I'm new to hiking, so pls forgive me if this sounds like a stupid question ( I know, I know, "There ARE no stupid questions, right? Well, if there WAS a stupid question, this might be it! ) But..., on my first hike, I was following a trail, and discovered that the trip back was mainly on asphalt (you had to walk on the bike trail). At that point, my legs were pretty tired. Just wondering, if I had had hiking poles then, could I have used them without damaging those tips? Seems like hard surfaces (like rocky areas or, in this case, asphalt) would damage those tips...
Thanks!,
Jeff S