Troost, who graduated from MSU in 1982 in landscape architecture and has been ... made trails go by a number of names: cow paths, social trails, desire lines, game trails and buffalo traces.

or desire paths, more frequently. A desire line, or desire path, is an unplanned trail that forms as a result of traffic, either by humans or other animals, and often veers away from conventional ...

These unofficial thoroughfares, known as “desire lines” or “paths of desire”, are the marks left by pedestrians rebelling against being told where to walk. Ben Rossiter, executive officer ...

These types of tracks are called ‘desire lines’ or ‘desire paths’. They’re often the most-direct route between two places. But they can also come from other reasons – the most scenic ...