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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The incident occurred when Clark and her colleagues took a break to swim in the Econlockhatchee River near the Barr Street trailhead, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Officials on Saturday morning said the Gilman Trail is impassable and closed near the Edgelawn Avenue east trailhead due to flooding. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 Adventure seekers may want to take a few days to explore the Shining Rock Wilderness Area in the Pisgah National Forest, which can be accessed via the Graveyard Fields trailhead. Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 It’s located in Montauk next to the Amsterdam Beach trailhead and is rarely crowded, even in summer. Lucy Boyle, Curbed, 1 July 2026 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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