: not covered with a firm, level surface of asphalt, concrete, etc. : not paved
an unpaved road
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When Last Chance Grade is closed, the only alternative route between Crescent City and the little town of Klamath 20 miles south — aside from steep, unpaved logging roads — is a circuitous 449-mile, eight-hour detour through Redding and southern Oregon.
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Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The task is particularly difficult in an environment where armed groups operate, roads are mostly unpaved, and towns and cities are densely populated.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 15 June 2026
Adventure Wisely The Outerbelt includes paved and unpaved trails, as well as city sidewalks.
—Diane Penningroth, Midwest Living, 12 June 2026
The governing board of Saline Township, a farming community of some 2,200 residents in Washtenaw County, Michigan, meets on the second Wednesday of every month in a white clapboard hall down a muddy, unpaved road.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The task is particularly difficult in an environment where armed groups operate, roads are mostly unpaved, and towns and cities are densely populated.
—Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 15 June 2026
Adventure Wisely The Outerbelt includes paved and unpaved trails, as well as city sidewalks.
—Diane Penningroth, Midwest Living, 12 June 2026
The governing board of Saline Township, a farming community of some 2,200 residents in Washtenaw County, Michigan, meets on the second Wednesday of every month in a white clapboard hall down a muddy, unpaved road.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
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“Unpaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpaved. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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