traditional routes
Time-honored ways through
Traditional routes are established paths or methods that have been used over time, whether physical passages through terrain or figurative approaches to achieving something.
In mountaineering, a traditional route is the original or most-traveled path up a peak: We took the traditional route to the summit.
More broadly, traditional routes contrast with newer or unconventional approaches: She rejected traditional routes to success and started her own company.
- roadVehicle travel surface
- beaten pathMuch-traveled route
- trailPath through wilderness
- cattle trailPath for moving livestock
- highwayMajor road for travel
royal road · King's Highway · ritual · rite of passage · sacred journey · trade winds · heritage · custom · folklore · pilgrimage path · river crossing · silk road · life journey · mountain pass · cultural norm · spiritual path · ancestral lands · moral compass
traditional routesshortcuts
Quicker methods or paths
fast tracks · fast track · quick fixes · workarounds · bypasses
traditional routesoff the beaten path
Unconventional or isolated location
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