page_title: Footpath
hierarchical_section_title: Footpath
caption_attribution_description: English: The Franconia Ridge, a section of the Appalachian Trail.
context_page_description: A footpath is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as motorized vehicles, cycles, and horses. They can be found in a wide variety of places, from the centre of cities, to farmland, to mountain ridges. Urban footpaths are usually paved, may have steps, and can be called alleys, lanes, steps, etc.
  National parks, nature preserves, conservation areas and other protected wilderness areas may have footpaths that are restricted to pedestrians. The term footpath can also describe a pavement/sidewalk in some English-speaking countries.
  A footpath can also take the form of a footbridge, linking two places across a river.
context_section_description: A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as motorized vehicles, cycles, and horses. They can be found in a wide variety of places, from the centre of cities, to farmland, to mountain ridges. Urban footpaths are usually paved, may have steps, and can be called alleys, lanes, steps, etc.
  National parks, nature preserves, conservation areas and other protected wilderness areas may have footpaths (trails) that are restricted to pedestrians. The term footpath can also describe a pavement/sidewalk in some English-speaking countries (such as Australia and the Republic of Ireland).
  A footpath can also take the form of a footbridge, linking two places across a river.
caption: A footpath along the Franconia Ridge, Appalachian Trail, New Hampshire, US
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