Intersecting desires!
These paths are in the mangroves at Nudgee Beach in Brisbane and provide human made access through the plethora of mangrove air roots to the beach on the other side. The actual beach can be quite wide at low tide and a great place to walk and explore.
These paths are more well known in parks, forests etc where humans make their own paths, often shortcuts rather than following the constructed ones!
Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia.
"A desire path (often referred to as a desire line in transportation planning), also known as a game trail, social trail, fishermen trail, herd path, cow path, elephant path, buffalo trace, goat track, pig trail, use trail and bootleg trail, is an unplanned small trail created as a consequence of mechanical erosion caused by human or animal traffic. The path usually represents the shortest or the most easily navigated route between an origin and destination, and the width and severity of its surface erosion are often indicators of the traffic level it receives."
You will all know and have used Desire Paths.
Intersecting desires!
These paths are in the mangroves at Nudgee Beach in Brisbane and provide human made access through the plethora of mangrove air roots to the beach on the other side. The actual beach can be quite wide at low tide and a great place to walk and explore.
These paths are more well known in parks, forests etc where humans make their own paths, often shortcuts rather than following the constructed ones!
Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia.
"A desire path (often referred to as a desire line in transportation planning), also known as a game trail, social trail, fishermen trail, herd path, cow path, elephant path, buffalo trace, goat track, pig trail, use trail and bootleg trail, is an unplanned small trail created as a consequence of mechanical erosion caused by human or animal traffic. The path usually represents the shortest or the most easily navigated route between an origin and destination, and the width and severity of its surface erosion are often indicators of the traffic level it receives."
You will all know and have used Desire Paths.