Only a holistic hiking experience can ensure the magic of hiking. Therefore, the Association for Quality Assurance for Hiking in Europe E.V takes into consideration the experience of hiking in its entirety and subjects hiking regions, villages, trails, and businesses to a meticulous certification process. It is a program for the evaluation of perfect hiking destinations and hiking areas, coordinated from the first review on through the awarding of the Seal of Approval, to ongoing quality assurance. The Hiking Village candidate is subjected to a strength and weakness analysis yielding specific guidelines for the improvement of the hiking infrastructure and the hiking program.
The Hiking Seal is awarded based on clearly defined standards for hiking
The four certification categories; Hiking Region, Hiking Village, Hiking Trail, and Hiking Business are placed in the following performance categories in the order listed:
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