

under 18

19-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

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* 11. Ability:

I identify as a person with or experiencing a disability and/or disabled

I do not identify as a person with a disability and/or disabled

Prefer not to answer

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* 1. How long have you been hiking?

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* 2. Were your interactions with people on trail positive this year?

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* 3. How safe do you feel when hiking in Washington (Please consider both your physical and emotional well-being)

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* 4. How has Washington Trails Association helped you get outside this year? (choose all that apply)

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* 5. How much do you agree with the following statement: WTA is a trusted source of information on trails and hiking.

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* 6. What do you think is the most important issue WTA should focus on for the future of trails?

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* 7. Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

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* 8. Gender Identity

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* 9. Race/Ethnicity (select all that apply):

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* 10. What is your age?

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* 11. Ability:

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* 12. Do you wish to specify any of your identities that we did not ask above?