beaten track
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Jay Curtis is used to getting off the beaten track and exploring unusual sights with his drone - but even he was surprised to spot a 24-metre ship grounded off the west Wales coast.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
It is also a lever for encouraging tourism into an area far off the beaten track.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
The moral: Whenever possible, get off the beaten track.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024
“As far as traveling through the center of Australia, off the beaten track and whatnot, goes, I’ve been doing it all my life. So to me personally, it’s just another trek.”
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023
Hundreds of wagons had ground their way over the long road before them, and beside this road stretched the narrower beaten track of the ox-drivers.
From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez
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