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Desire Paths

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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Pic taken next to the Frauenberg chapel in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany. The official path/avenue is too far on the right to be included in the pic, hope this still counts

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Useless information: The Altmühl is the slowest river in Bavaria.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Which is the reason why so many old people do bike tours here, sometimes in groups > 50 (people as well as age). Which is fun as the bike infrastructure is often outdated.