critical moment; decisive point
Almost always used in the set phrase ここを先途と (here is the critical moment), marking a do-or-die juncture. Rare outside this pattern.
See also: ここを先途と
Seeing this as the decisive moment, he summoned his last ounce of strength.
path ahead; future
Formal or literary noun for the road or future lying ahead. Not used in everyday conversation.
Looking ahead at the path before us, we carefully make our plans.