cross-country

adjective

• 1across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks:cross-country walking
• of, relating to, or denoting the sport of running, riding, or driving along a course in the countryside, as opposed to around a track.
• of, relating to, or denoting skiing over relatively flat or mountainous terrain, as opposed to skiing only downhill.

• 2across a region or country, in particular.
• not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railroad lines:mine shafts camouflaged by vegetation have swallowed up more than one cross-country hiker [as adverb]:if you are traveling cross-country, choose where you walk with care
• traveling to many different parts of a country:a whirlwind cross-country tour

noun

• a cross-country race or competition.
• the sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or driving:skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country