Dirt Path

Dirt paths are decorative blocks. They are mainly found in villages.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

A shovel is the most efficient tool for mining dirt paths. A dirt path has the highest hardness value of all blocks mineable with a shovel.

In Bedrock Edition, a dirt path block can be directly obtained with a Silk Touch tool.^[1]

In Java Edition, dirt paths always drop dirt when broken. Dirt path blocks can be obtained only via the Creative inventory, commands, or pick block. They can still be created from placed dirt, however, by using a shovel on dirt, as described in § Post-generation below.

Block	Dirt Path
Hardness	0.65
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default	1
Wooden	0.5
Stone	0.25
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1

Natural generation[]

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

Dirt paths also generate as part of some village structures.

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 using any type of shovel on the side or top of dirt, grass block, coarse dirt, mycelium, podzol, or rooted dirt that has air above it. The shovel then loses one 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 ¹⁵⁄₁₆ of a block high, therefore items that require a full block like torches and buttons cannot be placed on them. Villagers and iron golems prefer to use dirt paths the most when routing compared to any other block.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

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

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

Sounds[]

Generic[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.grass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.grass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.grass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.grass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.grass	0.7	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.grass	0.8	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.grass	0.3	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.grass	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.grass	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.grass	0.11	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.grass	0.21	1.0

Unique[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Shovel flattens	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path	item.shovel.flatten	subtitles.item.shovel.flatten	1.0	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path [sound 1]	use.grass	1.0	0.8

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Dirt Path	dirt_path	Block & Item	mineable/shovel	block.minecraft.dirt_path

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Dirt Path	grass_path	198	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.grass_path.name

History[]

Java Edition
1.9		15w31a			Added grass paths.
					Grass paths are unobtainable within the Creative inventory.
		15w31c			The collision height of grass paths has changed to 15⁄16 of a block.
1.10		16w20a			Grass paths now generate when village paths replace grass blocks.
1.13		17w47a			Grass path is now available in the Creative inventory.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 208.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of grass paths has been slightly changed.
		19w05a			Added wandering traders, which sell podzol, making it a renewable resource.
		19w12a			Grass paths now have random orientations when placed, similar to grass blocks.
1.15		Pre-Release 2			Grass paths now suffocate mobs.
		Pre-Release 3			Grass paths no longer suffocate mobs.
1.17		20w45a			"Grass Path" was renamed to "Dirt Path".
					Dirt paths can now be made on top of dirt, coarse dirt, mycelium, and podzol.
		21w13a			Dirt paths can now be made on top of rooted dirt.
1.18		Pre-release 5			The texture of dirt paths has been changed.
		Pre-release 7			Slightly changed the side texture by moving up 1 pixel of the dirt part.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0		build 1			Added grass paths.
					Grass paths are unobtainable within the Creative inventory.
					Grass paths replace gravel in villages.
?					Grass paths can now be obtained using a tool with the Silk Touch enchantment.
v0.16.0		build 1			Added sounds when grass paths are made.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of grass paths has been slightly changed.
1.13.0		beta 1.13.0.9			Grass paths are now available in the Creative inventory.
1.16.200		beta 1.16.200.52			"Grass Path" was renamed to "Dirt Path".
					Dirt paths can now be made on top of dirt, coarse dirt, mycelium, and podzol.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.50			Dirt paths can now be made on top of rooted dirt.
1.18.10		beta 1.18.10.22			The texture of dirt paths has been changed.
1.19.40		beta 1.19.40.21			The collision height of dirt paths has been changed to 15⁄16 of a block. Previously, it was 16⁄16, the height of a full block.
		beta 1.19.40.24			The collision height of dirt paths has returned to 16⁄16 of a block.
1.19.50		beta 1.19.50.20			The collision height of dirt paths has been changed back to 15⁄16 of a block.
Legacy Console Edition
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13	1.0.1	Added grass paths.
					Grass paths are available in the Creative inventory.
		1.90			The texture of grass paths has been slightly changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added grass paths.
					Grass paths are unobtainable within the Creative inventory.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Grass Path" or "Dirt Path" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

• If aimed correctly, an arrow can fly past the gap between a block and a dirt path placed below using commands.
• The idea of dirt paths came from a suggestion post in /r/Minecraft.^[2]

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Screeshots[]

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  The original suggestion image for dirt paths.

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  The first image of dirt paths released.

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  The second image of dirt paths released.

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  The third image of dirt paths released.

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  First image of dirt paths generated in a village, tweeted by Tommaso Checchi.

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  The 1⁄16th block height difference between grass blocks and dirt paths.

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  A glitch of seeds growing from a dirt path.

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  Dirt, coarse dirt, podzol and mycelium being turned into dirt paths.

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