There’s a paved walk between the backyards - Zimmerman called it a cut-through. If Martin had visited a few times previously he would have known it.
If he really was an innocent boy unnerved by a man following him in a truck, it would make a LOT of sense to leave the road and take to the shortcut.
The aerial map of the neighborhood is available, you can google it.
I heard a rumor that they did not start looking in earnest for TrayVon, the No_Limit_Ne&&a, for 48 hours after he reached room temperature.
“If he really was an innocent boy unnerved by a man following him in a truck, it would make a LOT of sense to leave the road and take to the shortcut”. . .AND call the police to report some lunatic following him.