The path is recent (it officially opened a few weeks before this picture was taken), and it is part of the John Muir Way. About 60 metres ahead, it can be seen to pass through the line of a dry-stone wall whose course is marked on the map.
Uploaded to Geograph by Lairich Rig on 9 May 2016
Photo © Lairich Rig, 9 May 2016. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence