The Wampanoag used footpaths, established by long use, to move between settlements and seasonal camps.
Paths lead between spring sites for gathering plants and fishing and summer cornfields.
These narrow paths were not always the straightest link between two places. People created the paths for ease and convenience, avoiding steep hills and crossing streams at shallow fords. Major paths, like the Nemasket Trail, connected Wampanoag communities. Other trails led to territory occupied by other tribes. The Bay Path ran northward to Massachusett land.