On Trails

An inspired exploration of the collective wisdom of trails. The warm, sinuous line of the
narrative is its own reward

 William Finnegan author of Barbarian Days

This marvellous debut is the fruit of miles of walking and years of research. Moor began it after tackling the Appalachian Trail between Georgia and Maine. He considers the trails made by insects, animals and man and the purposes to which they have been put, from finding food to building empires. He hikes everywhere from Canada to Morocco, considering the trail as everything from a means of recreation to a metaphor for life.

The Telegraph, The 20 best travel books of 2016

This book is about so many things: about breaking down the binary between ‘humanity’
and ‘nature,’ ‘civilization’ and ‘the wild.’ It’s an exploration of exploring, a philosophical-psychological-journalistic adventure in the tradition of Michael Pollan and Rebecca Solnit. … Not all who wander are lost, and Moor helps us see what they seek

New York Magazine

Part natural history, part scientific inquiry, but most of all a deeply thoughtful human
meditation on how we walk through life, Moor’s book is enchanting

The Boston Globe

Hanging with [Moor] you meet a host of different byways, get in (and out) of trouble and the experience is not just enlightening, it’s sweaty, hot, cold and…well, to say it plainly…fun

Robert Krulwich, “Curiously Krulwich,” National Geographic

He brilliantly synthesizes his own hiking experiences so that distinctions between history,
science, and philosophy meld into a beautiful book

The National Book Review

An ingeniously conceived collection... Like Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic, Moor’s book is an appealing mix of the physical and philosophical

National Post, “The books you should be reading in July”

A beautiful thing to behold. … what a profoundly talented writer Moor is. He brings a keen essayist's eye to themes both personal and empiric; his prose is lush and lively and his analysis adroit — all making On Trails a true treat to read

BuzzFeed Books

Moor’s On Trails is a thoroughly researched blend of science and philosophy that offers a
fresh perspective on the lived world

Jonny Diamond, Lit Hub