trailhead

noun

trail·​head ˈtrāl-ˌhed How to pronounce trailhead (audio)
: the point at which a trail begins

Examples of trailhead in a Sentence

The hikers met at the trailhead at 8 a.m.
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Starting at the Burkhart trailhead from the day use parking lot on the eastern end of the Buckhorn Campground. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 The Colorado Trail Foundation worried about water spigots and pit toilets at trailheads. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 12 May 2025 Richard de Reyna, a 57-year-old Massachusetts resident, set out from a trailhead in Berlin, New Hampshire around 8 a.m local time, but found himself in deep snow conditions while heading to the summit of Mt. Weeks-South Peak. Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 May 2025 Search and rescue crews using dogs found her body several hundred yards from the trailhead during the April 30 training near Lake Willoughby in Westmore, officials said. Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trailhead

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trailhead was in 1948

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“Trailhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trailhead. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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