If you like to hike, dogs make the ideal companions. Exploring the world outdoors, sniffing the trails, and chasing the occasional squirrel is about the most fun a dog could have.
Naturally, your adventurous hiking buddy should have a name that shows off its nature escapades. Here’s a collection of 138 hiking dog names inspired by explorers, famous trails, famous movie dogs, and nature itself.
Hiking Dog Names Inspired by Nature
Some of the best names for your hiking dog come from the beauty of nature itself. Here are a mix of names inspired by the beauty, wild, earthy, or untamable aspects of nature.
Aurora
Lotus
Bass
Autumn
River
Ducky
Sahara
Sky
Pluto
Thorn
Talon
Birch
Cliff
Finch
Lilly
Sunny
Reed
Ridge
Sky
Laurel
Clay
Coal
Rosa
Rain
Cedar
Stone
Cypress
Lake
Brook
Nova
Sterling
Eden
Ivy
Jade
Jasmine
Blaze
Delta
Fern
Iris
Meadow
North
Indigo
Sol
Acacia
Juniper
Raven
Flint
Ginger
Aspen
Fleur
Luna
Otis
Echo
West
Compass
Rocky
Brisk
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Hiking Dog Names Inspired by Famous Locations
If you’re a serious hiker, you may dream of ticking off one of the world’s premier hiking locations off your bucket list. Here are names inspired by world-famous hiking spots:
Marco Polo: Italian explorer who traveled the Silk Road
Hernan Cortez: Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire
Hong Bao: Chinese explorer of the Indian Ocean
Francisco Pizarro: Spanish explorer and conquistador whose expeditions led to the Spanish conquest of Peru
Vasco da Gama: Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea
John Cabot: Italian navigator who led to voyage to the coast of North America
Pedro Alvares Cabral: Portuguese explorer widely credited as the European discoverer of Brazil
Ferdinand Magellan: Portuguese explorer who led the expedition to the East Indies
David Livingstone: Scottish explorer of Africa
Sir Francis Drake: English explorer known for circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition
Sir Walter Raleigh: English explorer who played a role in North American colonization
James Cook: British explorer who mapped the east coast of Australia
Roald Amundsen: Norwegian explorer of polar regions
Samuel de Champlain: French explorer who founded Quebec
Amerigo Vespucci: Italian explorer who voyaged during the Age of Discovery
Zheng He: Chinese mariner who explored the land around the Indian Ocean
Henry the Navigator: Famous explorer who discovered new trade routes in the 15th century
Juan Sebastian Elcano: Spanish navigator who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth
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Hiking Dog Names Inspired by Famous Adventure Dogs
Everyone loves a good adventure movie with a dog as the brave co-star. Here are some names inspired by some of the most famous dog adventure stories in movies and books.
Shadow from Homeward Bound
Chance from Homeward Bound
Buck from Eight Below
Max from Eight Below
Old Jack from Eight Below
Dewey from Eight Below
Shorty from Eight Below
Maya from Eight Below
Togo from Togo
Copper from Fox and the Hound
Nanook from Iron Will
Skip from My Dog Skip
Hachi from Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Benji from Benji
Bella from ADog’s Way Home
Bailey from A Dog’s Purpose
Rex from Megan Leavy
Gonker from Dog Gone
Oji from Dog Gone
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Find Inspiration for Your Trailblazing Dog
Whether you want to name your dog after famous peaks, the beauty of nature, canine movie stars, or famous explorers, you’ll have virtually endless inspiration with this list of adventurous names for hiking dogs.
Nicole is the proud mom of 3 rescue fur babies, Baby, a Burmese cat; Rosa, a New Zealand Huntaway; and Mac, a Lab/Mastiff. A Canadian expat, Nicole now lives on a lush forest property with her Kiwi husband and new baby daughter in New Zealand. She has a strong love for all animals of all shapes and sizes (and particularly loves a good interspecies friendship) and wants to share her animal knowledge and other experts' knowledge with pet lovers across the globe....Read more
