What was the name of the path at Down House where Darwin took daily walks?

The path at Down House where Charles Darwin took daily walks was called the Sandwalk.

Darwin created the walk after renting a narrow strip of land beside Down House in 1846. He planted the area as the Sandwalk Wood and had a gravel path laid around its perimeter. The route gave him regular exercise while also providing a quiet place to think away from the house.

Darwin commonly walked several circuits of the Sandwalk each day. To keep track without breaking his concentration, he placed small stones along the route and kicked one aside each time he passed. The path became closely associated with his habit of working through scientific problems while walking.

The Sandwalk was not simply a formal garden feature. Darwin’s children used it as a playground, and the surrounding grounds were part of the family’s everyday life. It is often called Darwin’s “thinking path,” but the name refers specifically to the gravel walk in the Sandwalk Wood, not to a separate path named the Orchard Path, Beech Walk, or Meadow Walk.