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Originally Posted by HarryT
Perhaps you could convey that by using a different word, such as "track" or "road", rather than "trail"?
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Similar thoughts went through my mind. My earlier suggestions were based on the idea that a "trail" or "track" both suggest paths that are not in constant use; paths that aren't well maintained and without enough traffic to wear away the grass between the wheel ruts and the branches reaching in from the sides. Whereas "road" gives the impression of something that is used more often, that has probably worn away a lot of such growth (and may even be maintained that way). Perhaps that's a lot to read into the words, but without additional clarification that is the impression I would take from them.
As a reader I wouldn't interpret much difference between "trail" or "track" in terms of the type of path.