If you want to take a nice easy walk, there are proper paths, if you want to do real hiking, just cut off trail!
If you are going off trail bring some towels for your seats or a change of clothes, it's easy to get muddy.
You need to check out Squire's castle if you come here, they have added signs with info about Squire, which is interesting if you are nerdish, like myself.
And keep an eye open for animals, there are all sorts of critters running around.