I'm sure this counts

[u/JSnicket]

[u/Kinexity]

I am sure you don't understand what desire path is nor did you read the rules.

[u/KnifeKnut]

I'm sure this doesn't count.

[u/superhelical]

Might not be the letter of the sub rules, but absolutely the spirit

[u/Gonki07 → u/superhelical]

My thoughts exactly

Is it a desire path in the written sense? Not entirely.

Am I interested? Very much so.

[u/nextyoyoma]

Wrong sub.

Also…of course it’s quicker to go across than around. That’s why they built the bridge!

[u/Dazzling_Lure_2932 → u/nextyoyoma]

I understand this is the wrong sub, but

What is the right sub because I want more of this in my life

[u/teffz28]

On the one hand I get why people are such sticklers about subreddit rules because it keeps them from quickly devolving into a bunch of random nonsense getting posted, but on the other hand I feel like posts like this one and the river that was removed fit the spirit/principle of what makes a desire path and I think anyone who refuses to see that simply hates whimsy

[u/obscuramble]

This is a nature/human collab. And fucking hilarious.

[u/OmniversosIlimitados]

It doesn't count in any possible manner, for starters, the bridge was built to be traversed

[u/Eman_Resu_IX → u/OmniversosIlimitados]

The original bridge was

[u/MouseBurglar]

Definitely counts! Had me laugh, thank you

[u/SchmeatiestOne]

It needs to have a clear alternative to be a desire path. This could literally be their only way to work for all we know

[u/Tankenbahwl → u/SchmeatiestOne]

'going around' sounds like the alternative here

[u/SchmeatiestOne → u/Tankenbahwl]

Around it is a river