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