I hate this way south for hikes (6)
I believe the answer is:
boosts
'hikes' is the definition.
('boost' can be a synonym of 'hike')
'i hate this way south' is the wordplay.
'i hate this' becomes 'boo' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'south' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'boo'+'st'+'s'='BOOSTS'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for boosts that I've seen before include "Pushes or thrusts upwards, say a rocket" , "Pushes or thrusts upward like a rocket" , "Pushes upwards or promotes" , "Pushes or shoves upward" , "Increases or improves" .)