Home is Where The Heart is: How Felines Find Their Way

Cat owners always wonder how their cats find their way home when this animal sometimes have never been outdoors before or when there are so much to see in the world. Feline make use of its senses in order to create a path and then retrace its steps.

Apparently, cats navigate by the sun. On home ground they register where the sun is positioned in the sky at certain times of the day. If a cat is lost or far from home, it works by trial and error until it finds the place where the position of the sun matches what is lodged in its memory. By then the cat has probably recognized the familiar landmarks and smells of its own territory as well.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Desire Paths

Desire Path: A term in landscape architecture used to describe a path that isn't designed but rather is worn casually away by people finding the shortest distance between two points. LINK
We have used a few of these on our walks, and have also made a few on our ventures.