track or trail (left by an animal or person) / track (road or other similar beaten path) / lead, hint (e.g. in a police investigation) / runway / track (on a recording) / racecourse / ring in a circus / floor (various activities such as dancing, skating, or fencing) / piste

inflection of pister:
/ inflection of pister:

wrong track, false lead, red herring

(skiing) beginner slope (a ski slope for inexperienced skiers, who may not have skied before)

(aviation) landing strip, runway (strip for airplanes to land on or take off from)

off-piste

short track (type of speed skating)

(in town) bicycle path, bike path, cycle path, cycle lane, bikeway / (in the countryside) cycle track, bike trail

paperchase, hare and hounds; treasure hunt

dance floor