藪やぶ漕こぎ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

bushwhacking; pushing through thick vegetation

Refers to the act of forcing one's way through dense undergrowth, often in hiking or off-trail exploration. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

• 登と山ざん道どうを外はずれて藪やぶ漕こぎをした。

  We left the trail and bushwhacked through the thicket.

• この先さきは道みちがないので、しばらく藪やぶ漕こぎする必ひつ要ようがある。

  There's no path ahead, so we'll need to push through the brush for a while.