>>1470658Good thing this isn't as bad in europe (yet). The Alps have always been overrun by tourists, but so far most other regions are okay (from my experience).
Been mostly hiking in the black forest the last few years and there it's not as bad.
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>>1470661 said, hiking on unmarked trails and in valleys with less or no tourism really helps a lot.
I've had hikes where the only people I've met were dog walkers in the morning. But usually I meet a few local old people taking a walk in the forest.
Another good thing in europe is that the distances are very short and there's usually a road leading up to the attraction site. That way instagram tourists don't fill up the trails and chinese tourists are usually brought in with busses. Increases the amount of people at any given attraction site, but at least their direct impact on nature is reduced.
Besides, the best pics are taken around sunset/-rise. If it's a spot which you can't reach within half an hour of walking, most people will have left by sunset and you have the place for yourself (given you camp out in proximity).
I've taken my best shots like that and never had to worry about people in the pic. Light conditions are far better around sunrise/set anyway. When there's no clouds, the light is terrible in the afternoon, when most people visit.
But somehow I like hiking in the winter. No rain, only snow, and almost no other people. At first I thought I'd be safe from ticks in the winter, but I've been proven wrong a couple of times.
