What has just happened?

You have decided to go with your friends and take the super risky way.
So as you and your friends are starting to walk through the forest.
You notice there is a lot more security.
You see an abandoned railroad bridge with an underneath that is hidden.
You show it to your friends and you decide to take it.
It was old and creaky so you went one at a time.
You get off the bridge and you see two paths.
Do you take the old and beaten trail, or do you go through the trees and you wander?