The phrase "abandoned paths" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe routes or ways that have been left unused or neglected, often evoking a sense of nostalgia or loss.
Example: "As I walked through the forest, I stumbled upon abandoned paths that once led to vibrant gardens."
Alternatives: "neglected trails" or "forsaken routes".
"Three blasts of the horn, that means get out," says Mike Sturdevant, the contractor at the entry checkpoint whose makeshift desk sits on the crumbling, abandoned PATH platform.
She abandoned that path for a different reason: "I felt like I wasn't that good".
Hamas, whose name is an acronym in Arabic for the Islamic Resistance Movement, was being accused of having abandoned the path of resistance against Israel.
In Europe, politicians and regulators at both the national and European level abandoned the path of deregulation and dramatically increased regulatory requirements and the scope of prudential supervision with an unparalleled focus on governance.
The old train tracks farther north had been torn up, so Wassaic is the end of the line, but that abandoned railroad path is now the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, on which you can bike or stroll to the town center.
Their supremely cheerful frontman Clive Jones is happy to admit to his own spiritualist beliefs and fascination with witchcraft, but also concedes that Black Widow abandoned the path of darkness fairly quickly after their 1970 debut seemed to cast its own shadow of negativity over their ambitions.
She almost ended up an "R&B starlet" during her teens but abandoned that path in favour of university, where she sang backing vocals for indie bands and shared stages with artists like Feist (Bonjay do a wonderfully grimey, uptempo remix of her 2008 number Honey Honey).
Julian Hans in centre-left daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung: The process was a bizarre spectacle, the conviction fits Putin's calculations: By convicting the three Pussy Riot activists to two years in prison, Russia shows the world that it has abandoned its path to the rule of law and democracy.
Abandoning old paths for virgin soil is more than just hard; it's self-annihilating.
The contestants on "The Apprentice," many of whom made something of themselves at a very young age, are abandoning conventional paths to success for instant stardom on television.
