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

Once you’re above the residential lots, you’ll see pipes along the way, carrying water down the hill, along with occasional trailside poison oak.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

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

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

Adams keeps samples like this leaned on trailside trees as inspiration to keep going.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022

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