ramblers
Those who roam
Ramblers are people who take long, leisurely walks in the countryside, especially in British usage where rambling is a popular recreational activity.
The word also applies to climbing roses or other plants that grow in sprawling, undirected ways: The ramblers had overtaken the garden fence.
Someone who rambles in speech—wandering from topic to topic—might also be called a rambler.
Unsettled, roving people
- driftersAimless travelers, homeless rovers
- roversThose who roam
- wayfarersTravelers on foot
- vagabondsHomeless itinerant travelers
itinerants · travelers · roamers · pilgrims · globetrotters · transients · wanderlust · footloose
Marked outdoor paths
- footpathsRoutes for pedestrians
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- backpacksBags carried on shoulders
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
walking · countryside · hillwalking · moorland · stiles · waymarkers · hiking · terrain
Ascending by physical effort
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- creeperTrailing or climbing plant
- trailingFollowing behind something
- ivyEvergreen climbing plant
honeysuckle · clematis · wisteria · jasmine · morning glory · passionflower · bougainvillea · bindweed
Departing from subject
- tangentsLines meeting curves once
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
anecdotes · storytellers · chattering · verbose · waffling · unfocused · prattling · blathering
nomads
Unsettled, roving people
vagabonds · itinerants · travelers · roamers · pilgrims · globetrotters · transients · wanderlust · footloose · aimless
trails
Marked outdoor paths
boots · walking · countryside · hillwalking · moorland · stiles · waymarkers · hiking · terrain · maps
climbing
Ascending by physical effort
ivy · honeysuckle · clematis · wisteria · jasmine · morning glory · passionflower · bougainvillea · bindweed · trumpet vine
digressing
Departing from subject
- tangentsLines meeting curves once
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
monologue · anecdotes · storytellers · chattering · verbose · waffling · unfocused · prattling · blathering
- Rosesroses, tea rose, hybrid tea rose, climbing rose, wild rose
- walkerswalker, pedestrian, hiker, hikers, stroller
- walking clubshiking, nature walks, guided walks, membership, meetups
- road userspedestrian, pedestrians, cyclist, cyclists, motorist
- outdoor trekkershikers, backpackers, mountaineers, day hikers, thru-hikers
- Leisurely Walkersstrollers, slow walkers, dawdlers