Trekking and Hiking Words List for Beginners

Hiking is a long energetic walk in a natural environment on set hiking trails or footpaths for a day or overnight while Trekking is a long arduous hike in wild natural environment for multiple days.

Hikes are normally short and are completed within one day or so, most of the time making up a loop that lasts 3 to 4 hours on average, whereas treks are more arduous and can take days or weeks to complete.

Of all the different types of hobbies, many people take up a hobby of hiking because it’s low-cost, adaptable to different fitness levels and age groups, and has countless physical and mental benefits.

Trekking and Hiking Words with Meanings

Following are common words related to trekking and hiking for beginners:

  1. tramping: travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
  2. journeying: the act of traveling from one place to another
  3. backpacking: carrying something in a pack on the back
  4. trudging: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  5. traversing: travel across or pass over
  6. hiking: walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
  7. trekkers: make a long and difficult journey
  8. mountaineering: the activity of climbing a mountain
  9. expeditions: a journey organized for a particular purpose
  10. bushwhacking: lying in ambush
  11. paddling: propel with a paddle
  12. camping: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
  13. mountains: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
  14. snowshoeing: travel on snowshoes
  15. travelling: the act of going from one place to another
  16. walking: the act of traveling by foot
  17. biking: ride a bicycle
  18. climbing: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.
  19. sightseeing: going about to look at places of interest
  20. mountain: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
  21. trail: a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
  22. trek: any long and difficult trip
  23. alpine: living or growing above the timber line
  24. climb: the act of climbing something
  25. picnic: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
  26. trip: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
  27. walk: the act of traveling by foot
  28. tourist: someone who travels for pleasure
  29. hill: a local and well-defined elevation of the land
  30. riding: riding a horse as a means of transportation
  31. lifting: the act of raising something
  32. hitch: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
  33. stop: a brief stay in the course of a journey
  34. skiing: a sport in which participants must travel on skis
  35. rafting: a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
  36. bonfire: a large fire built in the open air
  37. canteen: a small container for carrying water or other liquids
  38. compass: a device having a magnetic needle that indicates direction on the earth’s surface by pointing toward the north
  39. grizzly bear: a very large brown bear of northwestern North America
  40. hammock: a swinging bed made of fabric or netting attached on either end to an upright object (as a tree)
  41. hike: a long walk especially for pleasure or exercise
  42. kindling: material that burns easily and is used for starting a fire
  43. lantern: a usually portable lamp with a protective covering
  44. rucksack: a bag for carrying things on the shoulders or back
  45. sleeping bag: a large fabric bag that is warmly lined for sleeping outdoors or in a camp or tent
  46. stake: a pointed piece (as of wood) that is driven into the ground as a marker or a support for something
  47. sunblock: a preparation applied to the skin to prevent sunburn usually by blocking the sun’s ultraviolet radiation
  48. tent: a portable shelter (as of canvas) stretched and supported by poles
  49. trail: a path marked through a forest or mountainous region

Knowledge of hiking lingo will help beginners prepare best for their endeavors.

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