Protocol: Long Distance Walking and Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing: A Scoping Review

This is the protocol for a scoping review. The objectives are as follows: The aim of this scoping review is to assess the extent of the evidence of long-distance walking, defined as 20 km/12 miles or more, on physical and psychosocial outcomes in adults. Specific research questions are as follows: (1) What types of physical and psychosocial outcomes have been assessed in studies of long-distance walking in adults? (2) What types of study designs have been conducted on long-distance walking? (3) What characteristics of walking have been assessed in these studies, e.g. frequency, terrain, climate, companionship? (4) What types of people have been included in these studies (e.g., countries, age, gender or sex or other characteristics)?