trail name

noun

A hiker's nickname within the hiking community.

Meanings

nountrail name (plural trail names)

plural trail names

  1. A hiker's nickname within the hiking community.

    Known by his trail name “Nimblewill Nomad,” Mr. Eberhart hiked the distance in segments.

    2021 November 9, Christine Hauser, “At 83, ‘Nimblewill Nomad’ Enters the Appalachian Trail Record Book”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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APA

trail name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20name

MLA

“trail name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20name. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trail name,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20name.

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