forest trail

Hiker's wooded route

A forest trail is a path through wooded land, typically unpaved and maintained for hiking, walking, or other recreation.

Forest trails range from well-marked routes in parks to faint paths worn by repeated passage: We followed the forest trail until it disappeared into underbrush.

The term emphasizes the woodland setting rather than the trail's purpose or difficulty.

Related

trees · pine needles · leaves · fallen leaves · dirt · ferns · moss · boots · backpack · winding · shade · birdsong · bird watching · undergrowth · footprints · tree roots · mud · roots

Categories
Opposites
surface and infrastructure

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Major road for travel

paved road · interstate · freeway · asphalt road · city street

openness and enclosure

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Route through arid terrain

open plain · beach boardwalk · salt flat

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G