ancient pathways
Historic travel corridors
Ancient pathways are routes of travel or migration established long ago and still recognizable or in use.
The phrase appears in discussions of old footpaths, trade routes, or pilgrimage trails: Hikers follow ancient pathways through the hills.
It also describes biological migration corridors or neural circuits shaped by evolution.
The term carries romantic connotations of connection to the past.
- Roman roadsAncient empire's highway network
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
- trackwaysPreserved movement traces
- Silk RoadHistoric transcontinental trade network
- caravan trailsRoutes for traveling merchants
causeway · pilgrimage routes · sacred ground · ley lines · drovers' roads · cultural landmarks · historical records · archaeological sites · heritage sites · military roads · spice routes · cobblestones · trade routes · spiritual journeys · transportation networks · trade networks · worn · beaten path
- overland journeysroad trips, rail travel, overland routes, wagon trains, caravans
- Brazilian Prehistoryrock art, cave paintings, geoglyphs, earthworks, black earth
- Welsh MarchesShropshire, Marches, Welsh Marches, Ludlow, border reivers
ancient pathwayssuperhighways
Large multi-lane expressways
interstate highways · autobahns · suspension bridges · shipping lanes · flight paths