goat path

Narrow hillside route

A goat path is a narrow, rough trail—the kind that might be navigated by sure-footed animals rather than humans.

The term describes any primitive footpath, often steep or winding, that lacks proper construction: We followed a goat path up the mountainside.

It can dismiss a road as barely passable: This isn't a highway, it's a goat path.

Related

rocky · loose rock · narrow · switchback · climb · hike · rugged · scramble · footpath · cliff · terrain · ridge · treacherous · winding · sheep · alpine · high altitude · dusty

Categories
Opposites
road development and infrastructure

goat pathhighway

Major road for travel

freeway · interstate · motorway · paved road · superhighway

ease of travel

goat pathdirect route

Straightest path available

straightaway · flat terrain · open road

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G