pathway

1 a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond Synonyms footpath, path, trail, trace, trackRelated Words bridle path; towpath; alley, alleyway, bypath, byroad, bystreet, byway, passageway, walkway; cutoff, shortcut; lane, pass, passage, road, roadway, route, row, run, runway, street, thoroughfare

2 the direction along which something or someone moves the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea Synonyms course, line, path, route, routeway [chiefly British], steps, track, wayRelated Words circle, circuit, loop, orbit; arc, flight path, trajectory; ascent, descent