A wooden walkway feels like summer underfoot, whether it’s a beach boardwalk or a rollout garden path. With inspiration from an ipe walkway that designer Julie Farris installed in her roof garden in Brooklyn (above), we’ve rounded up 10 instant versions.
Here are our favorite slatted wooden walkways—made of pine, fir, cedar, and bamboo—that you can store away at summer’s end:
N.B.: For more of designer Julie Farris’ roof garden, see our new Gardenista book.
![Measuring \17.5 inches wide by 94 inches long, a white cedar Garden Walkway is \$35 from Tidewater.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-boardwalk-rollup-walkway-tidewater.png)
![Made of fir, a Duckboard Floor Mat is 80 inches long and suitable for use as a sauna floor mat; \$\195 from Almost Heaven.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-walkway-fir-duckboard-floor-mat-733x441.png)
![A set of two 36-inch-long weatherproof Wooden Garden Walkways is \$\29.99 from Sportsman\2\17;s Guide.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-walkways-boardwalk-set-of-two-sportsmans-club-733x404.png)
![Made of pressure-treated pine, a \2-foot-wide Outdoor Walkway is available in lengths from \2 to \10 feet and at prices from \$59.99 to \$\293.49 depending on length from Overstock.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-boardwalk-rollup-walkway-pressure-treated-overstock-733x429.png)
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![A set of two 36-inch-long cedar Wooden Walkways is \$39.99 from Improvements.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-boardwalk-walkway-improvements-733x392.png)
![A slatted \10-foot-long Soft Bamboo Roll is generously sized at 60 inches wide; \$449.50 from All Mats.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-walkway-boardwalk-bamboo-allmats-733x404.png)
![A rollout Teak String Mat measures \19.75 inches square and several can be laid end to end to make a portable garden walkway; \$65.99 apiece from Bed, Bath & Beyond.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-walkway-boardwalk-teak-string-mat-733x417.png)
![A 3-foot roll of Roll-Out Wood Deck Tile has a \25-year warranty against decay; \$43.07 from Home Depot.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-walkway-roll-out-w-d-deck-tile-home-depot.png)
![A 48-inch cedar Portable Roll-Out Curved Wooden Walkway is \$39.95 from Wayfair.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wooden-walkway-boardwalk-curved-wayfair-733x421.png)
N.B.: For more instant hardscape solutions, see:
- 10 Easy Pieces: Japanese-Style Fences and Screens.
- Trend Alert: Instant Rollout Fences.
- 10 Easy Pieces: Instant Fencing.
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