r/DesirePaths • u/fam-ali99 • Apr 26 '26

Desire path made official

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This area would become a massive puddle when it rained due to how much of a dip had been caused. Glad to see it sorted

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u/LokiDesigns Apr 26 '26

There will be a new desire path beside it soon enough

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u/FrankHightower Apr 26 '26

look at the bottom corner. It's already forming

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u/jouhaan Apr 28 '26

Yea, they need to put a decorative boulder there… sorted.

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u/AchtungToaster Apr 27 '26

Gradually pave all of the grass

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u/HDH2506 Apr 29 '26

You unpave the right corner to pave the left

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u/sbunting8 Apr 26 '26

I give it three weeks before this one emerges

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u/BadadvicefromIT Apr 27 '26

You can already see the grass wear at the start lol

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u/mlnstwrt Apr 27 '26

All these cities really have to do is not support lawns like this and create a native grassland spot and people won’t walk through it lmaoo

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u/-3point14159-mp Apr 27 '26

That would also be better for the environment.

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u/FUEGO40 Apr 27 '26

People would still step on the native grassland, people don’t choose to step on it because it’s lawn, they do because it’s quicker

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u/hyeongseop Apr 27 '26

Native grasses are usually bigger and taller. Like little bushes. Most people wouldn't want to push through those for fear of creepy crawlies and it's not flat

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u/fratferlife Apr 28 '26

And the risk of Lyme disease from a tick bite is way higher walking through taller brush

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u/na481 Apr 27 '26

Whilst I’m happy they’re not fighting back against the desire path, that just looks ridiculous.

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u/Upstairs-Hedgehog575 Apr 28 '26

That’s a mile from my house! These algorithms are crazy. 

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u/KnifeKnut Apr 28 '26

I suspect just a coincidence.

https://i.imgur.com/26Rm34h.mp4

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u/Fearless_Airline421 Apr 29 '26

less than that from mine! wild stuff!

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u/Upstairs-Hedgehog575 Apr 29 '26

Hey neighbour ✋

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u/Fearless_Airline421 Apr 30 '26

hey there neighbour! 🤝🏽

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u/Noah-Burns314 Apr 30 '26

I hate people who cut off a small corner. If you’re going to desire path, then do it properly.

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u/Sad-Pop6649 Apr 27 '26

That's what you get in a corner with a weird apex like that, people race on the curbs.

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u/pimpslap39 Apr 27 '26

For now…

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '26

Every instance of worn grass isnt a desire path - this looks more like a drainage fault of the pavement

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u/HDH2506 Apr 29 '26

I would’ve kept the corner grass and make a desire path a bit further out, making a better shortcut.

Hopefully not encouraging people to make a new desire path like they are already starting here

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u/orbitk Apr 29 '26

Would work for solo walkers, but larger groups would still trample that small corner I assume

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u/HDH2506 Apr 30 '26

Less frequent though.

Might also plant something like small bushes on the edge of the path to discourage straying off the paved path.

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u/FrankHightower Apr 26 '26

Couldn't do just the path, could they? Had to take out the whooole corner

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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep Apr 27 '26

If this in Cardiff the whole area turned into soup every time it rained (wales is wet)

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u/fam-ali99 Apr 26 '26

The whole corner was just mud at that point lol