"pioneer a path" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe someone or something as being the first to create a way for others to follow. For example, "John spearheaded the project, pioneering a path for his team to follow."
A protégé of the late Leonard Bernstein, with a combination of great tenacity and talent she pioneered a path that no female had ever managed before her.
We will continue pioneering a path for greater access to health information, and promoting a more consumer-driven, preventative approach to health care".
Brave politicians like Gavin Newsom are pioneering a path others should considering following.
Pour le Monde is pioneering a path for the mainstreaming of natural perfumes by launching on macys.com.
Decision-makers here have a clear idea that they want to pioneer a new path away from the current dangerous model of development.
Self-taught players from humble origins tend to be the sport's pioneers, blazing a path for the next generation to follow.
Throughout his career, he has embodied a pioneer spirit, clearing a path through the cultural landscape that has been followed by generations of rock musicians.
A committed and brilliant pioneer who forged a path for women during her illustrative career in public health, Bernadine was an inspiration to the generations of students who followed her at Hunter.
PETER C. MARZIO, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Brooklyn Museum is pioneering a new path that many older encyclopedic museums will have to follow if they want to survive.
The idea that a comic was sentenced to jail for obscenities used during his stand-up performance strikes some people as so objectionable that lobbying for a pardon "is the least we can do," said Margaret Cho, a comedian who credits Bruce with pioneering a new path for comedy away from the corny one-liners that once dominated the stage.
