desire lines

A desire line is the abstract line that represents the airline distance between an origin and destination, and shows where people want to travel. ... They are manifested on the surface of the earth in certain cases, e.g. as dirt pathways created by people walking through a field, when the original movement by individuals helps clear a path, thereby encouraging more travel. ... Desire lines can usually be found as shortcuts in places where constructed pathways take a circuitous route.

How appropriate that a desire line would be the shortest way to you.