Let’s go on riot trails
alone but together
starting from your own door
finding safe and solitude places
for cozy and wild nights outdoors
Integrating hiking practice in your daily life
for empowerment, body-liberation and joy
This site and project is still in progress. The base of this project is a interactive “trailguide booklet” to an about 80km DIY-trail to nearby nature, focusing on solitary hiking as a feminist practice.
The DIY-trail is located near Helsinki, reachable with public transport in 45 minutes from the center. DIY-trail, because it’s not a marked official hiking trail, but I created it by my own (here you find impression from six different month)
Although the focus lies on the empowering benefits of solitary hiking, the trailguide also explores possibilities to feel and build up connection and community through hiking alone.
In September 2025 two hikers tested together with me the trail, with a first test-version of the trailguide booklet, as well as the “alone but together” group-hiking concept. Over the winter I will continue editing the booklet and adding more information here, hoping to publish the trailguide in spring/summer 2026.
Reading sample of the foreword as well as some additional pages from the september test-version as PDF:
Different possibilities the trailguide could offer
- You can just download it or get a printed version and go hiking alone on the trail. As it is an interactive trailguide you will find QR-codes leading you to this homepage, where you can read of the experience and thoughts from other hikers on the trail and if you want, add your own
- I’m going to offer workshops for small groups of women*/Flinta* to prepare together before the hike. From hiking skills, getting familiar with the trail and the “alone but together” group-hiking concept as well as offering a safe space to reflect obstacles of hiking alone like fear. After this you could go hiking alone or maybe find a hiking company through the workshop. Go for example as a group of three testing out the “alone but together” group-hiking concept. About two month later, we will meet again and share our experience.
- Gear-rent in combination with the trail-guide/workshops: I can borrow three basic hiking sets.
“Alone but together” group-hiking concept
The concept could be for you a first step into solitary hiking and/or enable a shared hiking experience although you hike mostly on your own. It’s adjustable to the needs and wishes of the group members and for a group of three it could look like this: Hiking the first half day together and then splitting. If needed the first night could be spend near each other or with more distance, so you have the feeling you are alone. It can be the same area or some kilometers further. Every evening you share your tent location and a short update with the other hikers through a chat-group. You might still meet sometimes on the day while hiking. This should offer the possibility to have a small chat if you feel like, but then continue in your own rhythm. If it’s more important for you to not meet while hiking, you could decide on different route options and sleeping spots the trailguide offers.
If you want to be updated, when the trailguide-booklet is published as well as on workshops and hikes you can subscribe to the newsletter or follow riot trails on Instagram.
You can also contact me via mail (riot-trails.hiking@outlook.com), for questions or maybe cooperation offers? I am looking forward to hear from you!
feminist solitary hiking project 