An easement by prescription requires the claimant to demonstrate open, notorious, continuous, and adverse use of the land over a statutory period. The use must not have been granted permission by the landowner. This mirrors the requirements for adverse possession, tailored to non-possessory interests in land.
For example: A community consistently uses a path through a private estate as a shortcut to reach the public park. Over decades, if unchallenged, they might gain an easement to legally traverse the property.