The Best Hiking Music to Listen to While Hiking
Here you will find the best hiking music to listen to and playlists to play while climbing your favorite mountains and trails. Hiking is one of my favorite activities to do in my free time. I truly believe in the healing power of nature. It always reminds me just how beautiful and lucky I am to live on this planet. In addition, to being in nature, music is another way I heal and get into a good mood. Thus, these two things together are how I relax and release a lot of stress.
In this post, you will see and hopefully be introduced to a lot of new hiking music, songs, hiking music playlist, hiking music artists, best hiking music, hiking music for Instagram, hiking music speaker, healing music radio, and more.
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Hiking Music:
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When hiking on the steep parts, I like to listen to pump up music. However, on the the flat parts, I like to listen to more calm/chill music. This hiking music playlist or list of song recommendations has a lot of pump up and chill music mixed in together. In my opinion, here is the best hiking music.
- Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
- Send Me On May – Rusted Root
- I Know & Not Ready to Wake Up- Aly & AJ
- Reach Out – Victoria Monét
- Kings- Years & Years
- Slow Dancing (Hazel English Remix)- Aly & AJ
- Please Don’t Be – Hazlett
- John Deere Green – Hixtape, Joe Diffie, Post Malone, Morgan Wallen
- Chasin’ You, Thought You Should Know & Wonder Bout the Wind – Morgan
- Light Me Up- Birdy
- Mexico Honey – Kacey Musgraves
- The Sound & About You – The 1975
- Big Lie & On the Road – Post Malone
- Astrovan – Mt. Joy
- Time is Dancing – Ben Howard
- Snowshoes – Caamps
- Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood- Nina Simone
- Drink to Ge Drunk – Jay Webb
- Singing for Country, New Love & Don’t Get Caught Up – Ziggy Alberts
- Easy – LVAN, Maybealice
- One Horse Town- Blackberry Smoke
- Goldmine – Anna Graves
- House of the Rising Sun – Joan Baez
- Farrah Fawcett Hair- The Capital Cities
- Daphne Blues- The Band CAMINO
- Levii’s Jeans – Beyoncé, Post Malone
- Sound of My Ceremony – Nipsey Hussle
- Two Pumps Texaco- Diamond Rio
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
- I Walk on Water – KALEO
- E^st- Life Goes
- Cowboy Blues – Kesha
- Glory – Dermot Kennedy
- I’m Alive – Celine Dion
- Agora Hills – Doja Cat
- Made From the Dirt – Kassi Ashton
- Wink Wink – Charli XCX
- Vultures – John Mayer
- Cowboy Take Me Away – Sarah Darling
- Style, Mastermind, Labyrinth & I Hate It Here – Taylor Swift
- Falling – Chase Atlantic
- High and Low- Empire of the Sun
- Little Boxes – Pete Seeger
- Awake My Soul – Mumford & Sons
- Cocoon- Catfish and the Bottlemen
- Selfish – Justin Timberlake
- The Spins – Mac Miller & Empire of the Sun
- For You – Swedish House Mafia
- High & Sad – Franklin Jonas & Noah Cyrus
- Wasted – Chase Atlantic
- Purple Hat – Sofi Tukker
- Radio – Lana Del Rey
- Her Way (Sped Up) – PARTYNEXTDOOR
- On This Hill – T-Pain
- White Horse – Chris Stapleton
- Face Like Thunder- The Japanese House
- Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
- Oh, What a World- Kacey Musgraves
- Cowboy Take Me Away – Piano Version – Lissie
- On My Mama – Victoria Monét
- The Tower – Future Islands
- We Got History – Mitchell Tenpenny
- Just Like Johnny – Redferrin
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings – Father John Misty
- Better- Khalid
- Scared to Live Without You – Morgan Wallen
- You – Wiz Khalifa & Ty Dolla $ign
- Holy- King Princess
- Halloween – Novo Amor
- The Tower – Future Islands
- A Lot More Free – Max McNown
- Surrender – RÜFÜS DU SOL & Curtis Harding
- Miss Me Too – Griff
- Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
- We Can’t Be Friends & Bye – Ariana Grande
- Reflections – Louis Cato
- Walking Away – Justin Bieber
- Can’t Stop – One Republic
- Birds of a Feather (Vibey) – Sunset Party
- Riverside – America
- Weeping Willow & Sin So Sweet – Warren Zeiders
- Old Pine & Keep Your Head Up – Ben Howard
- Someone Like You – Van Morrison
- Actin’ Up – Miranda Lambert
- Out of Oklahoma & Things A Man Oughta Know – Lainey Wilson
- Boogie Shoes – KC & The Sunshine Band
- Wings – Birdy
- Groceries- Mallrat
- Lonely Cowboy – KALEO
- 1000 Hugs – K Camp
- Things People Say – Lady A
- Slow Down – Forrest Frank
- Man Down & Not the 1975 – Knox
- Simple Times – Kacey Musgraves
- One Life & Something to Someone – Dermot Kennedy
- Wish on An Eyelash Pt. 2 – Mallrat & The Chainsmokers
- Bliss- OTR
- Fire – Kate Hudson
- Midnight Life – White Panda
- Everything – Switch Disco
- Mariposa- Peach Tree Rascals
- Sunset Lover- Petit Biscuit
- Garden – Nahko And Medicine For The People
- Alligator – Of Monster & Men
- Cowboy Gangster Politician – Goldie Boutilier
- No Man’s Land – Miranda Lambert
- Revival- Sigala
- Everything We Need – Willfred
- The Middle – Emilee Moore
- Tequila Does – Remix & Tin Man – Miranda Lambert
- Honky Tonk Disco Nights (Dbv Remix) – Elle King, Nile Rogers, Audio Chateau & Del Boca Vista
- Whiskey on You – Nate Smith
- Call It What You Want – Still Time
- The Emperor’s Soundtrack – Lupe Fiasco
- Call on Me – Radio Mix – Eric Prydz
- Lead Me On & Eras of Us – Fletcher
- Drifter – Morgin Madison & Dominique
- Burns Like Her – Randall King
- Relapse – Warren Zeiders
- Main One – Mario, Lil Wayne & Tyga
- Party 4 U & Forever- Charli XCX
- Detour – Maren Morris
- Lifes Like That – Mike & Stevie Daniels
- Ecstacy (slowed) – Suicidal-idol
- Electricity – Silk City, Dua Lipa, Diplo & Mark Ronson
- Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
- Hold On, I’m Comin’ – Sam & Dave
- Wait for You – Elliot Yamin
- Free Fallin’ & In Your Atmosphere – John Mayor
- Obsession – Mitchell Tenpenny
- Stronger Than a Storm, Coal, & To Be Free – Dylan Gossett
- Tear Us Apart – Sam Barber
- The Two of You – Lindsay James
- Me On You & 10-90 – Muscadine Bloodline
- Warm With You – Hayden Calnin
- I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen
- The Heat (I Wanna Dance with Somebody) – Ralph Felix, SDJM
- Let Me Rock – Marc E. Bassy
- Rock the Casbah – The Clash
- S.O.B. – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- I Feel Good – Pink Sweat$
- Sunshine – Lavern
- Lost, Better Days, Lucky, & Outnumbered – Dermot Kennedy
- You Found Yours & Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma – Luke Combs
- Spin You Around – Morgan Wallen (both versions)
- Dirt Road Anthem – Jason Aldean
- Wasted Time- Vance Joy, Lost Kings Remix
- Friends & There’s No Need – Empire of the Sun
- Mr. Washington, It is Written, Dichotomy – Nahko And Medicine For The People
- Say Yes to Heaven – Lana Del Ray
- Chemtrails Over the Country Club – Lana Del Rey
- Strawberries – Wax Remix, Caamp, Wax Jackets
- Country Boy’s Dream Girl – Ella Langley
- Thinking ‘Bout Love – Wild Rivers & Wrabel
- On My Love – Zara Larsson & David Guetta
- Red Eye – Jai Wolf, Rei Brown
- Leave & Party – King George
- Pavement – Mallrat
- Still Sleeping- Jai Wolf
- Firestone (feat. Conard Sewell)- Kygo
- Above the Clouds of Pompeii – Bear’s Den, Dermot Kennedy
- Runaway – Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Ziggy Alberts with Jo Hill
- Heart of Gold – Neil Young
- Weren’t for the Wind – Ella Langley
- Jade Green & Sway – Kacey Musgraves
- Bops Goin Brazy – Tyga
- I’m A Believer – AFTERHOURS
- Home – Daughtry
- Tree Birds – Dylan Gossett
- Neon Moon (Reboot) – Brooks & Dunn with Kacey Musgraves
- We Found Love (Acoustic Cover) – Calvin Harris, Rihanna & Gregory Aigersson
- Hold On – Colbie Caillat
- Keep Lookin’ Up & Nothing to Be Scared Of – Kacey Musgraves
Hiking Music Artists
There are a lot of different artists and bands I like to listen to while hiking, however, I do have some favorites, that are relatively more chill than a lot of the artists listed above. Here are some of my favorite artists to listen to while hiking.
- Lumineers
- Nahko And Medicine For The People
- Dylan Gossett
- Dermot Kennedy
- Ziggy Alberts
- Muscadine Bloodline
- Hazlett
- Leon Bridges
- Birdy
- Gregory Alan Isakov
- Tyler Childers
- Caamp
- Maggie Rogers
- Midland
- Of Monsters & Men
- Miranda Lambert
- Chris Stapleton
- Kacey Musgraves
- Ben Howard
- The 1975
- Morgan Wallen
- Father John Misty
- Wild Rivers
- Hozier
- Bob Dylan
- Joan Baez
- Neil Young
- Noah Kahan
Healing Music Radio
If you have Spotify, they offer many different radios with healing music and music with no words, if you prefer that. Some great radios are Healing Mix, Healing Music Therapy, Healing + Cleansing Frequencies, Music for Healing, Healing Songs, and many more if you type into Spotify, healing music. Also, I recommend, Time is Dancing Radio. In addition, I like to look at the different mixes that Spotify has made for me, I like that they mix songs I know and don’t know together. Some that I recommend are the Happy Mix, Chill Mix, 2010s Mix, or any mixes that pop up for you on your Spotify or Apple Music that sound like the vibe you want for the day.
Hiking Music Speaker
Lots of people like to listen to a speaker while hiking, which I recommend over headphones. Now, I don’t recommend blasting the speaker and being that annoyingly loud, obnoxious person on the trail. However, I do think it’s a good idea, especially if you’re hiking by yourself, to make some kind of noise. That being said, I would keep your music or podcast at a nice medium level.
Especially when you’re hiking by yourself, PLEASE don’t hike with headphones in. I say this because, if anything happens, you won’t know, because you won’t hear it. By making some kind of noise, you are warning/scaring off nearby animals, while also warning other hikers that you are close by. I recommend getting a speaker that can easily clip to your hiking bag, so it’s easy to carry. You don’t want a speaker that’s super heavy or big because that will just add more weight to your pack. Which is why I recommend different speakers that have clips. Here are some other nice, small speakers that I would use.
Now, the battery life on these speakers might not be great. Therefore, you might want to bring a portable charger or not listen to your speaker for the portion of your hike. If you are hiking by yourself and still want to make some kind of noise, bringing bells is a good idea. You can search bear bells into Amazon and buy them for like $5.
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Best Hiking Songs for Instagram Reels
Now, when I post on social media, specifically Instagram (hiking reel music), I vary from using music with lyrics to only instrumental music. Now, if you are making a reel with words, or you have yourself talking, then I would recommend using instrumental music. Yo-Yo Ma has some great instrumental music that you could use, as well as, George Winston and Yiruma. They have great piano solos.
Now, if you’re not talking in your reel, then I recommend any of the songs already listed above for hiking music for Instagram. You could also use this for Instagram stories. Now, for YouTube hiking videos, you could use nocopyrightsounds (free) or Epidemic Sound (have to pay for).
And that concludes this article about the different hiking music to listen to while exploring nature. I hope you find some new songs to play while climbing your favorite and new mountains. Thank you so much for reading and take care.
