In this garden by @johnsendesign, large concrete stepping stones provide a clear path through the wild foliage. The rectangular shape and uniform color, with dark gray river rock in between each ...

You also may want a large square frame to use as a mold ... you can dig an indentation in the ground where you want your stepping stones or full path, and apply the bricks, sand, and quick-drying ...

Usually, when walking to the stepping stones on the path along the river from the car park, I would pass the occasional hiker and say "hello". But this time it was like walking into a high street ...