What is Yellow-blazed?
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adj. Term Describing a light-industrial trail (at least a 2-track) found in forests or parks adjacent to hiking trails. Describes a trail of easy terrain, usually circumventing dificult terrain on normal trails.
v. The act of using a non-standard/access road-style trail to bypass dificult terrain on a hike.
"...because I had yellow-blazed about 195 miles in order to hike with a partner rather than be alone again after recuperating from my knee injury."
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