Route (noun)

1. A way or direction in which something or someone is going.
2. A method of achieving something.
3. A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.

Origin:

Early 17th century: from french route, from italian rotta "broken road", from rotta "broken", from the verb rompere.

Examples:

1. He took the route through the mountains.
2. The bus route goes through the city center.
3. They chose the route of negotiation instead of confrontation.
4. The route to success is not always easy.
5. He plotted a route on the map for the hike.