In the american old west overland trails were popular means of travel used by pioneers and immigrants throughout the 19th century and especially between 1830 and . Early american roads and trails with descriptions of 18 of the major early roads the boston post road braddocks road the fall line road the great valley wagon . Across colorados prairies and mountains layers of asphalt cover many of the paths first cut by the regions indigenous peoples centuries ago. Historic trails and roads in the united states there are many historic trails and roads in the united western trail dodge city or ogallala trail early