How to Say "to hike" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to hike” is “caminar” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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walking a long distance, especially in nature
Examples
Ella camina al trabajo todos los días.
She walks to work every day.
Caminamos por la playa al atardecer.
We walked along the beach at sunset.
Si caminas más rápido, llegaremos a tiempo.
If you walk faster, we will arrive on time.
Regular -AR Verb
Caminar is one of the easiest verbs to learn because it follows the perfectly predictable pattern of all verbs ending in -ar.
Confusing Caminar and Andar
Mistake: “Using 'Ando al parque' to mean 'I walk to the park'.”
Correction: Use 'Camino al parque.' While 'andar' also means 'to walk,' 'caminar' is the most standard choice for focused movement from A to B.
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