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113. Hiking
A hiking route is a designated route intended primarily for recreational walking or hiking. It may follow footpaths, forest tracks, rural roads or other suitable routes and can connect natural, cultural or tourist destinations.
Hiking routes are often identified by direction arrows, coloured markers, route numbers, symbols or numbered junctions. Their signs and markings are usually part of a recreational wayfinding system rather than ordinary traffic-control signage.
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What is a hiking route?
A hiking route is a designated route intended for recreational walking or hiking, often through natural, rural or tourist areas.
How are hiking routes marked?
They may be marked using colours, arrows, symbols, route numbers or numbered junctions. The marking system varies between countries and individual trail networks.
Are hiking-route signs traffic signs?
Not necessarily. Hiking-route markers are often recreational or tourist wayfinding signs and do not normally impose traffic rules unless an official traffic sign is also present.

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