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In the United States and the United Kingdom , hiking refers to cross-country walking that is longer than a simple walk and usually over terrain where hiking boots are required. A day hike is a hike that can be completed in a single day, usually to mountain lakes or summits that do not require an overnight camp. If camping overnight the term backpacking is used. Bushwhacking specifically refers to difficult walking through dense forest, undergrowth, or bushes, where forward progress requires pushing vegetation aside. In extreme cases of bushwhacking where the vegetation is so dense that human passage is impeded, a machete is used to clear a pathway. Australians use the term bushwalking for both on- and off-trail hiking. New Zealanders use tramping (particularly for overnight and longer trips). Walking or bushwalking. Multi-day hiking in the mountainous regions of India ,Nepal , North America , South America, and in the highlands of East Africa is also called trekking . Hiking a long-distance trail from end-to-end is also referred to as trekking and as thru-hiking. The Appalachian Trail in Vermont is the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States.

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