A path is a route for physical travel – see

Trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. ...

. Path or PATH may also refer to:

Physical paths of different types

Bicycle path Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except whe ...

* Bridle path, used by people on horseback *

Course (navigation) In navigation, the course of a watercraft or aircraft is the cardinal direction in which the craft is to be steered. The course is to be distinguished from the '' heading'', which is the direction where the watercraft's bow or the aircraft's no ...

, the intended path of a vehicle *

Desire path A desire path (often referred to as a desire line in transportation planning), also known as a game trail, social trail, fishermen trail, herd path, cow path, elephant path, goat track, pig trail, use trail and bootleg trail, is an unplanned sma ...

, created by human or animal foot traffic * Footpath, intended for use only by pedestrians *

Shared-use path A shared-use path, mixed-use path or multi-use pathway is a path which is 'designed to accommodate the movement of pedestrians and cyclists'. Examples of shared-use paths include sidewalks designated as shared-use, bridleways and rail trails. A ...

, intended for multiple modes such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating or others * Sidewalk, a paved path along the side of a road * Hoggin, a buff-coloured gravel & clay pathway often seen in gardens of Stately Homes, Parks etc. *

, an unpaved lane or road

Mathematics, physics, and computing

* Path (computing), in file systems, the human-readable address of a resource ** PATH (variable), in computing, a way to specify a list of directories containing executable programs * Path (graph theory), a sequence of edges of a graph that form a trail ** st-connectivity problem, sometimes known as the "path problem" * Path (topology), a continuous function * Path (geometry), a curve * Path, a name for the vectors in vector graphics ** Clipping path, in digital image processing * Path (physics), a trajectory

Organizations

* PATH (global health organization), an international nonprofit organization in Seattle * Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways, a research organization operated by the University of California * PATH Foundation, a trail-building organization in Georgia, USA * People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, a minor political party in Tower Hamlets, London * Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality, a coalition of anti-gay organizations * Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, a non-profit organization that promotes the benefits equine-assisted therapies * Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, American formula grant program

Other uses

* Path (social network), a photo sharing and messaging service * PATH (rail system), Port Authority Trans-Hudson, serving New York and New Jersey * Path (Toronto), a network of underground pedestrian tunnels in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Golden Path (Dune), Golden Path (''Dune''), a metaphysical theme from Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' novels * "Path Vol. 1 & 2", a 2000 single by Apocalyptica * Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, a proposed electrical line * Train path, infrastructure capacity needed to run a train between two places over a given time-period * Path (album), ''Path'' (album), by American shoegaze musician Kraus

Physical paths of different types

Mathematics, physics, and computing

Organizations

Other uses

See also