hikers
Backpackers on foot
Hikers are people who take long walks, especially in natural settings like mountains, forests, or trails.
The term implies recreational walking rather than walking out of necessity—hikers choose to cover distances on foot for exercise, enjoyment, or adventure: The trail was crowded with hikers on the holiday weekend.
Marked outdoor paths
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- footpathsRoutes for pedestrians
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
- valleysLow areas between hills
switchbacks · gorges · plateaus · ascents · descents · blazes · passes · saddles
Travelers with frame-mounted bags
- trekkersLong-journey travelers
- ramblersThose who wander leisurely
- walkersAmbulators or mobility aids
- trampersThose who hike noisily
bushwalkers · hillwalkers · mountaineers · day-trippers · scramblers · naturalists · trail crew · ridge runners
Bags carried on shoulders
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- trekking polesHandheld hiking supports
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
gaiters · daypacks · canteen · headlamp · crampons · carabiners · water bladder · trail runners
Self-supported wilderness travel
- summitingReaching a mountain's top
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
wilderness · survival · journey · discovery · challenge · navigation · campfire · quest
Unsettled, roving people
- wayfarersTravelers on foot
- roamersThose who travel aimlessly
- driftersAimless travelers, homeless rovers
- vagabondsHomeless itinerant travelers
pilgrims · itinerants · travelers · journeyers · sojourners · wanderlusters · footloose · free spirits
trails
Marked outdoor paths
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- footpathsRoutes for pedestrians
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
valleys · switchbacks · gorges · plateaus · ascents · descents · blazes · passes · saddles · scree
backpackers
Travelers with frame-mounted bags
trampers · bushwalkers · hillwalkers · mountaineers · day-trippers · scramblers · naturalists · trail crew · ridge runners
backpacks
Bags carried on shoulders
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
- trekking polesHandheld hiking supports
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
map · gaiters · daypacks · canteen · headlamp · crampons · carabiners · water bladder · trail runners · rain shell
backpacking
Self-supported wilderness travel
- summitingReaching a mountain's top
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trailblazingBeing the first through
exploration · wilderness · survival · journey · discovery · challenge · navigation · campfire · quest · excursion
nomads
Unsettled, roving people
- wayfarersTravelers on foot
- roamersThose who travel aimlessly
- driftersAimless travelers, homeless rovers
vagabonds · pilgrims · itinerants · travelers · journeyers · sojourners · wanderlusters · footloose · free spirits · transients
- habit typessmokers, gamblers, nail biters, procrastinators, coffee drinkers
- walkerswalker, pedestrian, rambler, ramblers, stroller
- wandererswanderer, vagabond, wanderers, drifter, roamers
- outdoor trekkersbackpackers, mountaineers, trail runners
- adventure travelerstrekkers, backpackers
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
hikersdrivers
Vehicle operators or motivating forces
cyclists · motorists · passengers · riders · pilots
hikerscity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · homebodies · shut-ins · couch potatoes · office workers
hikerscouch potatoes
Habitual inactive TV viewers
loungers · sitters · homebodies · loafers · sluggards
- take a hikeDismissive command to leave
- hike upRaise abruptly upward
- tax hikeRaised government levy
- day hikeShort walking excursion outdoors
- nature hikeWalk to observe outdoors
- rent hikeRaised dwelling cost