Minecraft:Dirt Path

Template:Redirect Template:Redirect Template:Infobox block Dirt paths are decorative Minecraft:blocks created by Template:Control a Minecraft:shovel on most types of dirt. They are mainly found in Minecraft:villages as a path for the villagers.

Obtaining

Breaking

A Minecraft:shovel is the most efficient Minecraft:tool for mining dirt paths.

Template:IN, a dirt path block can be directly obtained in item form with a Minecraft:Silk Touch tool.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Template:IN, dirt paths always drop Minecraft:dirt when broken. Dirt path blocks can be obtained in item form only via the Minecraft:Creative inventory, Minecraft:commands, or Template:Control. They can still be created from placed dirt, however, by Template:Control a Minecraft:shovel on dirt, as described in Template:Section link below.

Natural generation

Dirt paths are naturally generated in Minecraft:villages when pathways replace Minecraft:grass blocks. Their purpose is aesthetics, and additionally Template:In, pathfinding for villagers. Most dirt paths connect to village structures and houses.

Dirt paths also generate as part of some village structures and Minecraft:abandoned camps.Template:Upcoming

Although they can't be placed that way by the player, village generation can cause them to appear under other blocks.

Post-generation

Dirt paths can be created by Template:Control any type of Minecraft:shovel on the side or top of Minecraft:dirt, Minecraft:grass block, Minecraft:coarse dirt, Minecraft:mycelium, Minecraft:podzol, or Minecraft:rooted dirt that has air above it. The shovel then loses one Minecraft:durability.

Usage

Dirt paths are primarily used for decoration, although they also prevent hostile mobs from spawning. They are a similar color to grass blocks placed in a desert or savanna biome. They are only Template:Frac of a block high, therefore items that require a full block like Minecraft:torches and Minecraft:buttons cannot be placed on them. Minecraft:Villagers and Minecraft:iron golems prefer to use dirt paths the most when routing compared to any other block.Template:Only

A dirt path block converts to dirt instantly if a block with a solid Minecraft:material is placed on top of it.

Using a Minecraft:hoe on dirt path converts it to Minecraft:farmland. Since dirt paths can be created with any variant of dirt, it can be used as an intermediate step to convert Minecraft:podzol and Minecraft:mycelium, which cannot be tilled directly, into farmland.

Template:IN, using a Minecraft:flint and steel on a dirt path places Minecraft:fire on it. Doing this does not convert the path to dirt.

Sounds

Unique

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Data values

ID

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History

Trivia

• If aimed correctly, an Minecraft:arrow can fly past the gap between a Minecraft:block and a dirt path placed below using Minecraft:commands.
• The idea of dirt paths came from a suggestion post in /r/Minecraft.<ref>Template:Reddit2</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• The original suggestion image for dirt paths.
  The original suggestion image for dirt paths.
• The first image of dirt paths released.
  The first image of dirt paths released.
• The second image of dirt paths released.
  The second image of dirt paths released.
• The third image of dirt paths released.
  The third image of dirt paths released.
• First image of dirt paths generated in a Minecraft:village, tweeted by Minecraft:Tommaso Checchi.
  First image of dirt paths generated in a Minecraft:village, tweeted by Minecraft:Tommaso Checchi.
• The Template:Frac of a block height difference between grass blocks and dirt paths.
  The Template:Frac of a block height difference between grass blocks and dirt paths.
• Minecraft:Wheat seeds growing from dirt paths due to a glitch.
  Minecraft:Wheat seeds growing from dirt paths due to a glitch.
• Minecraft:Dirt, Minecraft:coarse dirt, Minecraft:podzol, and Minecraft:mycelium being turned into dirt paths.
  Minecraft:Dirt, Minecraft:coarse dirt, Minecraft:podzol, and Minecraft:mycelium being turned into dirt paths.

In other media

• Artwork demonstrating dirt paths used in Minecraft:Block of the Week
  Artwork demonstrating dirt paths used in Minecraft:Block of the Week
• Dirt path slabs in the Minecraft:2022 Mob Vote Event
  Dirt path slabs in the Minecraft:2022 Mob Vote Event
• A dirt path as it appears in Caves & Cliffs Explorers
  A dirt path as it appears in Caves & Cliffs Explorers