loop trail
Path returning home
A loop trail is a hiking path that forms a circuit, returning to its starting point without retracing the same route.
Hikers prefer loops to out-and-back trails for the variety: The loop trail circles the lake and takes about two hours.
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- point-to-pointBetween two specific locations
- trailheadHiking path entrance
- mile markerNumbered highway position indicator
- hikingRecreational trail walking
footpath · dirt path · spur · circuit · connector · forest · trekking · mountain · signage · figure-eight · valley · wayfinding · walking · national park · canyon · running · backpack · meadow
- hiking trailsmountain trails, trailhead, coastal path, forest paths, switchback
- hikinghike, hiker, trails, day hikes, boots
- circular routescircuit, ring road, beltway, orbit, lap
- hiking routesforest path, mountain path, coastal walk, canyon hike, ridge walk
- hiking termshiking trails, trailhead, switchback, summit, switchbacks
- Park Trailsnature walk, paved path, dirt path, trailhead
trail configuration/topology
loop trailout-and-back
Route retracing its path
traverse · spur trail · thru-hike · bushwhack