trailside

American  

[treyl-sahyd] / ˈtreɪlˌsaɪd /

Or trail-side

noun

1. the side or border of a trail.

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adjective

1. on or near the side of a trail.

Etymology

Origin of trailside

First recorded in 1940–45; trail ( def. ) + side ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Kim Sieb, a former national park ranger turned vortex tour guide and spiritual healer, became the owner of Sedona Mystical Tours in 2020 after the former owner approached her at a trailside parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

It’s not just his astonishingly off-putting trailside manner.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

She found herself getting dizzy and blacking out while walking — a potentially dangerous scenario when trailside cliffs are involved.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2020

Two hours of steady uphill brought us to the Col du Taibit, a knife-shaped outcropping marked by a trailside shrine to the Virgin Mary.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2019

I left my pack propped against a big rock at the trailside and went with our water bottles and the filter down to the pond edge and filled up.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson