trailhead

noun

trail·​head ˈtrāl-ˌhed 

: the point at which a trail begins

Examples of trailhead in a Sentence

The hikers met at the trailhead at 8 a.m.

Recent Examples on the Web

Another project would involve replacing 17 wayside exhibits at backcountry trailheads and three in the Cottonwood Spring area and adding three new interpretive wayside exhibits on the Mastodon Peak Loop. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

County leaders celebrated the park's reopening over the weekend with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Intrenchment Creek trailhead. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

By comparison, the vertical climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, from trailhead to summit, is about 12,000 to 14,000 feet. — James Davis, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

For anyone hiking or camping far from a trailhead, that means treating a possible bat exposure as a reason to head out, not to wait and see. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trailhead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead