Sport tourism is one of the types of tourism being developed in Indonesia. Although it is not as famous as nature tourism, it can be an alternative for those who enjoy physical activity and being outdoor at the same time. This study was aimed to investigate participants’ motivation doing outdoor activity specifically hiking in Indonesia. Quantitative method was used in this study. Data was collected through distribution of questionnaire to 400 respondents who hiked in Ciremai Mountain and Papandayan Mountain in West Java and was analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) The descriptive result showed that based on respondents’ response, learning and sociality obtained the highest score, while CFA test result indicated that learning and socializing was the most dominant indicator in forming outdoor activity motivation and the least dominant was relaxation.
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