So, you're considering taking on a longer trail. Congrats. This book will help determine if you are ready and prepare you like a trail master so that you don't end up eating worms, sleeping on an ant hill and surrendering on day two!The Hiker Trail Readiness Tool is a collection of the essential information for hikers, in the form of questions that need to be answered. As you work your way through the book, your answers to the questions will uncover any areas that you havenʼt thought of or planned. Then, when you think youʼre ready, take the Hiker Readiness Quiz. Your score will help gauge your readiness.This book is a hiking readiness assessment tool that will be helpful for all hikers, but is especially aimed at hikers intending to go on a hike that will take more than a week. If you are planning on hiking a longer trail or even giving the idea some consideration, this book was written with you in mind. This book is especially intended for newbies to the world of hiking and camping. There are questions on a variety of topics for beginners to help avoid the hard learning that sometimes comes via experience. There are also questions that hikers with more experience will find valuable in planning a longer term hiking experience. In addition, The Hiker Trail Readiness Tool will save you time, effort and money by helping you consider deeply and plan thoroughly before you step out the door. The 47 question Hiker Trail Readiness Quiz will help you identify the areas where you may need more preparation or resources before you go. One final note. This book is NOT a book that has the answers to all the questions in it. That's a different book (And I'm currently writing it).