Roadwalking

A thru-hiking term. Indicates a walk on a road instead of a trail. Considered a technique by skippers, flippers and quitters used to avoid trail miles, in that it usually provides an 'easier' way to reach a further point on the trail, eg by avoiding steep mountain ascents. This is generally looked down upon, when used to skip trail, though a roadwalk is an unavoidable part of some long trail systems, such as the partially unfinished Continental Divide Trail.

This is not to be confused with "yellow blazing" - or traveling in a car instead of by foot.