byways
Less traveled paths
Byways are minor roads, the smaller routes away from main highways and thoroughfares.
The word almost always appears in the phrase highways and byways, meaning all roads both major and minor, or by extension, all aspects of something: She explored the highways and byways of medieval history.
The singular byway is uncommon.
Secondary rural routes
- side roadsSecondary, smaller thoroughfares
- back lanesNarrow roads behind buildings
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
- detoursIndirect alternate routes
winding paths · local roads · unpaved roads · cart tracks · bridle paths · towpaths · drovers' roads
Narrow rural thoroughfares
- dirt roadsUnpaved travel surfaces
- gravel roadsUnpaved stone-covered thoroughfares
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
- rolling hillsGently rising, falling landscape
Traveling with no fixed course
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- road tripsExtended car journeys
touring · rambling · motoring · Sunday drives · exploring · sightseeing · day trips · getting lost
Line touching curve once
- digressionVeering off topic
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
Individual ways of thinking
- forest roadsPaths through wooded areas
- heritage trailsMarked routes through historically significant areas
- beauty spotsAttractive facial moles
backroads
Secondary rural routes
- side roadsSecondary, smaller thoroughfares
- back lanesNarrow roads behind buildings
- shortcutsQuicker methods or paths
detours · winding paths · local roads · unpaved roads · cart tracks · bridle paths · towpaths · drovers' roads
country lanes
Narrow rural thoroughfares
- dirt roadsUnpaved travel surfaces
- gravel roadsUnpaved stone-covered thoroughfares
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
wandering
Traveling with no fixed course
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
road trips · touring · rambling · motoring · Sunday drives · exploring · sightseeing · day trips · getting lost · serendipity
tangent
Line touching curve once
- digressionVeering off topic
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- sidetrackDivert from purpose
viewpoints
Individual ways of thinking
- forest roadsPaths through wooded areas
- heritage trailsMarked routes through historically significant areas
- beauty spotsAttractive facial moles
- road tripsroad trip, highways, scenic drive, interstate, interstates
- waysroadway, walkway, hallway, doorway, gateway
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- road mapsroad atlas, street map, city map, country map, regional map
- terrainhill, mountain, valley, peak, slope
- National ForestsAllegheny, Angeles, Angelina, Arapaho, Bitterroot
bywayshighways
Major intercity roads
main roads · motorways · freeways · expressways · thoroughfares