thru-hike

noun, verb — 2 senses

thru-hike

noun

Etymology From thru + hike.

1

an end-to-end walk of a long-distance trail in one unbroken trek

… but you can expect a thru-hike of the Florida Trail to take up to three months …2004, Sandra Friend, The Florida Trail, Big Earth Publishing, →ISBN, page 37:
I shaved my head for the start of our thru-hike, …2011, Francis Tapon, Hike Your Own Hike, SonicTrek, →ISBN, page 23:

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… to our 2,658-mile thru-hike, …2014, Karen Berger, Daniel R. Smith, The Pacific Crest Trail, The Countryman Press, →ISBN, page 12:

thru-hike

verb

Etymology From thru + hike.

1

to walk a long-distance trail end to end, in one unbroken trek

I've always wanted to thru-hike…2006, David Miller, AWOL on the Appalachian Trail, Wingspan Press, →ISBN, page 60:

Derived terms: thru-hiker

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