Garden walkways can change the look of your entire yard if done tastefully. To help you out, we bring you some great DIY Garden Walkway Ideas, which you can use to create a similar one without spending a lot in the process!

DIY Garden Walkway Ideas

1. Affordable Garden Path

 

Build a mulch and gravel walkway in your property with narrow borders of metal and bricks. To learn the details, visit Family Handy Man.

2. Cement Stepping Stone

 

Embed shells and stones in concrete mix to make stepping stones out of it and line a walkway in your garden. Follow the directions here.

3. Pallet Wood Garden Walkway

 

Dig your ground a bit lower than the original level and put reclaimed pallet boards on it to recreate this walkway project. Visit Funky Junk Interiors to know more.

4. Wood Slice Garden Pathway

 

To construct this walkway, you’ll need cement pavers, a saw, wood slices, and dirt. Clear the area, line the edges with cement pavers, put the wood slices in position and finally fill the space with soil.

5. Sidewalk and Stairs

 

If you have an unequal ground level around your house, you’ll probably love to execute this project as a solution. Build a walkway stairs with the tutorial here.

6. Granite and Pavers Walkway

 

Fine granite pieces and pavers are set in place using mortar to construct this upcycled walkway. Create a similar path in your yard with the help of this tutorial.

7. Garden Path

 

Establish a walkway in an uneven ground level by covering it with sand and small stone. Finally, stack it with wood logs.

8. Gravel Path

 

Make room for the gravels by digging the ground in the path shape you require and fill it up with crushed stones. Finish off the project by filling the path with enough gravel!

9. DIY Garden Path 

Build a traditional garden path using bricks as the edging and pea gravel filled within the circumference. Seek some inspiration from this post at Style Blue Print.

10. Wooden Boardwalk

 

You’ll need suitable hardware, hardboard siding, screws, hangers, boards, pea gravel, and spray marking paint. The step-by-step is available at Family Handy Man.

11. Flagstone Path

 

Edge your ground with bender board, lay down the landscape fabric within the space, and then fill the area with three-layer each of sand, stepping stones, and gravel. 

12. Paver Path

 

This paver path might be hard to the beginners, but it’s worth a try for the modern look it emits once complete! Try building the project at The DIY Village.

13. Faux Brick Sidewalk

 

Transform a dull concrete sidewalk into a brick pathway by using a mini roller and some paint. We found the idea at Curbly.

14. Cinder Blocks Steps

 

Arrange for an easy alternative to walk through an uneven surface with this cinder block steps, which is easy to make once you understand it completely. 

15. Mulch and Stone Walkway

 

This walkway idea is an inexpensive way to solve the problem of red clay staining your property all over. Pretty Handy Girl has the directions.

16. Brick Pathway

 

Build this garden pathway in just one weekend using cobblestones, edging stakes granite pavers, and hardware. See this helpful tutorial by Family Handy Man.

17. Stone Path

 

Complete this DIY stone path project by Family Handy Man using a list of supplies and tools. You might need a partner’s help to complete it faster!

18. Miniature Garden Path

 

Not for a real garden but for those of you admire little garden projects, this idea is perfect! Create this miniature swirling garden pathway with this tutorial.

19. Log Pathway

 

If you’re obsessed with nature then this DIY fits your needs. Lay down many wood logs in your walkway to transform it into a beautiful pathway.

20. Paver Walkway

 

Here’s an excellent way to give a modern touch to your garden with an easy alternative of using interlocking paver base panels. 

21. Pallet Walkway

 

This informational post talks about how installing a pallet walkway failed. Learn from their experience and possible tips to creating a successful walkway with pallets.

22. Garden Walkway

 

Install this easy and economic walkway in your garden space with some stones, and that’s all. Watch the video more information.

23. Paving Path

 

A simple way to transform a pathway is to lay down a superficial ground covering using paving stones. For more details, watch the video.

24. Brick and Stone Pathway

 

Combine brick and stones in setting up this unique and rustic pathway in simple steps here. Brick pavers, sand, gravel, flagstone, steel pipes, and paver edging is all you require.

25. Bricks Pathway

 

Plan and excavate your walkway template, fill up space within the perimeter with stone sand, and compact it down with a compactor. Finish the pathway by arranging your brick pavers correctly in place and attach edgings to the sides.

26. Glass Bottle Edging

 

An exciting addition to your walkway is to use old wine or glass bottles as the edgings! Once you complete doing your sidewalk, edge the sides by digging glass bottles into the soil.

27. Leaf Walkway

 

Use maple leaves as molds and cover it with concrete mix and allow it to dry. Spray paint the concrete shapes and lay them down in a definite position to install this unique pathway.

28. Modern Pathway

 

This pathway is sand and gravel laid down on the ground to the desired level and edged with spray-painted glass bottles.

29. Stone and Gravel Walkway

 

Lay down a layer of sand, gravel and stones in place. A simple yet effective DIY to solve the problem of wet and slippery ground.

30. Pallet Walkway

 

Use recycled wooden pallets to lay down a path in your yard and protect it with a clear coat ceiling. Watch the video for more details.

31. Wood Planks Walkway

 

This walkway is wood planks fixed upon a layer of soil and landscape fabric using nails and suitable edging. Surround the walkway with stones and plants for a more modern look.

32. White Gravel and Wood Plank Path

 

Once you finish digging your ground, landscape it with proper edging, and fill the area with white stones and gravel. Once complete, position wood planks according to your choice.

33. Cinder Block Pathway

 

Insert cinder blocks into the ground and complete this project by adding some greenery to the space between each block and in the center.

34. Concrete Plank Walkway

 

Create these concrete planks by using a suitable mold and stones and giving it enough time to take shape and dry. Fill space in between using stones and pebbles.

35. Granite Stone Walkway

 

This walkway idea possibly uses granite stones to lay down the path and stones and pebbles to fill the extra space.

36. Brick Pavers Path

 

Position brick pavers similarly like in the image and spread stones and pebbles all over the area. You can add an extra accent to it by placing posts like in the picture.

37. Pathway With Plants

 

The beauty of a simple pathway can be enhanced by tenfolds by planting beautiful purple flowering plants around it. For more details, click here.

38. Wooden Pathway with LED Lights

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Create a gorgeous polished wooden panel pathway in your garden that leads to a wooden deck where you can have drinks with your friends.

39. Wooden Planks and Stones Pathway

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Using planks of aged wood, you can create a rustic looking pathway with pebbles in between.

40. Backyard Rock Pathway

 

This one wins for one of the most beautiful pathways you can make using different colored stones. For more details, click here.

41. Scandinavian Design Walkway

A simple yet effective design, it incorporates round stones that lead to the house. It is so simple, that you could complete it in a day!

42. Tree Trunk Pathway

 

Take help from this DIY to make this awesome tree trunk pathway in your garden that’ll match really well with the green grass.

43. Stone Slabs Path