Verb
hit the trail (third-person singular simple present hits the trail, present participle hitting the trail, simple past and past participle hit the trail)
(figuratively) To leave or depart.
It's time for me to hit the trail and be on my way.
She hit the trail with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., last week to campaign for liberal candidates in Kansas - although she has also ruffled the feathers of some moderate Democrats who have criticized her willingness to take on the party establishment. Source: Internet
So I begged an hour off and we hit the trail with enough time for a quick ride before her departure. Source: Internet