枝道

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 枝道 is read as えだみち and is a noun for a side path or branch road splitting from a main route.
• Basic usage: Use 枝道へ入る for entering it and 森の奥へ伸びる for the direction in which it continues.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Relation to a main route
  • 枝道 is understood as branching from a principal road or path rather than being the main route itself.
• Map status is not inherent
  • The example path is unmarked, but the word does not require every branch road to be absent from a map.