Path
# Path

A path is a route for physical travel – see Trail.

Path or PATH may also refer to:

## Physical paths of different types

* Bicycle path
* Bridle path, used by people on horseback
* Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle
* Desire path, created by human or animal foot traffic
* Footpath, intended for use only by pedestrians
* Shared-use path, intended for multiple modes such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating or others
* Sidewalk, a paved path along the side of a road
* Hoggin, a buff-coloured gravel & clay pathway often seen in gardens of Stately Homes, Parks etc.
* Trail, an unpaved lane or road

## Mathematics, physics, and computing

* Path (computing), in file systems, the human-readable address of a resource
   * PATH (variable), in computing, a way to specify a list of directories containing executable programs
* Path (graph theory), a sequence of edges of a graph that form a trail
   * st-connectivity problem, sometimes known as the "path problem"
* Path (topology), a continuous function
* Path (geometry), a curve
* Path, a name for the vectors in vector graphics
   * Clipping path, in digital image processing
* Path (physics), a trajectory

## Organizations

* PATH (global health organization), an international nonprofit organization in Seattle
* Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways, a research organization operated by the University of California
* PATH Foundation, a trail-building organization in Georgia, USA
* People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, a minor political party in Tower Hamlets, London
* Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality, a coalition of anti-gay organizations
* Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, a non-profit organization that promotes the benefits equine-assisted therapies
* Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, American formula grant program

## Other uses

* Path (social network), a photo sharing and messaging service
* PATH (rail system), Port Authority Trans-Hudson, serving New York and New Jersey
* Path (Toronto), a network of underground pedestrian tunnels in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Golden Path (Dune), a metaphysical theme from Frank Herbert's Dune novels
* "Path Vol. 1 & 2", a 2000 single by Apocalyptica
* Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, a proposed electrical line
* Train path, infrastructure capacity needed to run a train between two places over a given time-period
* Path (album), by American shoegaze musician Kraus
