17 Cheap Garden Path Ideas (with Helpful Tutorials!)

Gravel pathways are a simple way to create easy access in the front yard from the driveway to the porch or front door.

The charming edging adds to the curb appeal of the landscaping in addition to providing a practical purpose.

A great tip from this DIY tutorial: Use landscape fabric to act as a weed barrier under the gravel.

You’ll want to avoid this one with bare feet though. :0)

Flagstone pathways can be pricey to put in, but a way to save on the cost of the natural stone is by using concrete instead.

Check out the detailed step by step instructions for making your own concrete stepping stones at a fraction of the cost of real ones.

Wooden pathways are great for creating an easy walkway.

With used pallets that you can get for free and just a few power tools, you can make this clever and cost-friendly wooden walkway in no time.

How about making your entire garden a gravel path! Check out this amazing garden made with gravel.

It's 80% less maintenance than a standard garden bed! It allows for so many options for pathway stones.

This one has handmade stamped concrete pavers, in addition to modern square ones to go with her paver patio. Oh and look at the cute DIY mosaic stepping stone!

Mulch pathways are a terrific way to go when creating a cheap garden path, not only for their good, natural looks, but also to help with drainage issues.

DIY Danielle created a mulched path around her garden beds which really compliments her beautiful plants.

For ideas on how to make a cheap garden path on a slope, check out this DIY project using reclaimed brick.

This lovely Victorian brick path extends along a hill from the house, past a garden shed and is charming, to say the least!

Using concrete to set the bricks also allows for heavy traffic, so pulling wagons for carrying tools and such, back and forth is a cinch. 

Deal with boring concrete sidewalks by painting your own concrete garden path.

There’s no need to leave those concrete slabs as is, give them some visual interest by turning them into faux stone pavers.

Here's a great idea! Create a flagstone path directly on dirt! Look how pretty it looks with the moss growing between the stones.

And best of all, she got the moss for free from a neighbor and transplanted it! Check out the detailed tutorial and tips.

These beautiful stamped concrete paving stones were made without using a rubber or silicone mold! And you can make any design you'd like.

This method is a super easy and low cost way to customizing your patio and path stones.

Create a cheap pebble garden path. You can add more visual interest to a garden area by wrapping a path around it.

This DIY’er had a good idea to repurpose square stones from her yard and mix them with pebbles for a low-budget pathway.

Using colorful stepping stones is a great way to weave a path through a garden.

Take a look at this detailed DIY tutorial for an easy way to make mosaic garden stones.

This paver walkway was cleverly made using old bricks that were smashed up to be used as filler in between the pavers.

Then the path edging was created with landscape timbers. With a little creativity in materials, you can definitely make a cheap garden path.

Here are another one of those easy garden path ideas that the end product makes looks harder to create than it was.

This is probably the simplest way to get a weed-free and cheap garden path. Check out the post to see how it was done.

Repurpose a common home material to make these super creative stepping stones. Such a simple way to make a stylish pathway.

The upside to using stepping stones for a path is that you may not need to add a sub-layer underneath.

This makes it a quick way to create a walkway without spending a lot of time or money.

Jennifer Rizzo is full of walkway ideas, with many paths weaving through her yard. Most use natural stone pebbles, along with larger pieces of natural stone.

Check out her post to see how she designed pathways to connect the various outdoor areas.

If you love natural stone, then you’ll love this tutorial for how to make a stone step pathway on a budget.

Dealing with a slope in a yard is never easy and always comes with some challenges and using stone to create stairs is the perfect way to deal with a steeper incline.

The Sunnyside does an excellent job of breaking it down, including offering a video tutorial for landscaping the steps.

Use pebble mosaics to adorn a stepping stone for a cute and cheap garden path. This is a quick and fun DIY tutorial project.

You’ll also have lots of flexibility in design and the different colors of mosaic materials available.