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Originally Posted by VydorScope
So if the hero said he came across a trail "about 2 meters wide," that would be a reasonable description?
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I think that would be reasonable.
The thing with forest tracks is that "width" is such an indeterminate thing. Are you describing how wide it feels to walk along with your arms held out*, or describing how far apart are the wheel ruts? If you say "he came across a trail a couple of metres wide" then I think it is enough to suggest it is more than an animal trail, without suggesting some sort of highway.
* In an open forest (such as those along the river not far from where I grew up), I think you would probably just describe the width by the wheel ruts, because there is no other good way to gauge it. In a dense forest with lots of undergrowth or low branches the visual, arms outstretched, width may well be not much different to the wheel ruts anyway - with protruding growth and so on.