beaten track
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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
The town is so off the beaten track, the loudest sound is cows mooing in the distance.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
"My dad loved Spain and he loved going off the beaten track and this is where Dali actually lived for most of the later part of his life."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2022
Although it is a "beaten track" for caravans, so far as I know the only information concerning it consists in two reports, not accessible to the public, in the possession of the Indian authorities.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)