beaten track

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A well-populated area or well-trodden path; any busy area

The isolated cottage was well off the beaten track.

paved road, familiar path, road which is used often
off the beaten track
To a place or places not commonly visited

The search for authenticity arguably motivates backpackers to travel off the beaten track in search of areas not yet contaminated by tourists or other backpackers.

off the beaten track
In a place or places not commonly visited

From Nikko northwards my route was altogether off the beaten track, and had never been traversed in its entirety by any European. I lived among the Japanese, and saw their mode of living in regions unaffected by European contact.

off the beaten track
(deyim) In or into an isolated place
off the beaten track(p)
remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "found a quiet out-of-the-way resort
beaten track

    Hyphenation

    beat·en track

    Turkish pronunciation

    bitın träk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbētən ˈtrak/ /ˈbiːtən ˈtræk/

    Etymology

    [ 'bEt ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English beten, from Old English bEatan; akin to Old High German bOzan to beat.
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