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Top 10 Hymns for Hiking

Sola - Appalachian Christian Retreat, Theology / By Douglas Douma / September 7, 2026

Just the other day my Amish friend “John the Baptist” told me that he sang “How Great Thou Art” when he was thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. And that brought back memories because I too had sung that song on my thru-hike, and for the same reason; verse 2. The second verse of the hymn goes

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Sola - Appalachian Christian Retreat, Theology / By Douglas Douma / September 3, 2025

There has long been two peaks in the demographics of thruhikers on Appalachian Trail; they are either 22 years of age or 62; they are either just out of college or just retired. But recently I’ve noticed a major trend that really has surprised me. A new large demographic of hikers is men age 35-45

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