Greenway

A protected route for walking, cycling, or wildlife.

Reach for it when naming a protected linear route for people, habitat, or both

The completed greenway connects three schools without busy roads.

• everyday

  trail

  a route for walking or riding is the main feature

  not when A trail may be unprotected, discontinuous, or unrelated to green land.

• professional

  cycleway

  protected bicycle travel is the exact use

  not when Cycleway excludes walkers and wildlife and can run through fully built streets.

• professional

  linear park

  a long narrow public park follows a river, rail line, or similar feature

  not when A linear park emphasizes recreation and may not function as a through route.

• professional

  wildlife corridor

  connected habitat movement is the priority

  not when A wildlife corridor may restrict public access and need not provide a path.

• formal

  shared-use path

  designated travel by several nonmotorized users is meant

  not when Shared-use path is an engineering term and says nothing about vegetation.

• literary

  promenade

  a pleasant route for leisurely public walking suits the scene

  not when Promenade suggests a formal social walkway rather than ecological connection.

• motorway
• barrier
• dead end

• riverside greenway

  The riverside greenway links the station with two schools.

• greenway network

  A connected greenway network gives wildlife safer crossings.

• build a greenway

  The county will build a greenway along the disused railway.

• Wiktionary, English noun sense: corridor of open land used for recreation or conservation ↗opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26

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