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Hikes & Walks: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Hikes & Walks, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.99, median 54 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $12.49 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 12% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Specialty Travel (460), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Hikes & Walks best sellers
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Chile Waters : A Rick Waters Novel (Caribbean Adventure Series Book 24)
- List rank#1
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews19
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A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,948
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
- List rank#3
- Price$9.72
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,040
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North Carolina Waterfalls
by Kevin Adams
- List rank#4
- Price$8.89
- Rating4.9
- Reviews459
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The Trail: a novel
by Ethan Gallogly
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,253
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Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
by Heather Anderson
- List rank#6
- Price$10.55
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,488
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American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed
by Isaac Fitzgerald
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating3.9
- Reviews198
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101 Appalachian Trail Mistakes: How to Avoid the Costly Errors That End Thru-Hikes — and Reach Katahdin (Miles Trekker's Appalachian Trail Guides)
by Miles Trekker
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6
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FAQ
Is Hikes & Walks a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 54 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Hikes & Walks?
The median best seller has 54 reviews, and 67% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Hikes & Walks best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $12.49.
Can new books break into Hikes & Walks?
12% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.