beaten path
Well-worn trail way
A beaten path is a route worn by frequent travel, where footsteps have trampled the ground smooth.
The phrase appears most often in its negative: off the beaten path describes places tourists haven't discovered or approaches that avoid the conventional.
The beaten path suggests the safe, familiar route—reliable but unoriginal.
- trailPath through wilderness
- wornDamaged by use
- troddenWalked upon repeatedly
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
- routineRegular sequence of actions
same old routine · comfort zone · familiar · conventional · track · walkway · dusty · groove · rut · walk of life · traveled · ordinary · shortcut · wandering · hidden gem · explore · adventure · road
- trackstrack, track number, running track, race track, railroad track
- well-wornthreadbare, frayed, tattered, shabby, ragged
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- hiking trailsmountain trails, trailhead, trail sign, beach trail, trail map
- wildlife signsfootprints, scat, droppings, spoor, rub
beaten pathuncharted territory
Unmapped, unexplored area
road less traveled · unexplored territory · new ground · virgin territory · uncharted waters
beaten pathwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
unmarked trail · virgin forest · backcountry · off-trail · bushwhack
beaten pathroad less traveled
Atypical route chosen deliberately
alternative route · own path · trailblazing · pioneering · breaking new ground
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