As China's domestic tourism develops, so too many recreational activities are emerging as
tourism products. One of these is hiking and a substantial investment in trail development by
the Chinese State commenced in 2014. Based on the Beard and Ragheb Leisure
Satisfaction Scale and combined with measures of the characteristics of hiking, this paper
constructs an evaluation index of hiking leisure satisfaction with data derived from 579
respondents undertaking hiking on trails developed in Ningbo, China. The study also uses …

As China's domestic tourism develops, so too many recreational activities are emerging as
tourism products. One of these is hiking and a substantial investment in trail development by
the Chinese State commenced in 2014. Based on the Beard and Ragheb Leisure
Satisfaction Scale and combined with measures of the characteristics of hiking, this paper
constructs an evaluation index of hiking leisure satisfaction with data derived from 579
respondents undertaking hiking on trails developed in Ningbo, China. The study also uses …