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Code of conduct in trail/trekking

Trail/trekking is a physical activity that involves movement using your feet: hiking, mountain climbing or running on different natural terrains and vegetation systems – mountains, hills, islands or plains, along marked routes, exclusively using a map, compass, listed mandatory personal equipment, bringing your own food and water and without any help motorised or other means of transportation – except for one’s own legs.
1. Wise up and sort yourselves out
It’s good to improvise while hiking, but make sure you have a map or a guide that could help you in finding your way back. It is also advisable to take a compass with you. Also, pay attention to the natural landmarks in the surrounding area along the way, so that you can use them for orientation in case you need help finding your way. Check the weather forecast a day before you go on your hiking trip. It includes heavy showers or thunderstorms, you might have to change your plans.

For outdoor activities (at any time of the year, but especially in summer), always take water with you and we advise you against drinking water whose quality you are not sure about.

This may not sound like a safety rule, but dressing appropriately will actually keep you safe and healthy. Make sure you bring rain gear and dress in layers to adjust to the fluctuating temperatures. The appropriate hiking shoes will prevent blisters and injury to the feet. Wearing low-top shoes increases the possibility of ankle sprains and shin splints. Summer shoes (flip flops and sandals) are not suitable for these activities!
If you need a break, take it. If the hiking becomes too difficult for your, just turn around and return back to the base. If you feel ill, exhausted or believe that you injured yourself, take actions to resolve the problem and, if necessary, return to the base.
Do not eat wild berries or leaves that you come across even if they look familiar to you. Do not make loud noises or sray away from marked routes because it can bring you into direct contact with snakes and other dangerous animals. Try to avoid them as much as possible. Do not come near or try to feed the wild animals.
Learn how to treat basic injuries and how to prevent dehydration and heat stroke or hypothermia.
Touching a rock that obstructs your path can cause a landslide, and leaving trash behind can attract wildlife to your route, which increases the risk for those hiking behind you.
The majority of hiking routes have exit points that enable you to exit the route to an auxiliary route and onto the main road or a stop. If you are seriously injured or alone, knowing where the auxiliary routes are will mean a lot.
Avoid shortcuts – walking off route can cause erosion.
The described safety basics are not the only ones, in other words – be cautious! Treat yourself and others well and you’ll have a great time. We wish you pleasant hiking, mountain climbing or running!