Walkways laid where people already walk, wide enough for two and level enough to use in the rain.
The quickest way to find where a path belongs is to look at the grass. People take the shortest line they can, and a path that ignores it gets ignored back, with a worn track beside it as the evidence.
What we get right
- Width: 1.2m for two people to pass, 900mm where one is enough
- Falls that shed water to the side instead of holding puddles
- Surfaces with grip when wet, which is the only time it matters
- A base that carries the load, so edges do not sink first
- Edging that keeps grass and gravel where each belongs
Materials from concrete and clay pavers to flagstone, gravel and stepping stones, chosen for the traffic the path will carry rather than the photograph.
