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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

He dropped off a passenger in the Pacific Palisades, parked at a nearby trailhead and walked up the trail, the complaint said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Every guidebook, every experienced hiker, every signboard beside every trailhead parking lot warns you that the weather in the White Mountains can change in an instant.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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