Hiking Word Search
By Reggie J·Updated
Hiking word search puzzles with trail English for adults — pack, boot, ridge and quiet outdoor words. Easy to hard plus large print. No gear brands.
Hiking puzzles
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Hiking: Trail Start
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Hiking: Quiet Ridge
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Hiking: Creek Cross
Hard · 15×15 · 18 words
Hard Hiking: Full Trek
Large print · 9×9 · 8 words
Large Print Hiking: Soft Path
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Hiking: Switchback
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Hiking: Summit View
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Hiking: Forest Grade
Part of our Camping word search collection.
What words are in the hiking word search?
Trail and ridge English — no gear brands.
The full hiking word bank has 56 words. Each puzzle picks a set from this list, so no two grids are quite the same:
ASCENT · BOOT · BOTTLE · BREAK · BRIDGE · CAIRN · CAMP · COMPASS · CONTOUR · CREEK · CROSS · DAWN · DESCENT · DUST · ELEVATION · FILTER · FOREST · GAITER · GLOVE · GRADE · HAT · HIKE · LAYER · LOOKOUT · MAP · MARKER · MEADOW · MILE · MILEAGE · MIST · MUD · PACE · PACK · PATH · POLE · QUIET · RAIN · REST · RIDGE · ROCK · ROOT · SCENERY · SHELTER · SLOPE · SNACK · SOCK · STEP · STREAM · SUMMIT · SUNHAT · SWITCHBACK · TRAIL · TWILIGHT · VIEW · VISTA · WATER
Who is this theme good for?
Outdoor companion to camping and mountains.
A solving tip
Long words such as SWITCHBACK and DESCENT stand out.
How these puzzles work
Every puzzle is free and plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter. Easy grids are 10×10 with words across and down; medium grids are 12×12 and add diagonals; hard grids are 15×15 with words in all eight directions. Press Large print above any grid for bigger letters. Progress is saved on your device, and there is never a timer. New to word searches? Read how to play.
Sources & notes
Word lists on Words at Rest use American English spelling (for example color, not colour). Merriam-Webster records colour as chiefly the British spelling of color. Merriam-Webster: colour.
“chiefly British spelling of color”
