hit the trail

:  to reach with or as if with a sudden blow

:  to come in quick forceful contact with

:  to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion

:  an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something :  an act or instance of hitting or being hit

:  a stroke of luck

:  a great success

:  to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground

:  to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner

:  to grow to such length as to droop over toward the ground

:  a track made by passage especially through a wilderness

:  a marked or established path or route especially through a forest or mountainous region

:  a trace or mark left by something that has passed or been drawn along :  scent, track