(n.) A narrow path or way for pedestrians only; a footway.

alameda beat beaten track berm bicycle path boardwalk bridle path broken record bureaucracy bureaucratism catwalk chinoiserie daily grind esplanade fastwalk foot pavement footpath footway garden path grind groove hiking trail humdrum invariability irk irksomeness jog trot mall monotony parade path pathway prado promenade public walk red tape red-tapeism round routine run runway rut sameliness sameness sidewalk squirrel cage tedium the beaten track the daily round the round the squirrel cage the treadmill the weary round towing path towpath track trail treadmill trottoir undeviation unvariation walk walkway wearisome sameness well-worn groove