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Trekking

Hiking In Nepal





The word trek has entered the English language as one of few words derived from Afrikaans.



It means a long, hard journey, and is derived from the Middle Dutch trecken (meaning to pull or haul).








Trekking In NepalTrekking, a form of hiking, a multi-day, often arduous hike especially in mountainous regions.
Trekking In Nepal
Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. It usually takes place on trails in rural or wilderness areas.
The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries, but there are differences in usage. In some places, off-trail hiking is called 'cross-country hiking', 'bushwalking', or 'bushbashing'.Trekking
In the United Kingdom, hiking is a slightly old-fashioned word, with a flavor more of heartiness and exercise than of enjoying the outdoors; the activity described here would be called hillwalking or simply 'walking'.

Australians use the term 'bushwalking' for both on- and off-trail hiking.
Trekking
New Zealanders use 'tramping' (particularly for overnight and longer trips), 'walking' or 'bushwalking'.
HikingHiking in the mountainous regions of Nepal is sometimes called 'trekking'. Overnight hiking is called 'backpacking' in some parts of the world. Hiking a long-distance trail from end to end is referred to as 'thru-hiking' in some places.

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