RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Hiking boot impacts on woodland trails JF Journal of Soil and Water Conservation FD Soil and Water Conservation Society SP 119 OP 121 VO 38 IS 2 A1 Fred R. Kuss YR 1983 UL http://www.jswconline.org/content/38/2/119.abstract AB The effects of two types of hiking boots on erosion of woodland trails was compared. Hikers wore conventional lug-soled boots or boots with a corrugated rubber compound sole. The trails were used at two intensities, 600 passes and 2,400 passes per plot at weekly intervals over a 6-week period. No significant differences between the two hiking boots were detected in comparisons of yields of organic matter and eroded soil from the plots. However, significant differences in yields were found in a comparison of hiking intensities. Differences in yields also occurred between all treatments and untreated plots under field conditions, which were controlled for slope, soil type, canopy cover, and overland runoff. Residual effects of hiking wear on these trails persisted 41 days (until onset of leaf fall) after hiking ceased.