The desire path is proving its resilience (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by fedev@lemmy.world to c/desire_paths@sh.itjust.works

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It's not just a desire path but also a shortcut that saves you 7km. They are trying to block it but it's coming back on the side.

Edit 1: Update, how it was going...

Edit 2: How it's going now... They blocked the previous path and guess what? There is now another desire path, under the tree.

Update 2025-05-29: They are installing a wired fence. Going lengths to make people's life more difficult!

Someone knocked off the pole that was on this section, the one in the photo is a replacement. Someone also bent the same section of the fence.

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[-] jmiller@lemm.ee 53 points 6 months ago

7km upgrades this to a Demand path.

[-] rarWars 20 points 6 months ago

7 kilometers‽ Why isn't there any normal path connection there?

[-] fedev@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

There are plans for a road about 100m away but funny enough, one side belongs to a township developer and the other part to another. The 2 parts do not meet. One side is complete (up to their side of the project) and the other has been blocked with a construction hoarding for the past 2 years.

With the project not seeing completion anytime soon, people started to find their own ways around it.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I totally didn't frantically Google to see just how bad that is but oh my goodness that's insane if they think people are just going to go "whelp it's closed time to go that far!" like damn shorter distances don't have a chance, they certainly don't have a snowballs chance in hell!

[-] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Best desire path I've seen here! Keep up the updates! :)

[-] fedev@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It's been a silent but relentless battle! The following picture was the new state until a few weeks ago.

A 3rd desire path opened by the tree, in the photo you can almost see someone pushing a bike across.

This has however changed, I'll post an update.

this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2025

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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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