summit trail
Mountain top route
A summit trail is a hiking path that leads to the peak or highest point of a mountain or hill.
The term emphasizes the destination rather than the journey: The summit trail gets steep in the final mile.
Summit trails are often the most popular routes on a mountain, marked and maintained for hikers aiming to reach the top.
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- trailheadHiking path entrance
- base campExpedition's operational hub
- cairnMemorial stone pile
- hikingRecreational trail walking
ridge · mountain · above the clouds · peak · trekking · climbing · alpine meadow · panorama · scenic overlook · glacier · footpath · backpacking · tundra · marker · mountain pass · plateau · scramble · foothill
- hiking termshiking trails, trailhead, switchback, switchbacks, marker
- mountain hikingmountain trails, ridgeline, trailhead, switchbacks, peak
- trailshiking paths, path, bike trails, forest trails, footpath
- mountain pathspath, pass, ridge, switchback, footpath
- ski terrainblack diamond, blue run, green run, runs, trails
summit trailcanyon trail
Route through narrow valley
river trail · coastal path · riverside trail · lakeside trail · beach walk
summit trailaccessible trail
Route without mobility obstacles
beginner trail · nature walk · interpretive trail · paved path