off-trail

[ awf-treyl, of- ]

adjective, adverb
  1. away from a path or trail: off-trail hiking;to wander off-trail.

Origin of off-trail

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby off-trail

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How to use off-trail in a sentence

  • This is a cut-off trail widely used by the Park Rangers in their winter patrols but seldom used by the public.

    Guide to Yosemite | Ansel Hall
  • And she mighty near rolled off down into Pitchstone Canyon, comin' up by the cut-off trail.

  • But any place yu' go is them undesirable steep slopes, and the cut-off trail takes along about the worst in the business.

  • In two miles the cut-off trail from Little Yosemite joins from the right.

    Guide to Yosemite | Ansel Hall