German vocabulary: Hiking & walking
62 German words for hiking & walking, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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weg
A2
away
der Weg
A2
path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)
gehen
A1
to go, to walk
die Höhe
B1
height, altitude
die Natur
A2
nature (the natural world)
die Karte
A1
card (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.)
die Sonne
A1
a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)
der Wald
A2
forest; woods; woodland
der See
A1
lake
das Wetter
A1
weather
die Tour
A2
tour, journey
die Pause
A1
pause, break
der Regen
A1
rain
regen
A1
to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
der Berg
A2
a mountain, hill
der Pass
A1
pass, mountain pass
die Landschaft
A2
landscape
der Schnee
A2
snow
der Fluss
A2
river
der Aufstieg
B1
ascent, climb (the act of ascending)
die Aussicht
B1
scenery, view, outlook (also figuratively)
der Stock
A1
floor, storey, level
der Gipfel
B1
peak, pinnacle
mitnehmen
A1
to take with; to carry along
das Tal
B1
valley
die Hütte
B1
hut, cabin, shack, cottage (small house, typically built of light materials rather than stone)
wandern
A1
to hike, to go trekking
verlaufen
B1
to get lost, stray
die Ausrüstung
A2
equipment, gear
die Route
B1
route
der Nebel
B1
fog, mist, haze
die Orientierung
A1
orientation
flach
B1
shallow (wide and not deep)
ankommen
A1
to arrive
die Wiese
B1
meadow
anstrengend
B1
strenuous, exhausting
der Hügel
B1
hill
der Ausflug
A1
excursion, outing, short trip
der Felsen
A1
rock
das Zelt
A2
tent, marquee
der Rucksack
A2
backpack
der Abstieg
B1
descent, going downwards (e.g. from a hill)
spazieren
A1
to take a walk, to stroll, to walk leisurely
der Spaziergang
A2
walk (trip made by walking)
das Gebirge
B1
a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains
die Wanderung
B1
walk, hike
steil
B1
steep
der Pfad
C1
path
losgehen
A1
to leave
der Wanderer
A2
hiker, wayfarer (one who travels on foot)
übernachten
A1
to stay overnight, to overnight, stay the night, sleep over
die Rast
C1
rest, break, halt (a pause during a march, hike or journey)
die Ausdauer
A2
stamina, endurance
die Schlucht
B2
canyon, chasm, gorge, ravine
der Kompass
C2
compass (navigational instrument)
die Landkarte
A1
map
das Camping
A1
camping
die Steigung
B1
slope (area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward)
umkehren
B1
to turn around
der Wanderweg
A1
hiking trail
der Proviant
B1
provisions
die Trinkflasche
B1
water bottle