林道
Meanings
1
forest path; woodland trail
A path or trail through a forest, often for walking or light access.
I like taking a walk along the forest path.
2
logging road; forest road
A road built for forestry operations, such as transporting timber; often unpaved and wider than a footpath.
This logging road is maintained so that trucks can pass.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の林道を歩くto walk along a forest path in a place
We walked along a forest trail in the mountains heading for the summit.
- 林道を通るto pass through/along a forest road
A truck passed along the logging road to carry timber.
- 林道が続くfor a forest road to continue/stretch on
The narrow forest road stretched all the way to the village deep in the mountains.