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trail

[treyl] / treɪl /




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Although hikers can hear and glimpse the spring from the North Kaibab Trail, there is no trail leading directly to it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

That proves infeasible when he realizes, amid heavy snowfall, that the first stretch, Massachusetts’ 34-mile Johnny Appleseed Trail, is not a forest path but a paved highway unsuitable for pedestrians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

An Australian man has died after falling down a ravine while walking on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, local authorities have said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

On the way down from that vantage point, Upper Yosemite Falls Trail, which was practically empty at 9 a.m., had turned into a human conveyor belt by 11 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The official Appalachian Trail Guides, a set of eleven books each dealing with a particular state or section, variously give the length as 2,144 miles, 2,147 miles, 2,159 miles, and “more than 2,150 miles.”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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