Introduction

A wooden walkway makes an attractive and inexpensive garden path, is simpler and less backbreaking to make than a stone or concrete path, and works well in sloping or wet areas.

Wooden Boardwalk Overview

Paths built with concrete, stone or pavers are expensive and labor intensive. They require a lot of digging, hauling of tons of materials and the disposal of tons of soil. If you’re looking for an easier path, consider a wooden walkway, especially for wet or sloped sites. Building with wood is far less backbreaking. You’ll have just a few holes to dig, and you’ll be hauling wood instead of stone. It can be cheaper, too. The walkway shown, topped with cedar decking, cost a few hundred dollars. (With treated wood decking, it would have cost less.) A wooden walkway also goes together much faster; this 40-ft. path took two of us two days to build. But enough chitchat—here’s how to build a walkway of your own!