WordNet
n. a trail over which cattle were driven to market
Usage examples of "cattle trail".
The town was a good ten miles or more west of the newly opened Ogallala cattle trail and so was seldom shot up by the rougher hands one tended to find on a long market drive.
He must either skyline himself by crossing the ridge or follow along the side until he could reach the cattle trail.
And if he intended to follow the cattle trail and try to find the rustlers he had better make a move at once.
But Brett rode him up through the trees, skirting along a dim cattle trail until he could come down upon the Hidden Valley Ranch from behind, riding down through the aspens.
Kaelin ran from the school yard and out onto the cattle trail leading up into the hills.
Utah Blaine rode swiftly, dropping down to find a cattle trail that led to the top of Deadman Mesa.
The second time she crossed the cattle trail she noted fresh chariot marks in the wet sand.
Leading off to one side of this was a cattle trail, heavily beaten out and flat with chervine hoofs.
This second route was really a cattle trail located to take advantage of what firm ground there was, filled with broken rock in the worst places, with a rough causeway over the main flood channel.