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trailhead

American  
[treyl-hed] / ˈtreɪlˌhɛd /

noun

  1. the point where a trail starts.


Etymology

Origin of trailhead

First recorded in 1945–50; trail + head

Example Sentences

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From the Hot Springs Canyon trailhead at East Mountain Drive and Riven Rock Road, it’s a 2.5-mile out-and-back trail to the hot springs, with about 800 feet of altitude gain on the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Former Pacific Palisades resident Jonathan Rinderknecht has been charged with deliberately setting the Jan. 1 fire shortly after midnight near a trailhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

It is just a couple minutes from a trailhead parking lot in an area popular with hikers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Residents are stockpiling their cut-down trees at a hiking trailhead nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

We make it to the trailhead at Cape Flattery.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day