footpaths

noun

plural of footpath
as in trails
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps found the footpath leading down into the valley

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Recent Examples of footpaths But this one swept through Bright Angel Canyon, the site of one of the few footpaths that lead up the Gran Canyon’s North Rim. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 According to the National Park Service, the footpaths through the forested ridgetops of Pennsylvania are among the most popular. — Idra Novey, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade. — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 The border between Uganda and Congo is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts. — CBS News, 27 May 2026 Narrow cobblestone laneways, pastel-hued shops, and footpaths meandering past stone houses with tiny backyard vineyards—and hardly other tourists in sight—lend a sense of discovery to daily strolls on this side of the lake. — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026 Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpaths
  1. trails
  2. paths
  3. pathways
Noun
  • Buffalo Bayou Park is directly across the street with trails, public art, and skyline views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The relentless rain associated with Hurricane Isaias didn’t stop some hikers from venturing onto trails and greenways in North Carolina, leading to life-threatening predicaments, officials say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of trails
Noun
  • Imagine that two planets orbit a star on very similar paths, but one (call it Planet 1) is just barely closer to the star than the other (Planet 2).
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, a learner that assumes the world has shape, persistent objects, agents with goals, causes that precede effects and space with paths through it only needs enough data to locate things within that structure.
    — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • Beach erosion and flooding of beach parking lots and pathways are likely.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Making pathways to the jobs of the future easier to navigate is in the interest of companies and workers alike, and will pay off for households, communities and the economy at large.
    — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of pathways

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“Footpaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpaths. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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