canyon trail

Ravine hiking path

A canyon trail is a hiking path that runs through or along a canyon, typically following the contours of the terrain carved by water over time.

Such trails may traverse the canyon floor, hug the rim, or switchback down steep walls: The canyon trail descended fifteen hundred feet to the river below.

Related

cliff · switchback · rocky · dusty · dry heat · overlook · descent · ridge · mesa · sandstone · red rock · rugged · wilderness · scramble · footpath · narrow path · ledge · erosion

Categories
Opposites
topographic elevation

canyon trailridge walk

Traverse along a summit line

ridge trail · summit trail

terrain enclosure

canyon trailmeadow path

Route through grassland

meadow trail · beach walk

landscape type

canyon trailcoastal path

Route along the shore

beach walk · lakeside trail

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G