Robert Moor offers other terms, such as 'cow paths,' 'pirate paths,' 'social trails,' 'kemonomichi (beast trails),' 'chemins de l'âne (donkey paths)', and 'Olifantenpad (elephant trails).'
You've just taken a 'desire path,' described by Robert Macfarlane as 'paths & tracks made over time by the wishes & feet of walkers, especially those ... that run contrary to design or planning'; he calls them 'free-will ways.
' JM Barrie described them as 'Paths that have Made Themselves.' Whichever word you decide to use, there's a whole subreddit dedicated to these shortcuts, and it perfectly illustrates that urban developers aren't always on top of their game. Or that people are just lazy. Or maybe it's both!
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