bridle path

a wide path for riding horses.

Origin of bridle path

First recorded in 1805–15

They talked for the better part of an hour, and at last walked together to the junction of highroad and the bridle-path.

Ann Veronica |H. G. Wells
At last we came to a bridle-path leading towards Abbotsford, and here I noticed fresh hoof-prints.

Peter Parley's Own Story |Samuel G. Goodrich
Stackridge led the horse through the bushes to the bridle-path.

Cudjo's Cave |J. T. Trowbridge
On reaching the end of the bridle-path the horses were hitched.

The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 |Gordon Sellar

From the summit the path extends along the ridge until it joins the bridle-path to Kearsarge.

The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery |Samuel Adams Drake

bridle path

/ (ˈbraɪdəlˌwɛɪ) /

a path suitable for riding or leading horses Also called (NZ): bridle track