bushwalking 
noun [mass noun] chiefly Australian /NZ
Hiking or backpacking.Norma has been bushwalking for almost 15 years but she says the experience has made her rethink her safety - she'll now carry food and equipment even on the simplest of day walks....
- While summer is the perfect time to be outdoors - whether it's bushwalking at a national park or pottering around the garden - it's also the most likely time to run into a snake.
- Pioneers of bushwalking and advocates of national parks were the harbingers of an engagement with nature that at last offered respect for and restitution of the environment.
Derivatives
bushwalker
- We are not experienced bushwalkers, but found the walks to be pleasant, interesting and not too long for little legs.
- Mr Coulter was found semi-conscious in his car a few hours later by bushwalkers.
- To be a good canyoneer here, you must be a great bushwalker.