This calculator is intended estimate the number of calories you will burn while hiking on a trail with a light day pack, hiking cross country, backpacking, or mountain climbing. To calculate the calories, weight is multiplied by the MET which has a product equal to Calories burned in an hour.
MET stands for metabolic equivalent. One MET is about 3.5ml of oxygen consumed per kilogram of body weight per minute. The MET numbers for a given activity can be found many places on the internet. The value used in this calculator are”
hiking on a trail with a light day pack = 3.3
hiking cross country = 6.5
backpacking = 7.5
mountain climbing = 8
The Formula to calculate calorie burn is as follows:
Calories = weight in pounds/2.2 * MET * time in minutes
All you need to do to use the calculator
To calculate your calorie burn
Enter weight in pounds, type of excersize, and Duration in Minutes
Weight in Pounds
Time in Minutes
Choose your activity:
Trail hiking with a light pack
Trail hiking with climbing & descending hills
Hiking Cross Country with a pack
Backpacking with a moderate weight pack
Mountain Climbing