How to Make a Stepping Stone Path

Stepping stone paths are one of the easiest types of pathways you can add to your garden. Making a stepping stone path requires few tools and after the stone's imprints are made on the ground it only takes a few minutes to lay each stone. The stepping stones add character to your yard and add a useable path that children will love to play on. Making a stepping stone path in your garden or yard is a simple way to add a new look to any outdoor area.

Stepping stones
Shovel
Measuring tape or ruler
Compactable gravel
Hand tamper
Level

Instructions

- 1
  Lay stepping stones on the ground to form the path. Leave the stepping stones in location for one to two days to allow the grass under the stone to wither, leaving imprints of the stepping stones on the ground.
- 2
  Remove the stones by picking them up and moving them aside to reveal the imprint of the stepping stones on the ground.
- 3
  Dig out the imprints with a shovel so they are two inches deeper than the thickness of the stepping stones.
- 4
  Spread a two inch layer of compactable gravel into the imprints. Tamp the gravel with a hand tamper so it is level.
- 5
  Set the stepping stones over top of the gravel. Adjust the amount of gravel by adding or removing gravel from under the stones until the stones set level with the ground.

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