When such gentle paths lure, pure pleasure in walking …
… barefoot comes up: Sandals taken off, because they can be carried better at hand instead of on foot. You can hardly let the feet sink more gently in, than in such a comfortable environment! Instead of walking on barefoot trails, I use the AIREX Balance Pad now in winter: You sink in there also (a little) and keeping the balance on the flexible ground trains the muscles of the feet particularly, when lifting a leg from the mat!
Hint – Articles on related topics:
Yoga in the nude
D · New educational nude hiking trail for WNT [13 April 2020]
D · Time for your soul: German periodical GEO WISSEN recommends hiking in the buff [18 May 2018]