I don't think it would hurt their feet . . . but gravel in skinned knees and hands is no fun at all

You'll be sorry.

We had one, with 2 kids and a dog. Worse than worthless. Painful to walk on. Wouldn't stay put. Kids loved piling it, scooping it, throwing it at each other, the dog, the roof, birds, etc. Dog would run through it, spraying gravel everywhere. Then you have to pick it out of the yard. Weeds grew up in it. Hopeless to scoop snow off of.

As soon as I had the money I replaced it with a real concrete sidewalk.

Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, we were told yesterday that due to the slope of our yard, a concrete path is not an option. From what I understand, the dg need to be compacted, compacted, and then compacted some more.

We don't and won't have pets. Thankfully, that's one less issue we have to worry about.

Have you any ideas for a viable alternative?

Are pavers an option? They are nor permanent in the same way as concrete. Yes a bit bumpy at seems when on a bike, but smaller ones would make it less notable.

Wood chips make an excellent path.

lyfia,
I think I will rent a compactor when I do the path and you said you have about four inches of dg? Good to know. Part of the path will be in front of a shed where I will use to move the lawnmower in and out. I feel like this could definitely be a viable option!

I have also thought about pavers. I saw an episode of Going Yard and they used pieces of their old concrete patio to form a walkway. We're removing a fairly large patio so setting these chopped up pieces of concrete may be an option, maybe even for a portion of the pathway.

Thanks!