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Desire Paths

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Those would be shit to walk on. I would be stepping in-between the tiles every second step, so I would just not walk on them. Kind of like trying to walk on rail sleepers.

[–] anomnom 2 points 2 months ago

Riding it jogging on them would be even worse. I welfare if anyone uses the bricks?

[–] vd1n 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Soylentcolaispeople 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] fibojoly 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Animals make more sense. Those little stones are not fun to walk on barefoot.

[–] Soylentcolaispeople 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Totally fair, but also crappy for bikes and it's good for staying away from anyone walking

[–] hughperman 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Mountain biker here, a primarily bike path would have a deeper rut in it cause of the way tyres sink into the earth. Also, no tyres tracks visible. Probably would have some bikers, but not its main purpose, I'd guess.

[–] Soylentcolaispeople 2 points 2 years ago

Excellent I appreciate the expertise - and that totally makes sense.