100+ Hiking Instagram Captions for Your Most Picturesque Outdoor Posts
Ah yes, the great outdoors! There's nothing quite like disconnecting from social media and the internet to take in the sights — and then immediately connecting back on to Instagram the second a WiFi signal is back. And hey, we can't blame you. Who wouldn't want to share the *amazing* waterfall, mountain, or trail they saw with pals on Instagram ASAP? But first, you and your hiking friends need a caption.
Picking the right words to say is always tricky, and usually turns into a worry-fest. What if your friends don't see your sassy and savage selfie caption as cute? Will your couple's pic caption convey how you're feeling? Did that song lyric caption hit the right note?!
Quit your worrying and consider us your 'gram guide as we take you along the best-themed captions. With hiking, there are so many directions you can take, so many trails that you can go down — Instagrammably and physically speaking, ofc. You can use a quote from some of the best nature writers *John Muir enters chat* or go for a funny and short hiking pun that is sure to land with your outdoorsy crowd.
Got water? Go for a caption that highlights the beauty of that beach snap or showcases your vacation vibes. And it doesn't matter if it's spring or summer, fall or winter — these quotes and sayings work all year round! Ahead, find the best hiking Instagram captions that will make the trek and climb totally worth the work:
Funny Hiking Captions and Puns
Mountain-ing my distance.
Don't peak.
At times hike these, you just gotta get outside.
I love camping. It's in-tents.
Heels < Hiking boots.
Slow down! Don't you everest?
Two's company, trees a crowd.
The mountain of youth? It's hiking.
Leaf all your worries behind 🍃
Hiking with my birches.
Nature is cheaper than therapy.
Main-stream.
Come hill or high water.
Peaks or it didn't happen.
Two’s company, trees a crowd.
Never take hiking for granite.
Let’s wander where the WiFi is weak.
I’m not lost. I’m exploring.
Hiking hair, don’t care.
Speechless (and breathless).
Netflix and chill? More like trail mix and hill.
Hoping this trail leads somewhere.
In the woods with my birches.
Just lost my terrain of thought.
Are we there yet?
Try to keep up.
Views? I am the view.
Hiking: the best way to avoid people
Some people peak in high school. Me? I peak all the time.
I don't get it — the map made the trail look so flat!
I should've broken in these shoes more.
After all of this exercise, I'm gonna need extra-fries.
Yeah, I've been around the rock once or twice.
Hiking is the answer. Who cares what the question is?
Feelin' just pine.
Mountain air, don't care.
Netflix and chill? More like sunsets on a hill.
This hike really peaked my interest.
I’m not lost, I am geolocating.
I tried to move mountains, but they just wouldn't budge!
I’d be lost without my friends (and our GPS).
Cute and Short Hiking Captions
VIEWS. 😍
Climb mountains, not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.
Over the river and through the woods.
Life is better in hiking boots.
Wild is my favorite way to be.
Happy trails!
Life’s a climb but the view is great.
Not all who wander are lost.
Always one step ahead.
Walking the trials and trails of life.
Always take the scenic route.
Never stop exploring.
The Great Outdoors was even greater today.
Wild and free — exactly how life should be.
Mother Nature was really showing off today.
Nothing to lose and a whole world to see.
Sky above, earth below.
Pack lighter, go further.
Go wild for a while.
Took a detour.
Life was meant for good friends and great adventures
The mountains are calling.
How long you got? I can go for hours.
Trailing behind.
Adventure awaits.
Livin’ in a daydream.
Wonder. Wander. Repeat.
Gone wild.
If you haven't been here, you haven't lived.
Life is such a fun adventure when you have a hiking buddy.
All good things are wild and free.
Live your life by a compass, not a clock.
Hike more, worry less.
Different altitude, different attitude.
Never too old to play outside.
When life gives you mountains, put your boots on and hike.
Embrace the detours.
It’s not where you go, but who you go with.
You keep me safe, I’ll keep you wild.
A journey well shared is a journey well enjoyed.
Wish you were here.
Move the body, still the mind.
Tree's company.
Think outside – no box required.
When life gets hard, head for the hills.
Open hearts, open minds, and open trails.
Hiking Quotes and Song Lyrics Perfect for Captions
"It's the climb." — Miley Cyrus, "The Climb"
"Adventure is out there." — Up
"I had diverged, digressed, wandered, and become wild." — Cheryl Strayed, "Wild"
"Young and wild and free." — Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa, feat. Bruno Mars, "Young, Wild, and Free"
"Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better." — Albert Einstein
"And into the forest, I go, to lose my mind and find my soul." — John Muir
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." — Beverly Sills
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” — Aristotle
Ain't no mountain high, ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough, baby." — Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” — John Muir
“Remember to look up to the stars, not down to your feet.” — Stephen Hawking
“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than trees.” — Henry David Thoreau
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” — Gary Snyder
“The best way out is always through.” — Robert Frost
“It’s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.” — Henry Ward Beecher
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” — T.S. Eliot
“I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” — Robert Frost
"Are we out of the woods yet?" — Taylor Swift, "Out of the Woods"
“Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost, and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.” — Ellen Degeneres
I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom for me and you and I think to myself, what a wonderful world." — Louis Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World"
“The earth has music for those who listen.” — George Santayana
“Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.” — Walt Whitman
“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.” — Robert Frost
"Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die. I don't belong, and my beloved, neither do you." — Taylor Swift, "Lakes"
“Running up that road, running up that hill, running up that building.” — Kate Bush, "Running Up That Hill"
"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful." — Alice Walker
"Land really is the best art." — Andy Warhol
"The earth has music for those who listen." — William Shakespeare
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