A fork of Rural Dictionary
Refers to someone's infidelity
"Did you hear about Mark's divorce? He was caught hiking the Appalachian trail."
"Hey, where did our governor go?" "He told me he was hiking the appalachian trail..." "Hope he takes protection."
The Governor of South Carolina had an affair with a woman from Argentina. As his cover story he told everyone he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. To sum it up it is slang for having or having had sex.
"Hey have you seen Mark?" "No but I heard he's with his girlfriend behind the bleachers. They're hiking the Appalachian Trail"**winks** "Oh that dirty bastard."
To say you are doing something/anything other than what you are actually doing at the time. A lie to avoid embarrassment or repercussion.
Gov. Sanford of South Carolina was reportedly "hiking the appalachian trail", but in reality was shackin' up in Argentina. On Father's Day to boot!
Sneak away to meet your mistress. ("Hiking the Appalachian Trail" is the first explanation of where South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was when he disappeared.)
"Has anyone seen Jawann? I've been calling and texting him for three days and he's not answering." "Uh, he's hiking the Appalachian Trail." "Oh. Got it."
To be unfaithful to one's partner e.g. in an extramarital affair. Named after South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who was said to be hiking the Appalachian Trail, when actually he was visiting his mistress in Argentina.
"My husband has a lot of "meetings" and "conferences" to attend to lately. I think he might be hiking the Appalachian trail."
Euphemism for preforming oral sex on a woman. Specifically to lick from the bottom of a woman's labia upwards towards her clitoris.
Mark went 'Hiking the Appalachian Trail' much to the delight of his mistress.