Sports and recreation
Hiking
Estimated acute risk associated with recreational hiking.
Base risk estimate
0.002 micromorts per hours
Population-level estimate. Not a personal prediction.
Assumptions
Assumes moderate recreational hiking on established trails.
Limitations
Risk varies greatly by terrain, weather, experience level, equipment, altitude, and remoteness.
Source notes
Placeholder value for development only. For production: consult National Park Service SAR statistics and wilderness recreation injury epidemiology literature (e.g., Wilderness & Environmental Medicine journal, NOLS Wilderness Risk Management Conference proceedings). NPS SAR annual reports provide incident counts for NPS units but converting to per-hour population rates requires national hiking exposure estimates.
Last reviewed
6/10/2026