Collocations for path - noun

long
narrow
steep
winding
cobblestone (esp. AmE), dirt (esp. AmE), gravel, paved, rocky
wooded
cliff, coast, coastal (all esp. BrE)
forest, garden, woodland (esp. BrE)
pedestrian, public (esp. BrE)
bike (AmE), cycle (BrE)
bridle

follow, take
Follow this path for about 100 yards, and it's on your right.

go along, go down, go up
climb
keep on, keep to, stay on
leave, stray from, stray off
retrace
They retraced the path they had taken earlier that day.

clear, make
A path was cleared through the jungle.

go, run
That path goes down to the river.

descend (esp. BrE)
follow sth
The path follows the stream for quite a way.

branch off, leave sth
The path left the river bank and wound its way into the woods.

divide, fork
go to sth, lead (to) sth
Where does this path lead?

wind, zigzag
Then the path zigzags steeply uphill for a while.

be marked (sth)
The path is clearly marked.

narrow, widen

along a/the path, down a/the path, up a/the path
The children ran along the path.

on a/the path
I think we're on the path we used yesterday.

path along, path beside, path by
the path along the canal

path for
a path for cyclists

path from
the path from the hotel to the beach

path through
I took the path through the park.

path to

off the beaten path (= not in a place that most people go to)
The museum is located well off the beaten path.

correct, right
flight
The pilot was instructed to change his flight path.

direct
The building was in the direct path of the missile.

circular, straight
The object continued in its circular path.

steer
He steered a path through the crowd.

trace
Scientists can trace the path of the tornado.

block, obstruct, stand in
You're standing in my path!

cross
A peacock crossed our path.

across sth's path
The car pulled right across the path of another vehicle.

in sth's path, into sth's path
She stepped into the path of an oncoming car.

out of sth's path
I managed to jump out of the path of the bike just in time.

path through
Footsteps had scored a diagonal path through the snow.

path to
He moved quickly to block her path to the door.

everything in sb's/sth's path
The tornado destroyed everything in its path.

well-trodden, well-worn
Her education followed the usual well-worn path of rich youngsters in the 1930s.

clear, direct, straight
She saw the plan as a direct path to her goals.

chosen
different, divergent
The two friends followed divergent paths in life.

career
spiritual
the challenge of staying on his spiritual path while surrounded by temptation

evolutionary
the evolutionary path that humans have followed

choose, find
Everyone has to find their own path in life.

follow, pursue, tread, walk
Can a person who has walked a path of evil all his life really change?

blaze, carve, carve out, chart, forge
He aimed to forge a new path between traditional left-wing and right-wing politics.

deviate from
clear, ease, smooth
This cleared the path for them to marry.

on a/the path
His feet were now firmly on the path to success.

path of
The path of true love is never easy.

path to
the path to happiness

cross paths (with sb) (= meet sb in the course of your life, work, etc.)
I hope to cross paths with him again some day.

obstacles in sb/sth's path
I don't want to put obstacles in your path.