an established hiking trail that zigzags across steep terrain. Switchback A zigzagging trail up the side of a steep ridge, hill or mountain, which allows for a more gradual and less strenuous ascent. Found on http://camposaur.com/camping-glossary/
a piece leaves a square, and then later in the solution returns to it by the same route (for example, a rook moves e3-e5-e3). Compare with round trip, in which the route taken back to the original square is circuitous. Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_problem_terminology
A sharp turn in a trail (usually constructed on a slope of more than 15%) to reverse the direction of travel and to gain elevation. The landing is the turning portion of the switchback. The approaches are the trail sections upgrade and downgrade from the landing. Found on http://www.americantrails.org/