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Camping Glossary index

southbound hikers

noun

Definition of southbound hikers

Hikers or backpackers who travel in a southerly direction along a trail.

An example of southbound hikers in a sentence

The southbound hikers were excited to reach the halfway point on the trail.

Synonyms for southbound hikers

Related terms for southbound hikers

The above is an entry in Campnab’s Pretty Darned Useful Glossary of Camping Terms. This glossary is another project from us, the two Erics (@shelkie and @karj). We had a harebrained idea to create a dictionary containing every single camping term we came across. Admittedly, this is taking some effort—and leaving us with less time for camping. D’oh!

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