woodway noun2 •A road or path through the forest.So they went through the summer night-tide by many a woodway dim, Till they came to a certain wood-lawn, and Sigmund lingered there, — 1877 •A path for pedestrians paved in wood; boardwalk.I surmise that pond originally meant a deep water. So pontus (the old Roman for bridge) may be a shortcut expression for a woodway over a pond. — 2005 formswoodways
