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