Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Sport Sciences, San Antonio Catholic University, 30107 Murcia, Spain.
Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 12;18(4):1809. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041809.
Hiking is a very popular outdoor activity, and has led to an exponential increase in the number of visitors to natural spaces. The objective of this study was to analyze the circulation pattern of visitors to the Caminito del Rey trail, based on the three zones into which the trail can be divided. The sample consisted of 1582 hikers distributed into three different profiles. Of these, 126 utilized an eye-tracking device during the hike, while, for the rest (1456), only their travel speed along the trail was recorded. The use of eye tracking devices identified a greater number of interesting landscapes located in zones 1 and 3 of the trail, and it was observed that the mean travel speed was greater for zone 2 (42.31 m/min) ( < 0.01). Additionally, when the three different visitor profiles were analyzed, significant differences were found between the mean travel speeds according to sectors ( < 0.05). This information is crucial for more efficient management of the trail, as it allows for the development of measures to control and regulate the flow of visitors according to zone, and the design of additional strategies to increase the awareness of the hiker about specific areas of the hike.
徒步旅行是一种非常受欢迎的户外活动，这导致了前往自然空间的游客数量呈指数级增长。本研究的目的是根据 Caminito del Rey 步道可分为的三个区域，分析步道游客的循环模式。该样本由 1582 名徒步旅行者组成，分为三个不同的群体。其中，126 人在徒步旅行时使用了眼动追踪设备，而其余 1456 人仅记录了他们在步道上的行进速度。眼动追踪设备的使用确定了位于步道 1 区和 3 区的更多有趣景观，并且观察到 2 区（42.31 米/分钟）的平均行进速度更高（<0.01）。此外，当分析三个不同的游客群体时，根据区域发现平均行进速度存在显著差异（<0.05）。这些信息对于更有效地管理步道至关重要，因为它允许根据区域制定控制和调节游客流量的措施，并设计增加徒步旅行者对徒步旅行特定区域的认识的额外策略。
