¦ noun a long difficult journey, especially one made on foot.
?S. African a leg or stage of a journey.
¦ verb (treks, trekking, trekked) go on a trek.
?historical, chiefly S. African migrate or journey by ox wagon.
?S. African (of an ox) draw a vehicle or pull a load.
Derivatives
trekker noun
Origin
C19: from S. Afr. Du. trek (n.), trekken (v.) 'pull, travel'.