Walking as a Key Element

Fiction, memoir, or essay collections that heavily or centrally feature walking.

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last updated February, 2026

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Walking Distance

Walking Distance

Lizzy Stewart

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London

Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice and London

Lauren Elkin

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Cheryl Strayed

The Rings of Saturn

The Rings of Saturn

W.G. Sebald

The Walk

The Walk

Robert Walser

WALK: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles per Hour

WALK: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles per Hour

Jonathon Stalls

Open City

Open City

Teju Cole

The Salt Path

The Salt Path

Raynor Winn

On Trails: An Exploration

On Trails: An Exploration

Robert Moor

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gucciboots

This is such a great list! I don’t know if you’ve heard of The Philosophy of Walking but that was an excellent book! I’d highly recommend.

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ablaise

Suggested addition: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

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moski

i recommend the long walk by stephen king!!

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i recommend 'Coasting' by Elise Downing

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