Very much so. Perhaps more like walking than hiking, but I that's been my preferred way to show up to school or a day job since I guess around puberty, and it's obviously the optimal way to enjoy interesting national or state parks.
I wish I had done more backpacking. That's especially fun since you have to constantly manage basic things like food, water, shelter, and maps, how far you can travel, and how much you can carry, which are often just boring routine tasks in normal life.