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Gad
(verb)

To move about restlessly with little purpose especially over a wide area.

Synonyms: drift, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander.

Tramp
(noun)

A heavy footfall.
The sound produced by heavy walking or marching.
A walking trip; a hike.
One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging for a living; a vagrant.
A prostitute.
A person regarded as promiscuous.
Nautical. A tramp steamer.
A metal plate attached to the sole of a shoe for protection, as when spading ground.

And some interesting notes:

A tramp (in British English usage) is a vagrant or itinerant who travels from place to place. While tramps may do odd jobs from time to time, they do not seek out regular work and support themselves by other means in contrast to hobos who travel from place to place looking for work.

Tramping, a commonly used New Zealand term for a hike of at least one overnight stay in the outdoors.