Worn Path
by edward3h
Worn Path is a server-side decoration mod that turns walked-on grass and dirt into dirt paths over time, with optional sheep grazing and protective blocks.
What it does
The mod tracks where players walk, and a block that is trodden often enough changes into a different block. With default settings, grass and dirt become dirt path, dirt path becomes coarse dirt, and packed mud becomes mud bricks. A solid block placed directly overhead keeps flowers from growing on the path, and sheep grazing within a radius of 2 blocks by default can eat the grass around a trail.
A protecting block placed directly underneath a path stops it from wearing away. The protecting block comes in the 16 wool colours, and the grazing radius and conversion settings can be changed in the config. Worn Path requires Fabric API, and Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL) are optional; when YACL is present, a config screen lets a player in a single player world adjust some settings. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it.
Worn Path is open source under the Apache License 2.0. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with files for 1.21.1, 1.21.11, 26.1.2 and 26.2 and 1.6.1+26.2 as the latest file for both loaders.
Key features
Gradual path wear
Walked-on blocks are converted into a path block after enough passes, so routes between places form on their own.
Vegetation control
A solid block directly overhead prevents flowers from being planted on the converted path.
Sheep grazing
Sheep within a configurable radius, 2 blocks by default, graze the grass nearby.
Protecting blocks
A block placed under a path protects it from wearing away, in any of 16 wool colours.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack authors who want paths to form from player traffic. Players on a server that runs Worn Path do not need to install it.
Questions
Does Worn Path need Fabric API on NeoForge?
Do players need Worn Path installed?
Which game versions does Worn Path support?
In the catalog
Worn Path is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A server side mod. Tracks where players walk, and if they walk over the same block enough times, it will be converted to a different block. With the default settings, grass or dirt get converted to dirt path, dirt path or coarse dirt to packed mud, packed mud to mud bricks.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/worn-path
- Owner
- edward3h
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15