That heat on the northern "path" is nothing, especially with the much higher heat next to it. From my experience there needs to be a lot more heat to be sure there really is a path. 

My explanation for this situation here, is a problem on the ground. There seem to MTB folks who create trails from time to time and there is a reason why somebody has put sticks there. 
Do we need to map these trails that aren't available all the time and maybe even without the go from the forest owner? I don't think so.