rutted

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In the meantime, to get to work at the market, Rahesh must walk for two hours along a rutted dirt road between barren mountains before he can catch a ride.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Costa Rica’s Pacuare Lodge is so remote that visitors must arrive via white-water raft, by air or on a rutted 4WD-only road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Drive down any of the the long, rutted, back roads of this dusty Riverside County community, and it won’t take long before you feel like you’ve fallen off the grid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Residents described the forest track as "deeply rutted" and a challenge even for four-wheel drive vehicles.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

In some places, the ground beneath their feet was rutted in parallel grooves, as if a wheeled cart of some kind had been driven over it.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau