trailhead

[treyl-hed]

noun

1. the point where a trail starts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trailhead¹

First recorded in 1945–50; trail + head

Example Sentences

Whitney trailhead; view and man fishing at Lone Pine creek; and rock formations in the Alabama Hills near the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times

National Park Service medics responded to the scene, and the victim was able to walk with them to the trailhead, where he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a nearby clinic.

From Los Angeles Times

Whitney trailhead just outside Lone Pine early this month.

From Los Angeles Times

LEE VINING, Calif. — At a trailhead surrounded by sagebrush, a naturalist welcomes a group of visitors to Mono Lake beside a sign that reads “Oasis in the Desert.”

From Los Angeles Times

Finally, some of the workers hiked down to the trailhead in snow shoes to call for help, bringing in snow plows to rescue the rest of the group, Mr Crockett said.

From BBC