--- title: "#hiking | Droply" description: "Articles tagged "hiking" on Droply" language: en canonical_url: https://droply-app.com/tags/hiking/ source: https://droply-app.com/tags/hiking.md site: "Droply" --- # #hiking Articles tagged "hiking" [ ![A stainless steel drinking fountain under a rock overhang above Breil/Brigels in Graubünden, Switzerland, with snow-streaked peaks behind it](https://droply-app.com/blog/mountain-fountain-panorama-brigels-graubuenden.jpg) ](https://droply-app.com/blog/how-much-water-to-drink-on-a-hike/) 16 August 2026 ## [How Much Water Should You Drink on a Hike? A Practical Hydration Guide](https://droply-app.com/blog/how-much-water-to-drink-on-a-hike/) Not a fixed number of liters per hour. What your fluid needs actually depend on, why drinking too much is its own danger, and how knowing your refill points changes how much you carry. [Read the post →](https://droply-app.com/blog/how-much-water-to-drink-on-a-hike/) [ ![A mountain stream cutting through granite boulders in a pine forest beside a hiking trail](https://droply-app.com/blog/mountain-stream-pine-forest-trail.jpg) ](https://droply-app.com/blog/best-hiking-apps-for-the-trail/) 9 August 2026 ## [7 Best Hiking Apps to Use on the Trail: Hike More, Scroll Less](https://droply-app.com/blog/best-hiking-apps-for-the-trail/) Seven apps worth opening while you're actually hiking, not just planning from home. Offline maps, mountain and plant ID, weather, birdsong, translation, and finding water. [Read the post →](https://droply-app.com/blog/best-hiking-apps-for-the-trail/) [ ![The Glasbrunnen in the Bremgartenwald near Bern: a stone trough fed by a wooden spout from a forest spring](https://droply-app.com/blog/glasbrunnen-natural-spring-bremgartenwald-bern.jpg) ](https://droply-app.com/blog/why-mountain-springs-taste-different/) 2 August 2026 ## [Mountain Water: Why Every Spring Tastes Different](https://droply-app.com/blog/why-mountain-springs-taste-different/) Two springs on the same mountain, a few hundred meters apart, taste completely different. What water dissolves out of the rock on its way down, why altitude has nothing to do with it, and when you shouldn't drink. [Read the post →](https://droply-app.com/blog/why-mountain-springs-taste-different/) [ ![Hiker's hand filling a bottle directly from a forest stream, crouched at the water's edge](https://droply-app.com/blog/hiker-filling-bottle-forest-stream.jpg) ](https://droply-app.com/blog/filtered-mountain-water-not-always-safe/) 24 July 2026 ## [Why Filtered Mountain Water Isn't Always Safe](https://droply-app.com/blog/filtered-mountain-water-not-always-safe/) A recent Pyrenees hospitalisation is a reminder that filter bottles aren't magic. Here's how to plan drinking water so you rarely need to rely on one. [Read the post →](https://droply-app.com/blog/filtered-mountain-water-not-always-safe/) [ ![Hiker collecting water from the fastest-flowing part of a mountain creek, surrounded by green willows. Moving water is one of the safer sources on trail](https://droply-app.com/blog/collect-water-fastest-flowing-creek.jpg) ](https://droply-app.com/blog/hiking-water-filter-guide/) 2 July 2026 ## [Outdoor Water Filtration Guide: How to Find and Safely Drink Water While Hiking & Backpacking](https://droply-app.com/blog/hiking-water-filter-guide/) How to find water on the trail, know when it needs treating, and choose between squeeze filters, gravity systems, and chemical backups. Lessons from five months on the Continental Divide Trail. [Read the post →](https://droply-app.com/blog/hiking-water-filter-guide/) ## Get new posts in your reader New guides and trail notes land in your feed reader the day they're published. No email address, no account, no tracking. [Subscribe via RSS](https://droply-app.com/rss.xml) [Feedly](https://feedly.com/i/subscription/feed/https%3A%2F%2Fdroply-app.com%2Frss.xml) [Inoreader](https://www.inoreader.com/?add_feed=https%3A%2F%2Fdroply-app.com%2Frss.xml) Feed address `https://droply-app.com/rss.xml` Copy [← Back to blog](https://droply-app.com/blog/)