cross-country course
Outdoor running path
A cross-country course is a path or route designed for cross-country running or equestrian events, typically covering natural terrain with varied obstacles like hills, streams, and fences.
Unlike track courses, cross-country courses traverse open land: The cross-country course wound through fields and woods.
The term also applies to ski trails designed for Nordic skiing.
- trailPath through wilderness
- dirt pathUnpaved walking route
- terrainLand's physical features
- rolling hillsGently rising, falling landscape
- hillsLow natural elevations
mud · runners · woods · race · starting line · finish line · distance · mile markers · endurance · obstacles · grass · meadow · finish · timer · spikes · harriers · loop · elevation
cross-country courserunning track
Oval for foot races
athletics track · indoor track · velodrome · stadium track · banked track
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