How is the garden path used?
If your new path leads to a cozy seat in the garden corner or if it is only used very rarely, then it does not have to be wider than about 40 cm. Such a path does not necessarily have to be paved, a paving gravel or Bark mulch looks less compact. You can also use these Toppings design a path very individually with curves and arcs.
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It looks completely different when it comes to a practical “commute”. For example, does it lead to your laundry area or do you want it with one wheelbarrow used during your gardening work, then it should be relatively wide and not unnecessarily curved. Ideally, such a path is paved
Are there guidelines for the width of a garden path?
You don't have to keep reinventing the wheel, so you can fall back on other people's experience when planning a garden path. A width of at least 1.20 m is recommended for main paths leading to the front door of a single-family house, for example. This width is sufficient for two people to comfortably walk next to each other.
If several people should be able to walk next to each other, then calculate with a width of 60 cm per person, for possibly an extra 30 cm for bags to be carried. For byways used regularly, for example for compost, a width of around 40 to 80 cm is sufficient, depending on whether a wheelbarrow is used or not.
Guidelines to the width of the sidewalk:
- approx. 60 cm per person on main routes
- approx. 30 cm in addition for bags or the like
- Distance to hedges or walls: approx. 30 cm
- approx. 40 to 80 cm for frequently used byways
- approx. 40 cm for little-used paths
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A distance of 30 cm from hedges or walls makes sense for main paths so that you can easily walk on them.
