ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Historic roads and trails

Historic roads and trails are paths that people have used for a very long time to get from one place to another. They can be made by animals like deer, or by human beings a long, long time ago. Some of these trails might have been used by the people who lived in those areas before anyone else came. Other trails were made by pioneers and explorers who wanted to travel and discover new things.

These paths can be really old and can give us clues about how people lived a long time ago. Today, some of these trails have become famous landmarks, like the Oregon Trail or the Silk Road. Other trails are still being used today by people who like to hike or ride bikes, and they help us understand how the environment we live in has changed over time.

So, imagine a super old path that used to have nothing but trees and animals on it. Then, people started to use the path more and more, and eventually, it became a road or highway that we can still use today. Pretty cool, huh?